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Toncenter

Public TON API gateway. JSON-RPC over a liteserver pool: getTransactions, runGetMethod, sendBoc, getAccount. Free tier with 1 RPS, paid tiers for production load.

Aliases: toncenter api, ton center

Toncenter (toncenter.com) is a public TON API gateway: REST/JSON-RPC over a pool of liteservers. Maintained by TON Foundation as the reference implementation of a public TON API.

Core methods

  • getTransactions(address, limit, lt, hash) — account transaction history.
  • runGetMethod(address, method_name, stack) — read-only call to a contract’s get-method.
  • sendBoc(boc) — broadcast a signed external message.
  • getAccount(address) — balance, code, data, status.

Tiers

  • Free — 1 RPS, no API key. For prototypes and occasional calls.
  • Pro — paid, higher rate limit, separate SLA.

Alternatives

  • TONAPI (tonapi.io) — indexed API with friendly JSON schemas and operation-level search. Often easier for DApp development.
  • Your own liteserver pool — for latency-critical infrastructure or for privacy.

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