Hemi RPC Endpoint

Flat-rate Hemi RPC provider and Hemi RPC node access: free tier, no KYC, HTTP & WebSocket. Hemi mainnet chain ID 43111.

Hemi mainnet RPC URL: https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/hemi?key=YOUR_API_KEY

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

Hemi is a modular network that connects Bitcoin and Ethereum, with an EVM (the hVM) that can read Bitcoin state. Access Hemi RPC endpoints with SwiftNodes.

Network: Hemi

Type: EVM

Chain ID: 43111

Slug: hemi

Native token: ETH (Ether)

Category: Layer 2

Hemi on the SwiftNodes fleet, right now

Status: online

Latency: 119 ms

Latest block: 5,443,876

WebSocket: available

9 of 12 probed RPC methods supported (archive, batch, debug_traceCall, eth_getProof). 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

Hemi developer facts, measured

Block time:: ~12 s (average of the last 1,000 blocks)
Finality:: the finalized tag trails the head by ~117 blocks (~23 min)
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.

Hemi Mainnet RPC URL (HTTP)

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

Hemi WebSocket RPC URL

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

Quick Start: Connect to Hemi

cURL

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

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

viem

import { createPublicClient, http } from "viem";

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

const blockNumber = await client.getBlockNumber();

web3.py

from web3 import Web3

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

Add Hemi to MetaMask

Network Name: Hemi (SwiftNodes)

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

Chain ID: 43111

Currency Symbol: ETH

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

Features of SwiftNodes for Hemi

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 Hemi

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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