🚀 **Announcing the Beta Launch of ReadRPC!** 🚀 We're thrilled to unveil the beta version of ReadRPC, our new implementation for NEAR RPC API, designed to improve reading NEAR blockchain data. Here's why you should be excited: 🔍 Efficient Data Reading: Built with a focus on reading data, ReadRPC delivers information rapidly, bypassing the traditional NEAR node and using a database system for unmatched speed. 📗ReadRPC is compatible with NEAR RPC API: At the heart of the ReadRPC's design is its alignment with the NEAR RPC API. Built to mirror its functions, ReadRPC responds to the exact same requests as outlined in the official NEAR documentation https://docs.near.org/api/rpc/introduction. This means that users familiar with the NEAR ecosystem will find a recognizable interface with ReadRPC. 🛠 Database-Agnosticism: Our future plans include making ReadRPC compatible with various database systems, ensuring adaptability and versatility for diverse use cases. 🔒 Tailored Data Retention: We're working to allow instances to store specific account or contract-related data only, streamlining the process and minimizing database size. 📂 Open-source implementation: ReadRPC is open-source, and you can find its code on GitHub (https://github.com/near/read-rpc/) We designed ReadRPC having in mind the ability to allow users to run it in their own infrastructure as an alternative to running RPC nodes. 💡 Current State: Today, we're proudly presenting the beta version of the ReadRPC. This phase is all about exploring and refining based on user feedback. It's an excellent stage for developers to test ideas and create prototypes. As with all betas, there might be unexpected quirks, so while it's great for experimenting, we advise you to be cautious when considering it for production apps. Also, look at the list of known issues we are working on (https://github.com/near/read-rpc/wiki#known-issues). ☀️ What’s next: In the near future, we'll offer database snapshots to make setting up ReadRPC smoother. A node operator guide is in the works for those looking to delve deeper. For comprehensive details, check out https://github.com/near/read-rpc/wiki#current-state-of-readrpc Eager to dive in? Join us on our journey to redefine NEAR data access! Check it out here: - Documentation wiki (including usage examples): https://github.com/near/read-rpc/wiki - Testnet https://beta.rpc.testnet.near.org - Mainnet https://beta.rpc.mainnet.near.org You can also use the API documentation from here https://docs.near.org/api/rpc/introduction, Just don’t forget to change the endpoint URL for your requests to use ReadRPC instead of the regular RPC service. Feedback or questions? Drop them below or open an issue (https://github.com/near/read-rpc/issues) to help us understand and prioritize our next steps based on your needs. #ReadRPC #BetaLaunch #NEARblockchain #TechInnovation #NearRPC