Base Mainnet JSON-RPC

Standard Ethereum JSON-RPC endpoint for Base Mainnet (chain ID 8453). Supports eth_*, net_*, web3_*, and Optimism-specific extensions for fee estimation and L1 messaging. The public endpoint is rate-limited and not recommended for production; teams typically front it with Alchemy, QuickNode, Infura, Coinbase Developer Platform, or self-hosted op-geth + op-node.

Base Mainnet JSON-RPC is one of 9 APIs that Base publishes on the APIs.io network.

Tagged areas include JSON-RPC, Mainnet, and EVM. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

API entry from apis.yml

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aid: base-l2:mainnet-rpc
name: Base Mainnet JSON-RPC
description: Standard Ethereum JSON-RPC endpoint for Base Mainnet (chain ID 8453). Supports eth_*, net_*,
  web3_*, and Optimism-specific extensions for fee estimation and L1 messaging. The public endpoint is
  rate-limited and not recommended for production; teams typically front it with Alchemy, QuickNode, Infura,
  Coinbase Developer Platform, or self-hosted op-geth + op-node.
humanURL: https://docs.base.org/chain/network-information
baseURL: https://mainnet.base.org
tags:
- JSON-RPC
- Mainnet
- EVM
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.base.org/chain/network-information