X Layer

Step 1: To access X Layer, use the following native access endpoints:

• Network: X Layer Mainnet
• Request Type: POST

https://svc.blockdaemon.com/xlayer/mainnet/native

• Network: X Layer Testnet
• Request Type: POST

https://svc.blockdaemon.com/xlayer/testnet/native

Step 2: Authenticate your request using your API key. You can include the API key using either of the following headers:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY

Step 3: Specify the method in the request body:

Learn more about X Layer RPC Methods here.

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "YOUR_METHOD",
    "params": []
}

Example Request

Here is a cURL example for using eth_blockNumber to get the current block number in X Layer Mainnet:

curl -X POST https://svc.blockdaemon.com/xlayer/mainnet/native \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0", 
    "method": "eth_blockNumber", 
    "params": [], 
    "id": 1
}'

The following is a typical response you will get:

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "0x17ba022"
}