Coretime Kusama RPC & Dedicated Nodes

Coretime Kusama RPC & Node Infrastructure

Coretime Kusama is a parachain on the Kusama network that implements the Agile Coretime protocol. It manages the sale, ownership (as NFTs), and scheduling of coretime—the processing power allocated to parachains. This replaces the previous parachain auction system with a more flexible, on-demand blockspace market.

Why Use Coretime Kusama RPC?

Developers building on Coretime Kusama need reliable RPC access to:

• Query coretime availability and pricing
• Submit transactions to purchase or schedule coretime
• Monitor coretime usage and ownership
• Integrate with wallets, DeFi products, and analytics tools

OnFinality provides managed RPC endpoints and dedicated nodes for Coretime Kusama, so you can focus on your application without managing blockchain infrastructure.

Coretime Kusama RPC Endpoints

OnFinality offers both public and authenticated RPC endpoints for Coretime Kusama:

• Public endpoint: Suitable for lightweight testing and simple experiments. Rate-limited and shared.
• Authenticated endpoint: Provides clearer usage limits, request analytics, and a path to higher-capacity plans. Ideal for production workloads.

Both endpoints support HTTP and WebSocket transports using the Substrate JSON-RPC protocol.

Dedicated Nodes for Coretime Kusama

For teams that need full control and dedicated resources, OnFinality offers dedicated nodes:

• Node types: Full, Archive, and Collator nodes
• Lightning Restore: Sync a node from scratch in seconds using our proprietary technology
• Global deployment: Nodes are available in Hong Kong (additional regions on request)
• Full access: JSON-RPC, WebSockets, and metrics

Dedicated nodes are ideal for high-throughput applications, indexers, and services requiring consistent performance.

Archive & Trace Support

Coretime Kusama supports archive node access, allowing historical queries back to genesis. Trace capabilities are also available depending on the plan. Archive nodes are included at no extra cost with API service plans.

How to Connect

1. Create or sign in to your OnFinality account.
2. Select Coretime Kusama from the supported networks list.
3. Create an API endpoint or deploy a dedicated node.
4. Test the endpoint using chain_getBlock or other methods.
5. Monitor usage, errors, and limits before moving critical traffic.

Production Readiness

OnFinality endpoints are designed for production use. With managed infrastructure monitoring on API services, request analytics, and scalable plans, you can confidently build dApps, wallets, DeFi products, games, bots, and backend services on Coretime Kusama.

Coretime Kusama RPC and developer resources

Most teams looking for Coretime Kusama RPC need to answer a practical question: can this endpoint support the app, wallet, analytics job, or backend service they are building?

Best fit: mainnet production workflows for Substrate products, indexers, and chain services.

What builders usually check first:

• Read blocks, storage, events, and governance or staking data from Substrate-based chains.
• Support wallets, indexers, parachain apps, collators, validators, and analytics services.
• Plan node infrastructure when the workload needs isolated resources or chain-specific operations.

Supported capability notes:

• Authenticated Coretime Kusama RPC/API access for Substrate products, indexers, and chain services.
• HTTP plus WebSocket connectivity for app, backend, and integration workflows.
• Historical data access for analytics, audits, and state lookups.
• Debug-friendly trace access for transaction analysis and incident review.
• A dedicated-node path for teams that need stronger isolation or capacity planning.

Decision notes:

• Environment: mainnet. Protocol family: Substrate JSON-RPC.
• HTTP plus WebSocket connectivity is listed for supported app and backend workflows.
• Archive support is available for historical state or older chain-data queries.
• Trace support is available for transaction debugging and execution analysis.
• Dedicated node options are available when the workload needs isolated resources or more operational control.

A quick connection check usually starts with chain_getBlock, then moves into the exact methods your wallet, dashboard, bot, indexer, or backend service needs.

Planning the next step:

• Shared RPC is usually enough for early integration, prototypes, and moderate app traffic.
• Consider dedicated nodes when traffic becomes sustained, workloads are latency-sensitive, or isolation and monitoring become operational requirements.

Next steps:

• Create or manage RPC endpoints
• Review RPC pricing
• Explore dedicated nodes
• Read the RPC provider selection guide