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Endpoint Node

Intended Audience

• Anyone who wants to send transactions or query the state of Kaia network using Kaia APIs needs to do so via an Endpoint Node.
• Endpoint Nodes are the interface to the Kaia Network.

Endpoint Node Overview

An Endpoint Node has the following roles and functions.

• Synchronize the blockchain data.
• Validate the blocks newly received.
• Handles query requests.
• Transmits transaction requests to the Proxy Nodes.

The Endpoint Node install binary comes with the following interfaces and utilities.

• JSON-RPC APIs: JSON-RPC server runs inside the node, and it exposes APIs for Blockchain Application development. It has several node management APIs as well.
• Command-line Interface: Provides account management and node configuration functions. An interactive JavaScript console is also provided, that is attached to the node. JavaScript console implements most of the caver-js APIs.