rpc.satelink.network

Live 402 challenge

Captured by the enrichment pass, not read just now. Prices can change — always read the 402 the endpoint answers with.

{
  "id": null,
  "ok": false,
  "code": 402,
  "docs": "https://satelink.network/docs",
  "error": {
    "code": -32005,
    "data": {
      "limit": 0,
      "period": "daily",
      "payment": {
        "docs": "https://satelink.network/docs",
        "token": "USDT",
        "chain_id": 137,
        "chain_name": "Polygon",
        "deposit_url": "https://rpc.satelink.network/credits/initiate?amount=10",
        "deposit_page": "https://satelink.network/satelink/os/deposit",
        "register_url": "https://rpc.satelink.network/v1/machine/register",
        "token_address": "0xc2132D05D31c914a87C6611C10748AEb04B58e8F",
        "vault_address": "0x577D3716d6Ad5b676d230f5409deF9838FABaCEF",
        "minimum_deposit_usdt": 0.5
      },
      "resets_at": "2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z",
      "error_code": "FREE_TIER_LIMIT_REACHED"
    },
    "message": "Satelink: /rpc requires authentication — there is no free tier. Get a free machine key in one call — no wallet, no email: curl -X POST https://rpc.satelink.network/v1/machine/register -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{\"mode\":\"instant\"}' — then send the returned key as X-API-Key."
  },
  "deposit": {
    "network": "Polygon",
    "chain_id": 137,
    "credit_eta": "credits appear automatically within ~5 minutes of the deposit reaching 25 confirmations",
    "calldata_url": "https://rpc.satelink.network/credits/deposit/initiate?amount=<usdt>",
    "deposit_page": "https://satelink.network/satelink/os/deposit",
    "minimum_usdt": "0.50",
    "usdt_contract": "0xc2132D05D31c914a87C6611C10748AEb04B58e8F",
    "vault_address": "0x577D3716d6Ad5b676d230f5409deF9838FABaCEF",
    "free_tier_limit": 500,
    "calldata_example": "https://rpc.satelink.network/credits/deposit/initiate?amount=1.00",
    "free_tier_resets_at": "2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z",
    "confirmations_required": 25
  },
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "message": "Free tier limit reached. Deposit USDT to continue.",
  "upgrade": {
    "basis": "developer_intel history + today's live counter",
    "reason": "your estimated month costs $0.0378 prepaid — below the $0.50 minimum deposit. One $0.10 x402 bundle needs no account; prepaid is still cheaper per call if you expect usage to grow (the deposit balance never expires).",
    "options": [
      {
        "how": "POST https://rpc.satelink.network/v1/machine/register, then GET https://rpc.satelink.network/credits/deposit/initiate?amount=<usdt>",
        "note": "unused credits never expire — the minimum deposit is a balance, not a fee",
        "plan": "prepaid_credits",
        "unit_price_usd": 0.00003,
        "est_monthly_cost_usd": 0.0378,
        "minimum_first_deposit_usd": 0.5
      },
      {
        "note": "no account, no registration — retry this exact call with an x402 payment header",
        "plan": "x402_bundle",
        "bundle_calls": 1000,
        "unit_price_usd": 0.0001,
        "bundle_price_usd": 0.1,
        "bundles_per_month": 2,
        "est_monthly_cost_usd": 0.2
      }
    ],
    "days_active": 75,
    "requests_today": 13,
    "avg_daily_calls": 42,
    "free_first_step": {
      "curl": "curl -X POST https://rpc.satelink.network/v1/machine/register -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"mode\":\"instant\"}'",
      "message": "Your workload hit the public limit. Create a free machine key — no wallet, no email, 10-second setup. Pay only when your workload grows.",
      "returns": "an API key (send as X-API-Key header) with its own daily quota, independent of this IP/subnet limit",
      "cost_usd": 0,
      "wallet_option": "prefer a permanent identity? POST the same endpoint with a wallet signature instead — deposits from that wallet auto-credit (500 calls/day free, then prepaid)."
    },
    "recommended_plan": "x402_bundle",
    "best_available_option": "prepaid_credits",
    "estimated_monthly_calls": 1260
  },
  "examples": {
    "1_register": "curl -X POST https://rpc.satelink.network/v1/machine/register -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{\"wallet_address\":\"0xYOURWALLET\",\"signature\":\"0xSIG\"}'  # sign \"satelink:register:0xyourwallet\" (lowercase) with EIP-191 personal_sign; POST without signature to be told the exact message",
    "3_retry_with_key": "curl -X POST https://rpc.satelink.network/rpc/polygon -H 'X-API-Key: sk_...' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"eth_blockNumber\",\"params\":[],\"id\":1}'",
    "2_deposit_calldata": "curl 'https://rpc.satelink.network/credits/deposit/initiate?amount=1.00'  # returns approve + deposit calldata; sign & broadcast both from the registered wallet"
  },
  "register": {
    "url": "https://rpc.satelink.network/v1/machine/register",
    "body": {
      "signature": "personal_sign of \"satelink:register:<lowercase wallet_address>\"",
      "wallet_address": "0x<your-funding-wallet>"
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "returns": "api_key — send as X-API-Key header on all subsequent calls"
  },
  "notify_url": "https://rpc.satelink.network/api/deposit/notify",
  "pricing_url": "https://rpc.satelink.network/v1/pricing",
  "upgrade_url": "https://rpc.satelink.network/credits/initiate?amount=10",
  "manifest_url": "https://rpc.satelink.network/.well-known/satelink.json",
  "register_url": "https://rpc.satelink.network/v1/machine/register",
  "deposit_address": "0x577D3716d6Ad5b676d230f5409deF9838FABaCEF"
}

Accepts

The payment requirements as published to the catalog. Read the live 402 before paying — a price here is a claim, not a quote.

[
  {
    "asset": "0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913",
    "extra": {
      "name": "USD Coin",
      "version": "2"
    },
    "payTo": "0x966E1Ae22996545015b1414B35234b10719d7Ad4",
    "amount": "1000",
    "scheme": "exact",
    "network": "eip155:8453",
    "maxTimeoutSeconds": 60
  }
]

Extensions

{
  "bazaar": {
    "info": {
      "input": {
        "body": {
          "id": 1,
          "method": "eth_blockNumber",
          "params": [],
          "jsonrpc": "2.0"
        },
        "type": "http",
        "method": "POST",
        "bodyType": "json",
        "pathParams": {}
      },
      "output": {
        "type": "json",
        "example": {
          "id": 1,
          "result": "0x4523a9",
          "jsonrpc": "2.0"
        }
      }
    },
    "schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
      "required": [
        "input"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "input": {
          "type": "object",
          "required": [
            "type",
            "method",
            "bodyType",
            "body"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "body": {
              "required": [
                "jsonrpc",
                "method"
              ],
              "properties": {
                "id": {
                  "type": [
                    "number",
                    "string"
                  ]
                },
                "method": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "params": {
                  "type": "array"
                },
                "jsonrpc": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            },
            "type": {
              "type": "string",
              "const": "http"
            },
            "method": {
              "enum": [
                "POST"
              ],
              "type": "string"
            },
            "bodyType": {
              "enum": [
                "json",
                "form-data",
                "text"
              ],
              "type": "string"
            },
            "pathParams": {
              "type": "object"
            }
          },
          "additionalProperties": false
        },
        "output": {
          "type": "object",
          "required": [
            "type"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "type": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "example": {
              "type": "object"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "routeTemplate": "/rpc/:var1"
  }
}

Provenance

Seen in the source catalog

2026-07-09 23:57Z

Last indexed by Roundhouse

2026-08-04 03:20Z

Last enriched (probe, favicon, geo)

2026-09-20 01:15Z

x402 version

2

Max timeout

60s

Liveness probe

HTTP 402