Discover how you obtain instant access to Base mainnet and continue building the future of Web3. Get your Base API key and develop on blockchains with NOWNodes.
Base is a secure, low-cost, builder-friendly Ethereum L2 built to bring the next billion users onchain. Base is built on Optimism’s open-source OP Stack. The OP Stack is an open-source public good that will serve as the foundation for a “superchain” of L2s that share interoperability, sequencing, and governance.
Base is built to be the onchain home for Coinbase products, users, and assets, as well as an open ecosystem where anyone can build for them.
Despite the existence of many other cryptocurrencies, Base has a lot of advantages and here are just a couple of them.
Base is a builder-friendly ecosystem that empowers Web 3 developers to build a wide range of projects on Base mainnet, such as Web 3 games, lending platforms, DEXs, NFTs, bridges, stablecoins, basically anything.
Base is built as an Ethereum L2, with the security, stability, and scalability that needs to power DApps. Confidently deploying any EVM codebase and onramp users and assets from Ethereum L1, Coinbase, and other interoperable chains.
Base is built on Optimism’s open-source OP Stack. They joined as the second Core Dev team working on the OP Stack to ensure it’s a public good available to everyone and contributing a portion of sequencer revenue to funding public goods.
By accessing a Base RPC node, developers and businesses can benefit from direct access to the Base mainnet, ensuring the highest level of security, stability, and speed. With a Base mainnet RPC node, you can enjoy seamless integration of the Base API within your project as well as power your infrastructure and be done with Base full node maintenance in less than one hour.
By choosing NOWNodes for your Base mainnet development needs, you will receive unparalleled reliability, guaranteed uptime, and 24/7 professional support, allowing you to focus on what matters most - building innovative blockchain solutions.
You can obtain access to a Base RPC node using your personal API key, which you need to create on your profile page. Once you have your API key, all that's left to do is to head to the official documentation, where you can browse all supported methods to establish a connection. Get started with our Base mainnet RPC node today and experience the full power of the ecosystem.
The Base block explorer will provide you access to a secure connection to the blockchain network, where you can synchronize with all of the available data.
By leveraging the power of an Base node, you can get any data that you require in real-time. NOWNodes has multiple tiers in terms of its pricing, and there is even a free plan that will allow you to initially make 5,000 requests. You can, however, opt-in for the other plans if you require more than that.
If you want to develop on top of Base or simply get the most out of the network, NOWNodes will provide you with access to a block explorer that will aid you in this process. Each node and block explorer has an uptime of 99.95%, and the connection is established through RPC.
