Metis Chain is a high-performance layer 2 scaling solution built on Ethereum. It aims to provide a scalable, low-cost, and user-friendly environment for decentralized applications (dApps) by leveraging optimistic rollups to enhance transaction throughput and reduce fees.
The Metis Chain API facilitates interaction with the Metis Chain network through a collection of JSON-RPC methods. It provides developers with tools to interact with the blockchain, enabling functionalities such as transactions, smart contract deployment, and data retrieval.
Currently, we only support Metis Mainnet.
Explained in Metis Chain API Quickstart.
Yes, Metis Chain is fully compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). This compatibility allows Ethereum developers to port their projects to Metis Chain with minimal changes, benefiting from the network's scalability and low transaction fees.
Metis Chain uses the JSON-RPC API standard for blockchain interactions. This is the same standard used by Ethereum.
When accessing the Metis Chain network via a node provider like Alchemy, developers use an API key to send transactions and retrieve data from the network.
For the best development experience, we recommend that you sign up for a free API key!
Given Metis Chain's EVM compatibility, popular Ethereum libraries like ethers.js and web3.js are fully compatible with Metis Chain. This allows for seamless development and integration for those familiar with Ethereum's development ecosystem.
Similar to Ethereum, Metis Chain supports a range of programming languages for blockchain interaction and smart contract development, including Solidity for smart contracts, as well as JavaScript and TypeScript for dApp development and off-chain interactions.
Metis Chain uses METIS, its native cryptocurrency, for transaction fees, gas, and other network activities.
You can find the list of all the methods Alchemy supports for the Metis Chain API on the Metis API Endpoints page.
If you have any questions or feedback, please contact us at support@alchemy.com or open a ticket in the dashboard.