Filecoin

name: Filecoin
description: >
  Filecoin is the world's largest decentralized storage network, providing
  cryptographically verifiable storage backed by a global network of storage
  providers. Developers can query storage deals, retrieval markets, miners,
  blocks, and Filecoin+ verified storage operations through the Glif-hosted
  Lotus JSON-RPC API and the Filecoin HTTP REST API. The network also exposes
  protocol-level actors (Miner, Market, Datacap, Verified Registry, Storage
  Power) through built-in actor methods, and offers high-level storage onramps
  such as Filecoin Onchain Cloud (Synapse SDK) and S3-compatible Fil One storage.
image: https://filecoin.io/favicon.ico
tags:
  - Decentralized Storage
  - Web3
  - IPFS
  - Blockchain
  - Storage Deals
  - Filecoin+
  - FVM
url: https://filecoin.io/
apis:
  - name: Filecoin Glif Lotus JSON-RPC API
    description: >
      Public, load-balanced Lotus node endpoint hosted by Glif providing
      read-only access to the Filecoin mainnet JSON-RPC API, including all
      Filecoin and Ethereum-compatible RPC methods. Supports MPoolPush and
      EthSendRawTransaction for broadcasting pre-signed transactions. Limited
      to the most recent 2 000 blocks on the public endpoint; archival access
      requires a dedicated node.
    image: https://filecoin.io/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://docs.filecoin.io/networks-and-tools/networks/mainnet/rpcs
    baseURL: https://api.node.glif.io/rpc/v1
    tags:
      - JSON-RPC
      - Lotus
      - Mainnet
      - Blockchain
      - Storage Deals
      - Miners
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.filecoin.io/reference/general
      - type: RPC-Providers
        url: https://docs.filecoin.io/networks-and-tools/networks/mainnet/rpcs
      - type: WebSocket
        url: wss://wss.node.glif.io/apigw/lotus/rpc/v1
    contact:
      - FN: Glif Nodes
        url: https://github.com/glifio
    x-apis-io-info:
      type: JSON-RPC
      version: v1
      network: mainnet

  - name: Filecoin Calibration Testnet Glif API
    description: >
      Glif-hosted public Lotus node endpoint for the Filecoin Calibration
      testnet. Provides the same read-only JSON-RPC surface as mainnet,
      including Filecoin and Ethereum-compatible RPC methods, for development
      and testing without real FIL costs.
    image: https://filecoin.io/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://docs.filecoin.io/networks-and-tools/networks/mainnet/rpcs
    baseURL: https://api.calibration.node.glif.io/rpc/v1
    tags:
      - JSON-RPC
      - Testnet
      - Calibration
      - Development
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.filecoin.io/networks-and-tools/networks/mainnet/rpcs
      - type: WebSocket
        url: wss://wss.calibration.node.glif.io/apigw/lotus/rpc/1
    contact:
      - FN: Glif Nodes
        url: https://github.com/glifio

  - name: Filecoin HTTP REST API
    description: >
      OpenAPI-specified HTTP REST interface for Filecoin nodes, covering chain
      resources (tipsets, blocks, executed messages), actor management, payment
      channels, storage market asks, and storage deal initiation. Requires a
      bearer token issued by the Lotus daemon and TLS in production deployments.
    image: https://filecoin.io/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://filecoin-project.github.io/filecoin-http-api/
    baseURL: https://filecoin-project.github.io/filecoin-http-api/
    tags:
      - REST
      - OpenAPI
      - Chain
      - Storage Deals
      - Payment Channels
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://filecoin-project.github.io/filecoin-http-api/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://github.com/filecoin-project/filecoin-http-api
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/api.yml
    contact:
      - FN: Filecoin Project
        url: https://github.com/filecoin-project
    x-apis-io-info:
      auth: Bearer Token

  - name: Filecoin Protocol Actor API
    description: >
      Built-in actor method interface exposed through Filecoin Virtual Machine
      (FVM). Covers Account, Datacap, Miner, Multisig, Storage Market, Storage
      Power, and Verified Registry actors. Used for on-chain deal management,
      miner administration, Filecoin+ DataCap allocation, and network power
      queries.
    image: https://filecoin.io/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://docs.filecoin.io/reference/built-in-actors/protocol-api
    baseURL: https://api.node.glif.io/rpc/v1
    tags:
      - Protocol
      - Actors
      - FVM
      - Storage Market
      - Verified Registry
      - Miners
      - Datacap
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.filecoin.io/reference/built-in-actors/protocol-api
      - type: Actor-Reference
        url: https://docs.filecoin.io/reference/built-in-actors/protocol-api
    contact:
      - FN: Filecoin Docs
        url: https://docs.filecoin.io/

  - name: Filecoin Onchain Cloud Synapse API
    description: >
      High-level TypeScript SDK and API for the Filecoin Onchain Cloud — a
      smart-contract-based marketplace providing programmable, verifiable
      storage with cryptographic Proof-of-Data Possession (PDP) and automated
      payments via Filecoin Pay. Enables developers to create storage deals,
      verify data integrity on-chain, and integrate decentralized storage into
      dApps without managing low-level deal mechanics.
    image: https://filecoin.io/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://docs.filecoin.cloud/developer-guides/synapse/
    baseURL: https://docs.filecoin.cloud/
    tags:
      - Storage
      - Onchain
      - Synapse
      - SDK
      - PDP
      - Payments
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.filecoin.cloud/developer-guides/synapse/
    contact:
      - FN: Filecoin Cloud
        url: https://filecoin.cloud/

  - name: Filrep.io Storage Provider API
    description: >
      RESTful JSON API for discovering and evaluating Filecoin storage
      providers (miners). Returns reputation scores, geographic distribution,
      pricing, verified deal history, and uptime metrics to help clients
      identify optimal storage partners for deal-making.
    image: https://filecoin.io/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://filrep.io/
    baseURL: https://api.filrep.io/
    tags:
      - Storage Providers
      - Miners
      - Reputation
      - Discovery
      - REST
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://filrep.io/
    contact:
      - FN: Filrep
        url: https://filrep.io/

common:
  - type: Plans
    url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/filecoin/blob/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: Rate Limits
    url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/filecoin/blob/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/filecoin/blob/main/finops/finops.yml
  - type: GitHub Organization
    url: https://github.com/filecoin-project
  - type: GitHub Glif
    url: https://github.com/glifio
  - type: Developer Documentation
    url: https://docs.filecoin.io/
  - type: Protocol Specification
    url: https://spec.filecoin.io/
  - type: Blog
    url: https://filecoin.io/blog/
  - type: Discord
    url: https://discord.gg/filecoin
  - type: Slack
    url: https://filecoin.io/slack
  - type: Status
    url: https://status.filecoin.io/

maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]

modified: "2026-06-13"
specificationVersion: "0.19"