Welcome to Node
Welcome to the Node endpoint documentation for developers! Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP) provides free, rate-limited RPC endpoints for Base.
Visit the Coinbase Developer Platform to set up an RPC endpoint for Base, and begin building your app today!
Base is a secure, low-cost, builder-friendly Ethereum L2 built to bring the next billion users onchain. For details, refer to the Base docs.
Getting started
Set up your account
- Create a new CDP account or sign in to your existing account.
- Navigate to the Node page to get your RPC endpoint URL.
Make your first request
To connect to your RPC endpoint, please visit one of the following API Reference pages:
- Core EVM methods (see also: Ethereum’s JSON-RPC documentation)
- Paymaster methods
- Wallet History methods
Rate Limits
Free users of the RPC Node are rate limited to 7500 API credits every 5 seconds per project. Each JSON-RPC method uses an assigned amount of API credits per call. The average JSON-RPC call API credit value is 30, so expect approximately a 50 RPS maximum.
If you would like a higher limit, reach out to us in our Node Discord channel to request a bumped limit. Builders get a free rate limit bump. CDP currently doesn’t have a paid tier for RPC Node.