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Filecoin RPC Endpoint

Flat-rate Filecoin RPC provider and Filecoin RPC node access: free tier, no KYC, HTTP. Filecoin mainnet chain ID 314.

Filecoin mainnet RPC URL: https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/filecoin?key=YOUR_API_KEY

The Filecoin EVM (FEVM) runs Ethereum-compatible smart contracts on the Filecoin storage network, with FIL as gas. Access Filecoin RPC endpoints with SwiftNodes.

Network: Filecoin
Type: EVM
Chain ID: 314
Slug: filecoin
Native token: FIL (Filecoin)
Category: Layer 1

Filecoin on the SwiftNodes fleet, right now

Status: online
Latency: 143 ms
Latest block: 6,430,218
WebSocket: not available

8 of 12 probed RPC methods supported (batch, debug_traceCall, trace_filter, eth_getBlockReceipts). 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

Filecoin developer facts, measured

Block time:
~30 s (average of the last 1,000 blocks)
Finality:
the finalized tag trails the head by ~23 blocks (~12 min)
Historical state:
readable 10,000 blocks back, not 1,000,000

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.

Filecoin Mainnet RPC URL (HTTP)

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

Filecoin WebSocket RPC URL

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

Quick Start: Connect to Filecoin

cURL

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

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

viem

import { createPublicClient, http } from "viem";

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

const blockNumber = await client.getBlockNumber();

web3.py

from web3 import Web3

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

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Network Name: Filecoin (SwiftNodes)
RPC URL: https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/filecoin?key=YOUR_API_KEY
Chain ID: 314
Currency Symbol: FIL

Features of SwiftNodes for Filecoin

  • 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 Filecoin

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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