# Stellar RPC and network details

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

Stellar is a decentralized blockchain purpose-built for financial services, powering cross-border payments, asset tokenization, and stablecoin infrastructure at scale. With sub-cent transaction fees and near-instant finality, Stellar is used by major institutions including Franklin Templeton, PayPal, and MoneyGram.

## Network details

- Network: Mainnet
- Environment: Mainnet
- Category: L1
- Native token: XLM
- Gas token: XLM

## Endpoints

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

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

## Alchemy product support

Supported on Stellar: RPC API, Token API, NFT API, Websockets, Webhooks, Transfers API.

Not currently supported: Transaction receipts API, Block Timestamp API, User OP Simulation API, Prices API, Debug API, Trace API, Bundler API, gRPC, Gas Manager.

## Build on Alchemy

Alchemy offers reliable Stellar RPC endpoints and real-time block data streaming via websockets, so you can connect to the Stellar network and build financial applications at scale.

## Available networks

- Stellar Testnet (testnet): https://www.alchemy.com/rpc/stellar-testnet

## Links

- Official docs: https://developers.stellar.org/