Berachain RPC Endpoint

Flat-rate Berachain RPC provider and Berachain RPC node access: free tier, no KYC, HTTP & WebSocket. Berachain mainnet chain ID 80094.

Berachain mainnet RPC URL: https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/berachain?key=YOUR_API_KEY
WebSocket: wss://rpc.swiftnodes.io/ws/berachain?key=YOUR_API_KEY

Berachain is an EVM-identical Layer 1 built on a Proof-of-Liquidity consensus model. Instead of rewarding raw staking, Proof-of-Liquidity ties validator rewards to liquidity provided to the ecosystem, aiming to align chain security with on-chain economic activity.

Network: Berachain
Type: EVM
Chain ID: 80094
Slug: berachain
Native token: BERA (Bera)
Block time: ~2 seconds
Finality: Single-slot deterministic finality (CometBFT)
Mainnet: February 6, 2025
Category: Layer 1 (EVM-identical, Proof-of-Liquidity)

Berachain on the SwiftNodes fleet, right now

Status: online
Latency: 71 ms
Latest block: 27,284,266
WebSocket: available

12 of 12 probed RPC methods supported (archive, batch, debug_traceCall, trace_transaction). Full results in the method support matrix.

Status and latency from our health checks, refreshed about every 5 minutes. Uptime history. Method support probed automatically on 2026-10-04. Network status

Berachain developer facts, measured

Block time:
~2 s (average of the last 1,000 blocks)
Finality:
the latest block is already reported as finalized
eth_getLogs range:
50,000-block ranges accepted (the largest we test)
Historical state:
readable at least 1,000,000 blocks back

Measured 2026-10-04 through this page's endpoint, re-measured weekly. Limits can differ between the upstream nodes behind it. All chains: measured chain facts.

About Berachain

Berachain launched its mainnet in February 2025. It is built with the BeaconKit framework on CometBFT consensus while remaining fully EVM-identical, so Solidity contracts and standard Ethereum tooling deploy unchanged. The chain uses a tri-token model: BERA for gas, BGT (a non-transferable governance token earned by providing liquidity) for emissions and voting, and HONEY, a native stablecoin.

Proof-of-Liquidity routes block rewards through BGT to liquidity providers and the protocols they support, creating a flywheel intended to keep liquidity and security on-chain. The model drew a large pre-launch ecosystem of DeFi protocols building specifically around BGT incentives.

Common Use Cases on Berachain

  • Liquidity-incentivized DeFi (BGT emissions)
  • Deploying existing Ethereum contracts unchanged
  • Native stablecoin (HONEY) applications
  • Validator participation tied to liquidity provision
  • Yield and liquidity-routing strategies

Berachain Ecosystem

Berachain's ecosystem centers on its native DeFi — BEX (DEX), Berps (perps), Bend (lending) — plus a wide set of third-party protocols competing for BGT-directed emissions. Being EVM-identical, mainstream Ethereum protocols port over directly.

Berachain Mainnet RPC URL (HTTP)

https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/berachain?key=YOUR_API_KEY

Berachain WebSocket RPC URL

wss://rpc.swiftnodes.io/ws/berachain?key=YOUR_API_KEY

Quick Start: Connect to Berachain

cURL

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

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

viem

import { createPublicClient, http } from "viem";

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

const blockNumber = await client.getBlockNumber();

web3.py

from web3 import Web3

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

Add Berachain to MetaMask

Network Name: Berachain (SwiftNodes)
RPC URL: https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/berachain?key=YOUR_API_KEY
Chain ID: 80094
Currency Symbol: BERA
WebSocket: wss://rpc.swiftnodes.io/ws/berachain?key=YOUR_API_KEY

Bridging to Berachain

Canonical and third-party bridges (including LayerZero-based routes) connect Berachain to Ethereum and other chains for moving assets in and out.

Features of SwiftNodes for Berachain

  • 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 Berachain

Rate Limits

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Berachain

What's Berachain's chain ID?

Berachain mainnet is chain ID 80094. The Bepolia testnet uses a separate ID.

What is Proof-of-Liquidity?

Proof-of-Liquidity is Berachain's consensus-incentive model: validator rewards flow through BGT to liquidity providers and the protocols they back, tying chain security to on-chain liquidity rather than raw staking.

Is Berachain EVM-compatible?

Yes — it's EVM-identical. Solidity contracts, audits, and tools like Foundry, Hardhat, viem, and ethers.js work without modification.

What are BERA, BGT, and HONEY?

BERA is the gas token, BGT is the non-transferable governance/emissions token earned by providing liquidity, and HONEY is Berachain's native stablecoin.

Berachain RPC methods

Measured weekly through this endpoint: what each method returns on Berachain, its limits, and an example request.

Berachain guides from the blog

  • Berachain RPC: EVM, With a Locked Reward TokenBerachain is an EVM-identical L1 (chain ID 80094) on a Proof-of-Liquidity consensus with a tri-token model: BERA for gas, HONEY as a native stablecoin, and BGT — a governance token you earn but cannot transfer. The RPC is standard eth_* (viem/ethers/foundry work), but treating BGT like a normal ERC-20 breaks. Here's the developer map.
  • Connecting MetaMask to Sonic, Berachain, and MonadThree of 2025's biggest EVM chain launches, three sets of MetaMask configuration values. The exact fields to paste, why the official public RPCs aren't enough for real use, and the errors to expect when you mistype something.

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