List chains

Returns a list of all blockchain networks supported by the Value Transfer API.

GET/chains

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Returns all chains supported by the Value Transfer API, including chain type and native currency information.

Send Request

Response

{
  "chains": [
    {
      "name": "Ethereum",
      "shortName": "ETH",
      "chainKey": "ethereum",
      "chainType": "EVM",
      "chainId": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Arbitrum",
      "shortName": "ARB",
      "chainKey": "arbitrum",
      "chainType": "EVM",
      "chainId": 42161
    },
    {
      "name": "Solana",
      "shortName": "SOL",
      "chainKey": "solana",
      "chainType": "SOLANA",
      "chainId": 0
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {}
}

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Reference

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
pagination[nextToken]	string	No	Pagination cursor from previous response

Response

Returns a chains array containing chain objects and a pagination object for cursor-based pagination.

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Description
name	string	Full chain name (for example, Ethereum Mainnet)
shortName	string	Short display name (for example, Ethereum)
chainKey	string	Unique chain identifier (for example, ethereum, base)
nativeCurrency	object	Native currency details
nativeCurrency.chainKey	string	Chain where currency exists
nativeCurrency.address	string	Token address for native currency
nativeCurrency.decimals	number	Decimal places
nativeCurrency.symbol	string	Currency symbol (for example, ETH)
nativeCurrency.name	string	Currency name
chainType	enum	Blockchain type: EVM, SOLANA, APTOS, TON, SUI, HYPERCORE, COSMOS, TRON, IOTAMOVE
chainId	number or string	Native chain ID

Code examples

cURL

curl -X GET "https://transfer.layerzero-api.com/v1/chains"

TypeScript

const response = await fetch('https://transfer.layerzero-api.com/v1/chains');
const {chains} = await response.json();

console.log(chains);

Python

import requests

response = requests.get("https://transfer.layerzero-api.com/v1/chains")
chains = response.json()["chains"]

print(chains)

Response

{
  "chains": [
    {
      "name": "Ethereum Mainnet",
      "shortName": "Ethereum",
      "chainKey": "ethereum",
      "nativeCurrency": {
        "chainKey": "ethereum",
        "address": "0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE",
        "decimals": 18,
        "symbol": "ETH",
        "name": "Ether"
      },
      "chainType": "EVM",
      "chainId": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Base",
      "shortName": "Base",
      "chainKey": "base",
      "nativeCurrency": {
        "chainKey": "base",
        "address": "0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE",
        "decimals": 18,
        "symbol": "ETH",
        "name": "Ether"
      },
      "chainType": "EVM",
      "chainId": 8453
    },
    {
      "name": "Solana",
      "shortName": "Solana",
      "chainKey": "solana",
      "nativeCurrency": {
        "chainKey": "solana",
        "address": "So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112",
        "decimals": 9,
        "symbol": "SOL",
        "name": "Solana"
      },
      "chainType": "SOLANA",
      "chainId": "solana-mainnet"
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {}
}

Native token addresses

Chain type	Native token	Address format	Example
EVM	ETH, MATIC, etc.	Standard address	0xEeeeeEeeeEeEeeEeEeEeeEEEeeeeEeeeeeeeEEeE
SOLANA	SOL	Base58 public key	So11111111111111111111111111111111111111112
APTOS	APT	Move format	0x1::aptos_coin::AptosCoin
TON	TON	TON address	EQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM9c

Related endpoints

• Tokens — Discover transferrable tokens for specific chains
• Quotes — Request transfer quotes between chains