Beam RPC Endpoint

Flat-rate Beam RPC provider and Beam RPC node access: free tier, no KYC, HTTP & WebSocket. Beam mainnet chain ID 4337.

Beam is an EVM-compatible gaming blockchain by the Merit Circle DAO, deployed as an Avalanche Subnet (now L1). It targets games and NFTs with sub-second to few-second finality and BEAM as the native gas token.

About Beam

Beam runs as an Avalanche Subnet with EVM chain ID 4337, using Avalanche's Snowman consensus for fast, near-instant finality on the order of 1-2 seconds and blocks produced as activity requires (a 10,000-block average of about 16 seconds in September 2026). Being EVM-compatible, it supports Solidity contracts and standard Ethereum tooling such as Hardhat, Foundry, and MetaMask.

BEAM is the native gas token, and the network is built around gaming infrastructure including the Beam SDK and bridge, with account abstraction and sponsored-gas features so players can transact without managing keys or fees. Use cases focus on on-chain games, NFTs, and high-volume in-game microtransactions.

Common Use Cases on Beam

• On-chain games and game economies
• NFT minting and trading
• In-game microtransactions
• Account abstraction and sponsored gas
• EVM smart contract deployment

Beam Ecosystem

Built by the Merit Circle DAO, Beam hosts gaming titles, NFT marketplaces, and the Beam SDK/Companion tooling for game developers.

Beam Mainnet RPC URL (HTTP)

Beam WebSocket RPC URL

Quick Start: Connect to Beam

cURL

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

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

viem

import { createPublicClient, http } from "viem";

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

const blockNumber = await client.getBlockNumber();

web3.py

from web3 import Web3

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

Add Beam to MetaMask

Bridging to Beam

Uses the Beam bridge and Avalanche cross-subnet transfers, plus third-party bridges such as Stargate (LayerZero) for external assets.

Features of SwiftNodes for Beam

• 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 and WebSocket support
• One API key works across all 75+ supported chains, including Beam

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Frequently Asked Questions: Beam

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