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Aptos (APT) API Documentation

Aptos

Aptos (APT) is a proof-of-stake Layer 1 smart contract network using AptosBFT consensus, with mainnet launched on October 17, 2022. Contracts are written in Move and compiled to Move bytecode, while global state is organized around account-addressed resources and full nodes track ledger state, transactions, and execution results produced by the Move VM. This resource-oriented execution model is shared with the wider Move ecosystem, making accounts, modules, resources, events, and ledger versions the core primitives exposed to applications.

Aptos API Methods and Endpoints

NOWNodes exposes Aptos's interface, plus a few others, depending on what your integration needs: its REST API for reading ledger state and submitting transactions, and gRPC for protocol-defined service calls.

Browse the interfaces below for endpoint details, request parameters, response formats, and integration examples. Create an API key, select Mainnet or Testnet, choose the required interface, and start sending requests from your application.

Weighing Aptos RPC providers against each other? Read the comparison guide on our blog — this page stays focused on integration reference.

Quick start

01

Get an API key

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02

Select environment

Mainnet or Sepolia testnet.

03

Choose an interface

RPC, WSS, Blockbook, or Trace/Debug.

04

Send a request

Call it from your application.

RPCJSON-RPCStandard RPC methods for reading chain state and broadcasting transactions.Node APIs →WSSWebSocketPersistent connections for new blocks, pending transactions, and log events as they happen.WSS API →T/DTrace & DebugStep-level execution traces for inspecting calls and diagnosing transactions.Trace & Debug API →ARCArchive modeFull historical state access beyond standard node retention.Archive nodes →MCPModel Context ProtocolThe Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI assistants call external tools through a uniform interface.MCP →

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