{
 "generated": "2026-09-18",
 "provider": {
  "name": "NEAR public RPC (near.org / Pagoda)",
  "slug": "near-public-rpc-near-org-pagoda",
  "category": "nonevm",
  "category_label": "Specialized networks",
  "url": "https://docs.near.org/api/rpc/providers",
  "pricing_url": "https://docs.near.org/api/rpc/providers",
  "capabilities": [
   "JSON-RPC",
   "archival (archival-rpc.mainnet.near.org)"
  ],
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   "near"
  ],
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    "near"
   ],
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      "id": "near"
     },
     "status": "supported",
     "evidence": {
      "text": "NEAR",
      "source_refs": [],
      "verified": true,
      "last_verified": "2026-09-17"
     }
    },
    {
     "target": {
      "kind": "network",
      "id": "near-mainnet",
      "name": "NEAR",
      "family": "near"
     },
     "status": "supported",
     "evidence": {
      "text": "NEAR",
      "source_refs": [],
      "verified": true,
      "last_verified": "2026-09-17"
     }
    }
   ],
   "raw": {
    "chains_note": "NEAR",
    "avalanche_support": null
   }
  },
  "capability_classes": [
   "rpc.standard"
  ],
  "capability_support": [
   {
    "raw": "JSON-RPC",
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     "rpc.standard"
    ],
    "status": "reported",
    "scope": "provider",
    "source_refs": [],
    "verified": true,
    "last_verified": "2026-09-17"
   },
   {
    "raw": "archival (archival-rpc.mainnet.near.org)",
    "class_ids": [
     "rpc.standard"
    ],
    "status": "reported",
    "scope": "provider",
    "source_refs": [],
    "verified": true,
    "last_verified": "2026-09-17"
   }
  ],
  "freshness": {
   "band": "fresh",
   "age_days": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-09-17",
   "as_of": "2026-09-18"
  },
  "status": "active",
  "promo_state": "unknown",
  "avalanche_support": null,
  "avalanche_flag": "no",
  "access_model_raw": "key-free-public (multiple community/provider endpoints; most vendors offer free-with-key paid upgrades)",
  "access_model": "key-free-public",
  "free_tier": "docs.near.org/api/rpc/providers now lists several free public endpoints instead of only the archival near.org node: FASTNEAR free.rpc.fastnear.com (limit unpublished), 1RPC 1rpc.io/near (200 req/day), BlockPI near.blockpi.network (20 rps), dRPC near.drpc.org (~2,100 CU/s), ZAN (~20 rps), Intear RPC and Shitzu (limits unpublished).",
  "rate_limit": "Varies by endpoint: 1RPC 200 req/day; BlockPI 20 rps; dRPC ~2,100 CU/s; ZAN ~20 rps; FASTNEAR/Intear/Shitzu unpublished (units not comparable across providers).",
  "paid_from": "No near.org paid plan; the docs page notes FASTNEAR, 1RPC, BlockPI, dRPC, GetBlock, NodeReal, NOWNodes, QuickNode, Tatum, ZAN and Zeeve sell paid NEAR plans (prices on their own sites).",
  "pricing_unit": "n/a",
  "promos": null,
  "notes": "Pagoda wound down (announced Aug 13, 2024): near.org RPC subsidy ended/rate-limited; QueryAPI, Enhanced API, Alerts development ceased Feb 2025. NEAR docs list 18 providers: FastNear (free tier), 1RPC (200 req/day), dRPC, BlockPI (20 RPS free), GetBlock (50k CU/day), QuickNode (15 RPS trial), Lava, etc. [2026-09-07: No new deprecation announcements beyond the already-documented 2024 Pagoda wind-down. Third-party free tiers on NEAR's provider list unchanged: FastNear (free, limits undisclosed), 1RPC (200 req/day), dRPC (~2,100 CU/s), BlockPI (20 req/s), GetBlock (50K CU/day).] [2026-09-12: providers page rewritten - 7 free public endpoints listed with limits, paid paths acknowledged.]",
  "sources": [
   "https://docs.near.org/api/rpc/providers",
   "https://docs.near.org/blog/2024-08-13-pagoda-services"
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "last_verified": "2026-09-17",
  "page": "/providers/near-public-rpc-near-org-pagoda.html"
 },
 "changes": [
  {
   "date": "2026-09-12",
   "provider": "NEAR public RPC (near.org / Pagoda)",
   "type": "free-tier-expansion",
   "title": "NEAR docs now list seven free public RPC endpoints (FASTNEAR, 1RPC, BlockPI, dRPC, ZAN, Intear, Shitzu) with limits",
   "summary": "docs.near.org/api/rpc/providers was rewritten: instead of one 'severely rate limited' archival near.org endpoint with no paid path, it lists free public endpoints from FASTNEAR (limit unpublished), 1RPC (200 req/day), BlockPI (20 rps), dRPC (~2,100 CU/s), ZAN (~20 rps), Intear and Shitzu, and notes that eleven vendors sell paid NEAR plans.",
   "sources": [
    "https://docs.near.org/api/rpc/providers"
   ],
   "verified": true
  }
 ]
}