# Canto API

<table><thead><tr><th width="218">Network</th><th>Endpoint</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Canto Mainnet</td><td><a href="https://rpc.ansybl.io/canto/mainnet/">https://rpc.ansybl.io/canto/mainnet</a>/&#x3C;endpoint></td></tr><tr><td>Canto Testnet</td><td><a href="https://rpc.ansybl.io/canto/mainnet/">https://rpc.ansybl.io/canto/testnet</a>/&#x3C;endpoint></td></tr></tbody></table>

## EVM RPC

[https://rpc.ansybl.io/canto/mainnet/evm\_rpc/](https://rpc.ansybl.io/canto/testnet/evm_rpc/)

#### Example: get latest block

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```bash
curl 'https://rpc.ansybl.io/canto/mainnet/evm_rpc/?X-API-KEY=<YOUR_API_KEY>' --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockByNumber","params":["latest", false],"id":1}' --header 'Content-Type: application/json'
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="info" %}
You can alternatively pass your api key as a header. \
\
Example:

<pre class="language-bash" data-overflow="wrap" data-full-width="false"><code class="lang-bash"><strong>curl https://rpc.ansybl.io/canto/mainnet/evm_rpc/ --header "X-API-KEY: &#x3C;YOUR_API_KEY>" --data '{"jsonrpc": "2.0","method": "eth_getBlockByNumber","params": ["latest", false],"id": 1}' --header 'Content-Type: application/json'
</strong></code></pre>

{% endhint %}

## Cosmos REST (1317)

[https://rpc.ansybl.io/canto/mainnet/api/](https://canto.ansybl.io/mainnet/api/)

#### Example: get latest block

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```bash
curl 'https://rpc.ansybl.io/canto/mainnet/api/cosmos/base/tendermint/v1beta1/blocks/latest?X-API-KEY=<YOUR_API_KEY>' --header 'Content-Type: application/json'
```

{% endcode %}

View full endpoint docs <https://v1.cosmos.network/rpc/v0.45.1>

## Tendermint RPC (26657)

[https://rpc.ansybl.io/canto/mainnet/rpc/](https://canto.ansybl.io/mainnet/rpc/)

#### Example: get latest block

{% code overflow="wrap" fullWidth="false" %}

```bash
curl 'https://rpc.ansybl.io/canto/mainnet/rpc/block?X-API-KEY=<YOUR_API_KEY>' --header 'Content-Type: application/json'
```

{% endcode %}

View full endpoint docs <https://docs.tendermint.com/v0.34/rpc/>&#x20;


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