# Ink RPC and network details

Source: https://www.alchemy.com/rpc/ink

Ink is a DeFi chain built by Kraken to serve as a seamless birdge to DeFi. Built on the Optimism Superchain, Ink is tightly integrated with Kraken's centralized exchange with on/off ramps that connect your app to all of Kraken's user base.

## Network details

- Network: Mainnet
- Chain ID: 57073
- Environment: Mainnet
- Category: ROLLUP
- Native token: INK
- Gas token: ETH
- Framework: Optimism
- Data availability: Ethereum
- Settlement: Ethereum
- Provider: Gelato
- Block time: <1s

## Endpoints

- Alchemy RPC: https://ink-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/API_KEY
- Alchemy WebSocket: wss://ink-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/API_KEY

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

## Alchemy product support

Supported on Ink: RPC API, Debug API, Bundler API, Token API, Websockets, Gas Manager, Webhooks, Transfers API.

Not currently supported: Transaction receipts API, Block Timestamp API, User OP Simulation API, Prices API, Trace API, NFT API, gRPC.

## Build on Alchemy

Alchemy provides reliable Ink RPC endpoints trusted by enterprise and solo devs alike. Along with this read and write data, Alchemy offers a suite of enriched data APIs to help you ship better onchain experiences, along with push notifications, block streaming, and more.

## Available networks

- Ink Sepolia (testnet): https://www.alchemy.com/rpc/ink-sepolia

## Links

- Alchemy docs: https://docs.alchemy.com/reference/ink-api-quickstart
- Official docs: https://docs.inkonchain.com/
- Website: https://inkonchain.com/
- GitHub: https://github.com/inkonchain
- Block explorer: https://explorer.inkonchain.com/
- Node snapshots: https://www.alchemy.com/snapshots/ink