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<a name="api-providers"></a><h1 class="show-anchors"><div>API Providers<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="#api-providers"></a></div></div></h1>
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<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 <a href="/api/providers/#get-default-provider">Default Provider</a>.</p>
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<a name="etherscanprovider"></a><h2 class="show-anchors"><div>EtherscanProvider<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="#etherscanprovider"></a></div></div></h2>
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<p>The <b>EtherscanProvider</b> is backed by a combination of the various <a href="https://etherscan.io/apis">Etherscan APIs</a>.</p>
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<div class="property show-anchors"><div class="signature"><span class="path">provider</span> . <span class="method">getHistory</span> ( <span class="param">address</span> ) <span class="arrow">⇒</span> <span class="returns">Array< History ></span><div class="anchors"></div></div><div class="body"><p></p></div></div>
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<a name="infuraprovider"></a><h2 class="show-anchors"><div>InfuraProvider<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="#infuraprovider"></a></div></div></h2>
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<p>The <b>InfuraProvider</b> is backed by the popular <a href="https://infura.io">INFURA</a> Ethereum service.</p><p>It supports Mainnet (homestead) and all common testnets (Ropsten, Rinkeby, Görli and Kovan).</p>
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<a name="nodesmithprovider"></a><h2 class="show-anchors"><div>NodesmithProvider<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="#nodesmithprovider"></a></div></div></h2>
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<p>The <b>NodesmithProvider</b> is backed by <a href="https://nodesmith.io">Nodesmith</a>.</p><p>It supports Mainnet (homestead) and all common testnets (Ropsten, Rinkeby, Görli and Kovan), as well as the Ethereum-like network <a href="https://aion.network">Aion</a>.</p>
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<a name="alchemyprovider"></a><h2 class="show-anchors"><div>AlchemyProvider<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="#alchemyprovider"></a></div></div></h2>
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<p>The <b>AlchemtProvider</b> is backed by <a href="https://alchemyapi.io">Alchemy</a>.</p><p>It supports Mainnet (homestead) and all common testnets (Ropsten, Rinkeby, Görli and Kovan).</p>
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<a name="cloudfrontprovider"></a><h2 class="show-anchors"><div>CloudfrontProvider<div class="anchors"><a class="self" href="#cloudfrontprovider"></a></div></div></h2>
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<p>The CloudfrontProvider is backed by the <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/distributed-web/ethereum-gateway/">Cloudflare Ethereum Gateway</a>.</p><p>It only supports Mainnet (homestead).</p><div class="footer"><div class="nav previous"><a href="/api/providers/jsonrpc-provider/"><span class="arrow">←</span>JSON-RPC Provider</a></div> <div class="nav next"><a href="/api/providers/other/">Other Providers<span class="arrow">→</span></a></div></div><div class="copyright">The content of this site is licensed under the <a href="https://choosealicense.com/licenses/cc-by-4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License</a>.</div></div><script src="/script.js" type="text/javascript"></script></body></html><!-- ContentHash:d189a436e059372e8d4acc37ea92c4f91bd48d8bf0ab48e737087ce330d8be13 --> |