<html><head><title>API Providers</title><linkrel="stylesheet"type="text/css"href="/static/style.css"></head><body><divclass="sidebar"><divclass="header"><divclass="logo"><ahref="/"><divclass="image"></div><divclass="name">ethers</div><divclass="version">v5.0-beta</div></a></div></div><divclass="toc"><div><divclass="link title"><ahref="/">Documentation</a></div><divclass="base show link depth-1"><ahref="/getting-started/">Getting Started</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-2"><ahref="/getting-started/#getting-started--installing">Installing</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-2"><ahref="/getting-started/#getting-started--importing">Importing</a></div><divclass="base show link depth-1"><ahref="/concepts/">Concepts</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-2"><ahref="/concepts/events/">Events</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-3"><ahref="/concepts/events/#events--solidity-topics">Solidity Topics</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-2"><ahref="/concepts/gas/">Gas</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-3"><ahref="/concepts/gas/#gas-price">Gas Price</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-3"><ahref="/concepts/gas/#gas-limit">Gas Limit</a></div><divclass="base ancestor show link depth-1"><ahref="/api/">Application Programming Interface</a></div><divclass="show link depth-2"><ahref="/api/contract/">Contract Interaction</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-3"><ahref="/api/contract/contract/">Contract</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-4"><ahref="/api/contract/contract/#contract--properties">Properties</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-4"><ahref="/api/contract/contract/#contract--methods">Methods</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-4"><ahref="/api/contract/contract/#contract--events">Events</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-4"><ahref="/api/contract/contract/#contract-metaclass">Meta-Class</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-3"><ahref="/api/contract/example/">Example: ERC-20 Contract</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-4"><ahref="/api/contract/example/#example-erc-20-contract--connecting-to-a-contract">Connecting to a Contract</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-4"><ahref="/api/contract/example/#example-erc-20-contract--properties-inheritted-from-contract">Properties ^^//(inheritted from [[contract]])//^^</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-4"><ahref="/api/contract/example/#example-erc-20-contract--methods-inheritted-from-contract">Methods ^^//(inheritted from [[contract]])//^^</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-4"><ahref="/api/contract/example/#erc20-events">Events ^^//(inheritted from Contract)//^^</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-4"><ahref="/api/contract/example/#example-erc-20-contract--meta-class-methods-added-at-runtime">Meta-Class Methods ^^//(added at Runtime)//^^</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-4"><ahref="/api/contract/example/#example-erc-20-contract--meta-class-filters-added-at-runtime">Meta-Class Filters ^^//(added at Runtime)//^^</a></div><divclass="show link depth-2"><ahref="/api/signer/">Signers</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-3"><ahref="/api/signer/#signer">Signer</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-3"><ahref="/api/signer/#wallet">Wallet</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-3"><ahref="/api/signer/#void-signer">VoidSigner</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-3"><ahref="/api/signer/#externally-owned-account">ExternallyOwnedAccount</a></div><divclass="ancestor show link depth-2"><ahref="/api/providers/">Providers</a></div><divclass="show link depth-3"><ahref="/api/providers/provider/">Provider</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-4"><ahref="/api/providers/provider/#provider--accounts-methods">Accounts Methods</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-4"><ahref="/api/providers/provider/#provider--blocks-methods">Blocks Methods</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-4"><ahref="/api/providers/provider/#provider--ethereum-naming-service-ens-methods">Ethereum Naming Service (ENS) Methods</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-4"><ahref="/api/providers/provider/#provider--logs-methods">Logs Methods</a></div><divclass="hide link depth-4"><ahref="/api/prov
<p>There are many services which offer a web API for accessing the Ethereum Blockchain. These Providers allow connecting to them, which simplifies development, since you do not need to run your own instance or cluster of Ethereum nodes.</p><p>However, this reliance on third-party services can reduce resiliance, security and increase the amount of required trust. To mitigate these issues, it is recommended you use a <ahref="/api/providers/#get-default-provider">Default Provider</a>.</p>
<p>The CloudfrontProvider is backed by the <ahref="https://developers.cloudflare.com/distributed-web/ethereum-gateway/">Cloudflare Ethereum Gateway</a>.</p>
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