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Global Load Balancer
Route to nearest node
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Multiple requests at once
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Historical blockchain data
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Advanced debugging
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Usage & performance
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Casper methods
Every method the Casper gateway accepts, grouped by interface. 16 in total, read live from the node rather than kept by hand.
Mainnet is the live Casper network. Every transaction it
accepts is final, and every CSPR balance it
reports is real money.
Testnet answers the same methods on a network funded with tokens that have no market value. Develop there, then change the URL to Mainnet when the code is stable. Nothing else about your integration has to change.
Everything below is served over JSON-RPC. Its endpoint differs per network, and all of them are in the gateway list above.
What sits between you and Casper
A node is a machine running Casper with a copy of the chain. Your code cannot ask the chain directly, it asks a node. The gateway picks a healthy one for every call, so you point at one URL instead of one machine.
- One URL, nothing to run or keep patched yourself.
- Calls routed to a node that is up and in sync.
- A failing node is skipped rather than returned to you as an error.
JSON-RPC
16 methodsThe default. Every wallet, library and framework speaks it, and it is what you want unless you specifically need something else.
One POST carries a method name, its parameters and an id, and the response comes back on the same connection carrying that same id. Requests are independent, so there is no session to keep alive and nothing to reconnect, which is why it runs unchanged behind a load balancer or inside a serverless function. Send an array instead of a single object and the node works through the whole batch in one round trip.
Where it fits
- Anything your library already does for you. ethers, web3.js, viem and their equivalents all target this.
- Batching reads. One array of twenty calls costs one round trip instead of twenty.
- Stateless and serverless deployments, because nothing has to stay connected between calls.
- Historical queries, by passing a block number where you would otherwise pass latest.
Trade-offs
- It cannot push. Finding out that a block landed means polling for it, or moving to WebSocket.
- Wide log queries get refused. Page through in fixed block windows and merge the results yourself.
- Batch responses may come back in any order. Match them on id, never on position.
Enabled and tested methods
Read live from the endpoint, so this is what it actually serves today rather than what the protocol allows in principle. Anything not on this list returns a method-not-found error.
- account_put_deploy
- Submits a signed deploy to the network.
- chain_get_block
- Returns a block by height or hash.
- chain_get_block_transfers
- Returns the native transfers contained in a block.
- chain_get_era_info_by_switch_block
- Returns era rewards and validator information from a switch block.
- chain_get_era_summary
- Returns a summary of the era at a given block.
- chain_get_state_root_hash
- Returns the state root hash at a block, needed to query global state.
- info_get_chainspec
- Returns the chainspec, genesis accounts and protocol configuration.
- info_get_deploy
- Returns a deploy and its execution results.
- info_get_peers
- Lists the peers the node is connected to.
- info_get_status
- Returns node status: version, peers, last block and uptime.
- info_get_validator_changes
- Returns validator set changes across recent eras.
- query_balance
- Returns the balance of a purse identified by key or account.
- query_global_state
- Reads a value from global state at a given state root hash.
- state_get_account_info
- Returns an account, including its main purse and associated keys.
- state_get_auction_info
- Returns the current auction state: bids, validators and era.
- state_get_dictionary_item
- Reads an item from a contract dictionary.
Common JSON-RPC errors
What you are most likely to hit calling this interface, and what to do about it.
- -32700
- Parse error. The request body was not valid JSON. Check that the body is serialised JSON and that Content-Type is application/json.
- -32600
- Invalid request. The JSON parsed, but it is not a well-formed JSON-RPC call. Include jsonrpc, method and id fields. A batch must be a non-empty array.
- -32601
- Method not found. This node does not expose the method you called. Check the spelling and the namespace, and confirm the method is in the list above for this network. Tracing methods in particular are not enabled everywhere.
- -32602
- Invalid params. The method exists but the arguments are wrong. Check argument order and types. Most EVM methods want hex-encoded quantities, and a block parameter such as latest or a hex height.
- -32603
- Internal error. The node failed while handling an otherwise valid request. Retry with backoff. If it persists on one method, it is usually that method rather than the node.
- -32000
- Server error. A catch-all the node uses for execution failures, most often a reverted call or a request over a limit. Read the accompanying message. Execution reverted means your call failed on chain, not in transport. Narrow the block range if you are querying logs.
- HTTP 429
- Rate limited. You have exceeded the free tier request allowance. Back off and retry, batch reads into single calls, or move to a dedicated endpoint for production traffic.
- HTTP 413
- Payload too large. The request body exceeded what the node accepts. Split large batches into smaller ones.
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About Casper
What it is, and guides for building on it.
The Casper RPC documentation provides developers with a comprehensive guide to interact with the Casper network programmatically. Casper is designed to provide enterprise-grade scalability, security, and upgradability for smart contracts, using its innovative proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. The documentation includes API endpoints for querying blockchain data, submitting transactions, and managing smart contracts. Developers can leverage Casper’s upgradable smart contracts to build decentralized applications that meet evolving business needs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Casper RPC endpoints
Quick Answer: What is Casper RPC?
RPC (Remote Procedure Call) is the standard way to interact with the network programmatically - reading on-chain data, submitting transactions, and deploying smart contracts through JSON-RPC calls. The free tier ships 5 requests per minute with no registration required, which covers most learning and testing workflows. Production applications typically move to Tatum Premium for 200 requests per second and enterprise-grade reliability.
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