Aurora RPC Endpoint

Fast, flat-rate Aurora RPC node provider — free tier, no KYC, HTTP & WebSocket.

Aurora is an EVM environment running on the NEAR Protocol, letting Ethereum applications deploy unchanged while settling on NEAR. It uses ETH as its gas token and offers sub-second block times.

About Aurora

Aurora (chain ID 1313161554) launched its mainnet in 2021 as an EVM implemented via the Aurora Engine running on NEAR. Block times are around 1 second with roughly 2-second finality, and ETH is used for gas.

Aurora's AURORA token is a governance token for the AuroraDAO, not the gas asset. Standard EVM tooling such as Foundry, Hardhat, viem, and ethers.js works against Aurora's JSON-RPC.

Common Use Cases on Aurora

• Deploying Ethereum dApps on NEAR
• DeFi protocols
• Low-fee transactions
• DEX trading
• Cross-chain apps with NEAR

Aurora Ecosystem

Aurora hosts EVM DeFi deployments and connects to the NEAR ecosystem; Trisolaris is among its native DEXes.

HTTP Endpoint

WebSocket Endpoint

Quick Start: Connect to Aurora

cURL

curl -X POST https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/aurora?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/aurora?key=YOUR_API_KEY"
);

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

viem

import { createPublicClient, http } from "viem";

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

const blockNumber = await client.getBlockNumber();

web3.py

from web3 import Web3

w3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider("https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/aurora?key=YOUR_API_KEY"))
print("Aurora block:", w3.eth.block_number)

Add Aurora to MetaMask

Bridging to Aurora

The Rainbow Bridge connects Ethereum, NEAR, and Aurora; additional third-party bridges support asset transfers.

Features of SwiftNodes for Aurora

• Multiple load-balanced upstream nodes for high availability
• Health-checked every 60 seconds with automatic failover
• Free tier available — no credit card or KYC required
• Flat-rate monthly pricing with no per-request fees
• HTTP and WebSocket support
• One API key works across all 75+ supported chains, including Aurora

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Frequently Asked Questions: Aurora