BitTorrent Chain RPC Endpoint

Flat-rate BitTorrent Chain RPC provider and BitTorrent Chain RPC node access: free tier, no KYC, HTTP. BitTorrent Chain mainnet chain ID 199.

BitTorrent Chain mainnet RPC URL: https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/bittorrent?key=YOUR_API_KEY

BitTorrent Chain (BTTC) is a cross-chain scaling network connecting TRON, Ethereum and BNB Chain, with BTT as its gas token. Access BitTorrent Chain RPC endpoints with SwiftNodes.

Network: BitTorrent Chain

Type: EVM

Chain ID: 199

Slug: bittorrent

Native token: BTT (BitTorrent)

Category: Sidechain

BitTorrent Chain on the SwiftNodes fleet, right now

Status: online

Latency: 153 ms

Latest block: 73,685,571

WebSocket: not available

5 of 12 probed RPC methods supported (archive, debug_traceCall, eth_getProof, eth_feeHistory). 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 2026-10-04. Network status

BitTorrent Chain developer facts, measured

Block time:: ~2.06 s (average of the last 1,000 blocks)
eth_getLogs range:: 1,000-block ranges accepted; the next size we test was refused
Historical state:: readable 64 blocks back, not 10,000

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.

BitTorrent Chain Mainnet RPC URL (HTTP)

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

BitTorrent Chain WebSocket RPC URL

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

Quick Start: Connect to BitTorrent Chain

cURL

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

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

viem

import { createPublicClient, http } from "viem";

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

const blockNumber = await client.getBlockNumber();

web3.py

from web3 import Web3

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

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Network Name: BitTorrent Chain (SwiftNodes)

RPC URL: https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/bittorrent?key=YOUR_API_KEY

Chain ID: 199

Currency Symbol: BTT

Features of SwiftNodes for BitTorrent Chain

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 BitTorrent Chain

Rate Limits

Plan	Price	HTTP req/s	WS msg/s
Free	$0/mo	2	1
Starter	$49/mo	50	25
Growth	$89/mo	150	75
Scale	$149/mo	300	150
Pro	$249/mo	500	250

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