How to Get an Avalanche RPC Endpoint

Step-by-step guide to getting a fast, reliable 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

1

Create a GetBlock Account

Go to GetBlock Dashboard and sign up. You can register with email or via Google/GitHub OAuth.

2

Create an Avalanche Endpoint

Once logged in:

1. Click "Shared Nodes" in the left sidebar

2. Click "Create New Endpoint" or the "+" button

1. Select:

   • Protocol: Avalanche

   • Network: Mainnet or Testnet

   • API Interface: JSON-RPC or Websocket

   • Region: Frankfurt (EU)

   
2. Click "Create": Your endpoint URL will be generated immediately.

3

Copy Your Endpoint URL

Your endpoint URL looks like this:

https://shared.<region>.getblock.io/a1b2c3d4e5f6789012345678abcdef01/

<region> is eu-central-1 (Frankfurt), us-east-1 (New York), or ap-southeast-1 (Singapore) — whichever you picked in step 2.

The long string after the host is your access token — keep it private.

4

Test the Connection

cURL

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

Response

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

Code Sample

Ethers.js

import { JsonRpcProvider } from "ethers";
const provider = new JsonRpcProvider("https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<YOUR-ACCESS-TOKEN>/");
console.log("Block:", await provider.getBlockNumber());

Python

from web3 import Web3
w3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider("https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<YOUR-ACCESS-TOKEN>/"))
print("Chain ID:", w3.eth.chain_id)  # 43114

Viem

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

const client = createPublicClient({
  chain: avalanche,
  transport: http("https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<YOUR-ACCESS-TOKEN>/"),
});

What's Next?

• Full Avalanche API Reference

• Dedicated Nodes

• Learn about our pricing

Building on Avalanche? Contact us for custom infrastructure.