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.