RPC Gateway

What is an RPC Gateway?

An RPC Gateway is a middleware layer that sits between your applications and blockchain RPC nodes. It does not replace RPC nodes instead, it works with them to provide a more reliable, stable, and scalable interface. RPC Nodes answer blockchain data queries. RPC Gateways manage how, when, and where those queries are executed.

Think of it as the "traffic controller" for all blockchain RPC communication.

RPC Gateway PricingSimple consumption-based model. Every request to RPC Gateway is charged per call.

1 creditper request to RPC Gateway

+1 creditRPC Accelerator (if data is served from Tatum blockchain cache)

+? creditsRPC Node — pricing depends on selected endpoint (Tatum RPC or Custom Endpoint)

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Gateway Management API

Get started creating your first gateway via our API or use Tatum Dashboard → RPC Gateways.
Explore Gateway API → • Explore Endpoint API →

Benefits of an RPC Gateway

A Gateway sits in front of your own nodes and handles all complexity automatically. You keep full control of your node pool while the Gateway ensures stable, reliable performance.

Here’s what you gain:

Without an RPC Gateway

If you call your RPC nodes directly, your application becomes tightly coupled to each node’s health and behavior. This creates several risks:

• Outages: When a node in your pool becomes unavailable, your application suffers from downtime and disrupted connectivity.
• Desynced nodes: When nodes are not fully synced, requests may be routed to infrastructure that does not yet have the most recent blocks available.
• Unpredictable performance: Every node responds differently, which leads to inconsistent latency and unreliable user experience.
• Manual management: You must constantly monitor node health, switch traffic manually, and maintain logic for timeouts, retries, and fallbacks.
• Scaling limitations: As traffic grows, a single node becomes a bottleneck and you must manually rebalance your setup.

Key Features of Gateway