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# How to Get an Avalanche RPC Endpoint

Avalanche's C-Chain provides EVM-compatible smart contract execution with sub-second finality. Whether you're building DeFi protocols, NFT platforms, or gaming applications on Avalanche, this guide gets you connected in minutes.

### Features

* **C-Chain** — full EVM compatibility
* Archive data access (all plans)
* Trace & Debug methods (Starter+)
* WebSocket support
* Multi-region (Frankfurt, New York, Singapore)
* Dedicated Nodes available

### Step-by-Step: Get Your Avalanche RPC Endpoint

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

#### Create a GetBlock Account

Go to [GetBlock Dashboard](https://account.getblock.io) and sign up. You can register with email or via Google/GitHub OAuth. 
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Create an Avalanche Endpoint

Once logged in:

1. Click **"Shared Nodes"** in the left sidebar
2. Click **"Create New Endpoint"** or the **"+"** button

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3. Select:

   * **Protocol:** Avalanche
   * **Network:** Mainnet or Testnet
   * **API Interface:** JSON-RPC or Websocket
   * **Region:** Frankfurt (EU)

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4. Click **"Create":** Your endpoint URL will be generated immediately.
   {% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Copy Your Endpoint URL

Your endpoint URL looks like this:

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
https://go.getblock.io/a1b2c3d4e5f6789012345678abcdef01/
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
The long string after `go.getblock.io/` is your **access token** — keep it private.
{% endhint %}
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Test the Connection

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
curl -X POST https://go.getblock.io/<YOUR-ACCESS-TOKEN>/ \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "method":"eth_chainId",
  "params":[],
  "id":1
  }'
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Response" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
{ 
   "result": "0xa86a" (Chain ID 43114)
}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

#### Code Sample

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Ethers.js" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```javascript
import { JsonRpcProvider } from "ethers";
const provider = new JsonRpcProvider("https://go.getblock.io/<YOUR-ACCESS-TOKEN>/");
console.log("Block:", await provider.getBlockNumber());
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```python
from web3 import Web3
w3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider("https://go.getblock.io/<YOUR-ACCESS-TOKEN>/"))
print("Chain ID:", w3.eth.chain_id)  # 43114
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Viem" %}

```typescript
import { createPublicClient, http } from "viem";
import { arbitrum } from "viem/chains";

const client = createPublicClient({
  chain: avalanche,
  transport: http("https://go.getblock.io/<YOUR-ACCESS-TOKEN>/"),
});
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### What's Next?

* [Full Avalanche API Reference](https://docs.getblock.io/api-reference/avalanche-avax)
* [Dedicated Nodes](https://getblock.io/dedicated-nodes/)
* [Learn about our pricing](https://getblock.io/pricing/)

*Building on Avalanche?* [*Contact us*](https://getblock.io/contact/) *for custom infrastructure.*


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