# Ethereum RPC and network details

Source: https://www.alchemy.com/rpc/ethereum-beacon

The Ethereum Beacon Chain is the consensus-layer backbone of Ethereum’s Proof-of-Stake. Separate but connected to the Ethereum L1 (which handles smart contract execution), the Beacon chain coordinates validators, staking, and block finality, and is responsible for securing the Ethereum network.

## Network details

- Network: Mainnet Beacon
- Environment: Mainnet
- Category: L1
- Native token: ETH
- Gas token: ETH

## Endpoints

- Alchemy RPC: https://eth-mainnetbeacon.g.alchemy.com/v2/API_KEY

Replace API_KEY with a key from https://dashboard.alchemy.com/signup.

## Alchemy product support

Supported on Ethereum: RPC API, Debug API, Trace API.

Not currently supported: Transaction receipts API, Block Timestamp API, User OP Simulation API, Prices API, Bundler API, Token API, NFT API, Websockets, gRPC, Gas Manager, Webhooks, Transfers API.

## Build on Alchemy

Leverage Alchemy's endpoints, so you can access reliable and performant data for the Beacon network.

## Available networks

- Ethereum Mainnet: https://www.alchemy.com/rpc/ethereum
- Ethereum Hoodi (testnet): https://www.alchemy.com/rpc/ethereum-hoodi
- Ethereum Hoodi Beacon (testnet): https://www.alchemy.com/rpc/ethereum-hoodi-beacon
- Ethereum Sepolia (testnet): https://www.alchemy.com/rpc/ethereum-sepolia
- Ethereum Sepolia Beacon (testnet): https://www.alchemy.com/rpc/ethereum-sepolia-beacon

## Links

- Alchemy docs: https://docs.alchemy.com/reference/ethereum-api-quickstart
- Official docs: https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/
- Block explorer: https://etherscan.io
- Faucet: https://www.alchemy.com/faucets/ethereum-sepolia