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Best Kusama RPC Nodes, APIs and Blockchain Node Hosting

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Polkadot's canary network

Connect in seconds to Kusama via OnFinality's elastic API with a high availability of 99.99% uptime per year. Deploy full, validator, and archive Kusama nodes quickly and easily on our globally distributed, multi-cloud, one-click node solution. Use OnFinality's Lightning Restore to fully-sync your nodes in seconds instead of days!

Polkadot's canary network

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API Features

ArchiveTrace

API Based In

N.VirginiaFrance

Dedicated Nodes

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FullArchiveValidator

Lightning Restore

N.VirginiaFranceHong Kong

Node Endpoints

JSON-RPCWebSocketsMetrics

Kusama is a scalable network of specialized blockchains built using Substrate and nearly the same codebase as Polkadot. The network is an experimental development environment for teams who want to move fast and innovate on Kusama, or prepare for deployment on Polkadot.

Kusama Public Endpoint

The below example uses the public API endpoint*. This endpoint is only suitable for testing. To avoid rate limiting and service interruption, sign up now to get your own API key.
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curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"id":1, "jsonrpc":"2.0", "method": "chain_getBlock"}' 'https://kusama.api.onfinality.io/public'
https://kusama.api.onfinality.io/public
wss://kusama.api.onfinality.io/public-ws

* The public endpoint is rate limited

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Unlimited requests, high rate limits
Powerful API analytics
99.99% uptime
Connect via HTTPS or websocket
Decentralised servers hosted globally
Full archive access at no extra cost
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Milestone: Kusama Asset Hub Migration Complete

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Kusama Asset Hub Migration: What It Means for Developers and Validators

On October 7, 2025, Kusama completed its migration to the Asset Hub, improving scalability, lowering costs, and streamlining network operations. This sets the stage for Polkadot’s upcoming migration.

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Understanding Polkadot’s System Chains

System chains are specialised Parachains that handle core protocol functions, offloading work from the Relay Chain to improve overall network performance. By moving key logic to these chains, Polkadot leverages its parallel execution architecture to scale efficiently. 

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