Moonbeam has migrated to Base
The Moonbeam Foundation moved GLMR to Base and wound down the Polkadot parachain. Continue with Tatum RPC and APIs on Base.
Moonbeam has migrated to Base
The Moonbeam Foundation moved GLMR to Base (1:1 ERC-20) and closed the bridge on July 31, 2026. The Polkadot parachain entered maintenance on August 1 and no longer accepts transactions. Build on Base with Tatum instead.
Continue on Base with the same Tatum API key
What else works on Moonbeam.
Data APIs
1 confirmed on Moonbeam
Describe it. AI Builder does the rest.
AI Builder creates the frontend, wires the backend, and connects the APIs that power your application.
Plans that scale with Moonbeam
The more you use, the lower your effective cost — plans get cheaper as usage grows.
142 networks.
Same key, same SDK, same URL shape. Switch the slug and the call still works.
Moonbeam questions we get asked.
Moonbeam RPC is a remote procedure call interface that lets your application read blockchain data and submit transactions without running your own node. Tatum provides free and paid Moonbeam RPC gateways with global load balancing and high uptime.
Connect to Tatum's Moonbeam RPC Gateway using the endpoint format: moonbeam-mainnet.gateway.tatum.io or moonbeam-moonriver.gateway.tatum.io.
Tatum's RPC Gateway provides discovery endpoints:
/llms.txt: AI context and documentation for the network/_methods: Supported interfaces and RPC methods
Credits are consumed based on the complexity and resource requirements of each RPC method:
- 2 credits for Standard RPC methods
- 5 credits for the
eth_callmethod - 50 credits for Debug and Trace methods
Access Tatum services by authenticating with your API key using one of the following methods:
- X-API-Key in header (Recommended): Pass your API key in the
x-api-keyheader - Authorization Header (Bearer): Use
authorization: bearer {YOUR_API_KEY} - Authorization Header (Basic): Use HTTP Basic Authentication
See the Authentication & Security documentation. Get your API key by signing up at the Tatum Dashboard.
Yes. Tatum offers free Moonbeam RPC endpoints suitable for development and testing. Free endpoints include rate limits. For production workloads, upgrade to a paid plan for higher throughput, archive data, and priority support.
Yes. Beyond RPC, Tatum offers indexed blockchain data APIs and real-time webhook notifications for Moonbeam events so you can build wallets, dashboards, and alerts without operating your own indexing stack.