Taiko RPC Endpoint

Flat-rate Taiko RPC provider and Taiko RPC node access: free tier, no KYC, HTTP & WebSocket. Taiko mainnet chain ID 167000.

Taiko is a Type-1 zk-rollup — the most Ethereum-equivalent of the zkEVMs. Every Ethereum block can theoretically be re-executed on Taiko's prover, and contracts deploy bit-identically. Taiko emphasizes decentralization: anyone can propose blocks (based rollup) and anyone can prove them.

About Taiko

Taiko launched mainnet (Alethia) in May 2024 after years of testnet iteration. The chain pursues Type-1 zkEVM equivalence — exact Ethereum opcode behavior — at the cost of slower proof generation than less-equivalent designs.

Taiko is a "based rollup": block proposing happens via Ethereum L1 itself, meaning L1 validators include Taiko blocks as part of normal Ethereum block production. This removes the need for a Taiko-specific sequencer and inherits Ethereum's liveness and censorship resistance.

Common Use Cases on Taiko

• Ethereum-equivalent dApp deployment with no code changes
• Decentralized rollup applications (no sequencer trust)
• ZK-research applications leveraging Type-1 equivalence
• Anti-MEV applications via based-sequencing model
• Standard DeFi with stronger decentralization guarantees

Taiko Ecosystem

Early ecosystem; existing Ethereum protocols can deploy unchanged. Native projects include Taiko's own bridge and developer tools. Growing slowly with emphasis on decentralization over incentive-driven TVL.

Taiko Mainnet RPC URL (HTTP)

Taiko WebSocket RPC URL

Quick Start: Connect to Taiko

cURL

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

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

viem

import { createPublicClient, http } from "viem";

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

const blockNumber = await client.getBlockNumber();

web3.py

from web3 import Web3

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

Add Taiko to MetaMask

Bridging to Taiko

Taiko Bridge (https://bridge.taiko.xyz) for canonical Ethereum ↔ Taiko. Across and other fast bridges for alternative routes.

Features of SwiftNodes for Taiko

• 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 Taiko

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Frequently Asked Questions: Taiko

Taiko guides from the blog

• Which Chains Stopped? 43 Days of Block Timestamps Across 110 ChainsBetween August 25 and October 6, 2026, ten of 110 chains we scanned stopped producing blocks for 10 minutes or more. TAC was down 10.6 days, Neutron 77.75 hours, Cosmos Hub 24.8 hours, Cronos 17 hours. The full list, the method, and the raw data.
• Taiko RPC: The L2 With No SequencerTaiko is a based rollup — Ethereum's own validators propose its blocks, so there's no sequencer to trust or to go down. It's also a Type-1 zkEVM, so your Ethereum tooling works bit-identically. Chain ID 167000, ETH gas, ~12s blocks. Here's what 'based' and 'Type-1' actually change for a developer.

Related L2 & rollup chains

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