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Polkadot unites and secures a growing ecosystem of specialized blockchains called parachains. Apps and services on Polkadot can securely communicate across chains, forming the basis for a truly interoperable decentralized web.

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Polkadot 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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* The public endpoint is rate limited

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OnFinalityJul 29,2025

How to run a Polkadot Validator Node on OnFinality

In this How-To Guide, you will learn how to set up your own Validator for Polkadot, which will enable you to start staking and earn rewards on the network. This guide should be used alongside the official Polkadot guide which is kept up to date and more detailed.

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Monitoring the best RPC Endpoints in Web3 with CompareNodes | OnFinality

CompareNodes gives OnFinality the confidence that our services are performing to the high standards we set for ourselves. Being able to independently reproduce, verify, and share test results in just 30 seconds has been invaluable to both our engineering and customer teams.

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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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