Tron (EVM) RPC Endpoint

Flat-rate Tron (EVM) RPC provider and Tron (EVM) RPC node access: free tier, no KYC, HTTP. Tron (EVM) mainnet chain ID 728126428.

Tron (EVM) mainnet RPC URL: https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/tron-evm?key=YOUR_API_KEY

This endpoint exposes Tron's main network through an Ethereum-compatible JSON-RPC interface on chain ID 728126428, so EVM tooling can read and write to Tron — where the bulk of USDT circulation lives.

Network: Tron (EVM)
Type: EVM
Chain ID: 728126428
Slug: tron-evm
Native token: TRX (Tron)
Category: Layer 1

Tron (EVM) on the SwiftNodes fleet, right now

Status: online
Latency: 256 ms
Latest block: 87,162,854
WebSocket: not available

3 of 12 probed RPC methods supported (batch, eth_getBlockReceipts, eth_getLogs). The gaps are listed per chain in the method support matrix.

Status and latency from our health checks, refreshed about every 5 minutes. Uptime history. Method support probed automatically on 2026-10-11. Network status

Tron (EVM) developer facts, measured

Block time:
~3 s (average of the last 1,000 blocks)
Finality:
the finalized tag trails the head by ~17 blocks (~51 s)
eth_getLogs range:
5,000-block ranges accepted; the next size we test was refused
Historical state:
not readable 64 blocks back; plan for recent state only

Measured 2026-10-11 through this page's endpoint, re-measured weekly. Limits can differ between the upstream nodes behind it. All chains: measured chain facts.

About Tron (EVM)

Tron is its own Layer 1 with a delegated proof-of-stake validator set, and it is the largest chain by stablecoin transfer volume, which is why an EVM-compatible interface to it is worth having alongside native Tron support. Contracts written for EVM can be reached through this interface, but Tron's economic model is not an Ethereum gas auction.

The important difference is resources. Tron charges through Energy and Bandwidth, consumed by execution and payload size, with fees settled in TRX — and TRX uses six decimals, not eighteen. Any code that assumes an 18-decimal native balance, or that estimates fees with an Ethereum gas-price model, will produce wrong numbers against this endpoint even though the JSON-RPC calls themselves succeed.

Common Use Cases on Tron (EVM)

  • USDT transfers and balances
  • Stablecoin payments
  • Contract interaction on Tron
  • Exchange withdrawal pipelines

Tron (EVM) Mainnet RPC URL (HTTP)

https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/tron-evm?key=YOUR_API_KEY

Tron (EVM) WebSocket RPC URL

Not available for Tron (EVM) right now: none of its upstreams currently accepts a subscription in our health checks. Poll the HTTP endpoint above instead.

Quick Start: Connect to Tron (EVM)

cURL

curl -X POST https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/tron-evm?key=YOUR_API_KEY \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":1}'

ethers.js

import { JsonRpcProvider } from "ethers";

const provider = new JsonRpcProvider(
  "https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/tron-evm?key=YOUR_API_KEY"
);

const blockNumber = await provider.getBlockNumber();
console.log("Tron (EVM) block:", blockNumber);

viem

import { createPublicClient, http } from "viem";

const client = createPublicClient({
  transport: http("https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/tron-evm?key=YOUR_API_KEY"),
});

const blockNumber = await client.getBlockNumber();

web3.py

from web3 import Web3

w3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider("https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/tron-evm?key=YOUR_API_KEY"))
print("Tron (EVM) block:", w3.eth.block_number)

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Network Name: Tron (EVM) (SwiftNodes)
RPC URL: https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/tron-evm?key=YOUR_API_KEY
Chain ID: 728126428
Currency Symbol: TRX

Features of SwiftNodes for Tron (EVM)

  • Load-balanced across multiple upstream nodes wherever a chain has more than one, with automatic failover
  • Health-checked every 2 minutes with automatic failover
  • Free tier available — no credit card or KYC required
  • Flat-rate monthly pricing with no per-request fees
  • HTTP support (WebSocket not available for this chain right now)
  • One API key works across all 75+ supported chains, including Tron (EVM)

Rate Limits

PlanPriceHTTP req/sWS msg/s
Free$0/mo21
Starter$49/mo5025
Growth$89/mo15075
Scale$149/mo300150
Pro$249/mo500250

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