{
  "api": "mainnet-reference-api",
  "version": "v1",
  "schema_version": "1.0.0",
  "status": "stable-static",
  "dataset": "glossary",
  "updated": "April 30, 2026",
  "mode": "static-source-cited",
  "notes": [
    "Main.net API v1 is a static, source-cited reference API generated at build time.",
    "The API does not publish live uptime, latency, block lag, price, TVL, or investment advice.",
    "Public RPC endpoints are convenience references and should be verified against linked sources before production use."
  ],
  "terms": [
    {
      "slug": "chain-id",
      "term": "Chain ID",
      "shortDefinition": "A chain ID is the network identifier wallets and apps use to distinguish one EVM-compatible blockchain from another.",
      "relatedGuide": "/guides/chain-id-list/",
      "url": "/glossary/chain-id/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "rpc-endpoint",
      "term": "RPC endpoint",
      "shortDefinition": "An RPC endpoint is a node URL that wallets and apps use to read from or submit transactions to a blockchain network.",
      "relatedGuide": "/guides/mainnet-rpc-list/",
      "url": "/glossary/rpc-endpoint/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "public-rpc",
      "term": "Public RPC",
      "shortDefinition": "A public RPC is a shared blockchain node endpoint offered for convenience, usually with rate limits and no production reliability guarantee.",
      "relatedGuide": "/guides/public-rpc-safety/",
      "url": "/glossary/public-rpc/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "node-provider",
      "term": "Node provider",
      "shortDefinition": "A node provider runs blockchain infrastructure and exposes RPC endpoints, often with paid plans, service limits, regions, and monitoring features.",
      "relatedGuide": "/guides/rpc-endpoint-vs-node-provider/",
      "url": "/glossary/node-provider/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "gas-token",
      "term": "Gas token",
      "shortDefinition": "A gas token is the asset used to pay transaction fees on a blockchain network.",
      "relatedGuide": "/gas-tokens/",
      "url": "/glossary/gas-token/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "block-explorer",
      "term": "Block explorer",
      "shortDefinition": "A block explorer is a public interface for looking up blockchain blocks, transactions, addresses, contracts, and tokens.",
      "relatedGuide": "/guides/block-explorer-list/",
      "url": "/glossary/block-explorer/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "sequencer",
      "term": "Sequencer",
      "shortDefinition": "A sequencer is infrastructure that orders transactions for many rollup-based L2 networks before they are finalized or posted elsewhere.",
      "relatedGuide": "/guides/l2-mainnet-rpc-list/",
      "url": "/glossary/sequencer/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "rollup",
      "term": "Rollup",
      "shortDefinition": "A rollup is a scaling network that executes transactions off an underlying chain while posting data, proofs, or settlement information back to it.",
      "relatedGuide": "/guides/l2-mainnet-rpc-list/",
      "url": "/glossary/rollup/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "mainnet",
      "term": "Mainnet",
      "shortDefinition": "A mainnet is a production blockchain network where real assets and real transactions can occur.",
      "relatedGuide": "/guides/mainnet-vs-testnet/",
      "url": "/glossary/mainnet/"
    }
  ]
}