> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.near.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Protocol Call Reference

> Overview of tools and methods for interacting with the NEAR Protocol.

NEAR Protocol provides multiple ways to interact with the network — from low-level JSON-RPC calls to visual explorers and wallets.

## Tools

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="NEAR Explorer" icon="search" href="https://nearblocks.io" cta="Open Explorer" arrow>
    Browse transactions, accounts, blocks, and contracts on mainnet and testnet.
  </Card>

  <Card title="NEAR Wallet" icon="wallet" href="https://wallet.near.org" cta="Open Wallet" arrow>
    Create and manage NEAR accounts, send tokens, and interact with dApps.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## RPC API

NEAR exposes a JSON-RPC 2.0 API for programmatic access to the network. All requests are `POST` to a provider endpoint, with the method name encoded in the URL path.

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
curl -X POST https://rpc.mainnet.near.org/status \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

See [RPC Providers](/api/rpc/providers) for the full list of public endpoints.

## Available Methods

| Category                                  | Methods                                                                                |
| ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**Transactions**](/api/rpc/transactions) | `send_tx`, `tx`, `EXPERIMENTAL_tx_status`, `broadcast_tx_async`, `broadcast_tx_commit` |
| **Blocks & Chunks**                       | `block`, `chunk`, `block_effects`, `changes`                                           |
| **Accounts & Keys**                       | `query` (view account, code, state, access keys, call function)                        |
| **Network**                               | `status`, `health`, `network_info`, `validators`                                       |
| **Gas & Config**                          | `gas_price`, `genesis_config`, `EXPERIMENTAL_protocol_config`                          |
| **Light Client**                          | `light_client_proof`, `next_light_client_block`                                        |

Explore the full interactive reference in the sidebar, or start with [RPC Providers](/api/rpc/providers) to configure your endpoint.