BNB Testnet RPC Endpoints & BSC Testnet API

BNB Smart Chain Testnet

Chain ID97

CurrencytBNB

Use BNB Testnet RPC endpoints for BSC testnet development, chain ID 97 setup, faucet testing, contract deployment, and staging workflows.

BNB Smart Chain Testnet

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BNB Chain Testnet RPC 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.

Example CURL

curl -H 'content-type:application/json' -d '{"id": 1, "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "eth_blockNumber"}' 'https://bnb-testnet.api.onfinality.io/public'

curl -H 'content-type:application/json' -d '{"id": 1, "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "eth_blockNumber"}' 'https://bnb-testnet.api.onfinality.io/public'

HTTPs

https://bnb-testnet.api.onfinality.io/public

https://bnb-testnet.api.onfinality.io/public

Websocket

wss://bnb-testnet.api.onfinality.io/public-ws

wss://bnb-testnet.api.onfinality.io/public-ws

* The public endpoint is rate limited

RPC API Service

RPC API Features

ArchiveTrace

RPC Regions

N.Virginia

Dedicated Nodes

Node Type

Full

Node Endpoints

JSON-RPCWebSocketsMetrics

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BNB Chain Testnet RPC API Service

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Monthly Response Units

Million Standard Requests

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Total Cost

$49/ month

Recommended Plan: GROWTH

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Use BNB Testnet RPC endpoints to test BSC contracts, wallet flows, dApps, and backend services before moving to BNB Smart Chain mainnet. BNB Testnet gives teams a safer environment for deployment checks, transaction testing, and integration QA.

BNB Testnet RPC details

Network: BNB Smart Chain Testnet
Chain ID: 97
Native token: test BNB
Protocol: EVM JSON-RPC
Use case: contract deployment, wallet testing, staging, CI, and backend validation

What to test before mainnet

Start with eth_blockNumber, then test contract calls, transaction submission, receipt polling, log queries, wallet switching, and any backend retry behavior your product uses. The goal is to catch integration problems before they become mainnet incidents.

Common checks:

Add BNB Testnet to the wallet with chain ID 97.
Fund a test wallet with test BNB from a faucet.
Deploy or interact with contracts using your normal tooling.
Monitor request errors, timeouts, and rate-limit behavior during QA.

When authenticated testnet RPC helps

Public testnet endpoints are fine for small manual checks. Authenticated RPC is more useful when CI, staging, or a team environment needs clearer request limits, usage visibility, and fewer surprises from shared public infrastructure.

Next steps: