Connect to Taiko

RPC endpoints, chain IDs, and how to add Taiko to your wallet or dApp.

Network Reference

Taiko Mainnet (Alethia)

Field	Value
Network Name	Taiko Mainnet
Chain ID	`167000`
Chain ID (Hex)	`0x28C58`
RPC URL	`https://rpc.mainnet.taiko.xyz`
Explorer	`https://taikoscan.io`
Explorer API	`https://api.etherscan.io/v2/api?chainid=167000`
Bridge	`https://bridge.taiko.xyz`
Native Currency	ETH

Taiko Hoodi Testnet

Field	Value
Network Name	Taiko Hoodi
Chain ID	`167013`
Chain ID (Hex)	`0x28C65`
RPC URL	`https://rpc.hoodi.taiko.xyz`
Explorer	`https://hoodi.taikoscan.io`
Explorer API	`https://api.etherscan.io/v2/api?chainid=167013`
Bridge	`https://bridge.hoodi.taiko.xyz`
Native Currency	ETH

L1 Reference Chains

Taiko settles to Ethereum L1. Use these chain IDs when configuring L1 connections.

Network	Chain ID
Ethereum Mainnet	`1`
Ethereum Hoodi	`560048`

Summary

Network	Chain ID	RPC	Explorer
Taiko Mainnet	`167000`	`https://rpc.mainnet.taiko.xyz`	`https://taikoscan.io`
Taiko Hoodi Testnet	`167013`	`https://rpc.hoodi.taiko.xyz`	`https://hoodi.taikoscan.io`
Ethereum Mainnet	`1`	Use your preferred Ethereum RPC	`https://etherscan.io`
Ethereum Hoodi	`560048`	Use your preferred Hoodi RPC	`https://hoodi.etherscan.io/`

Prompt mode

Paste this into your coding agent to configure Taiko in one prompt:

Reference https://docs.taiko.xyz/SKILL.md
 
Add Taiko mainnet and Hoodi testnet to my wagmi config.
Use chain ID 167000 for mainnet and 167013 for testnet.

Manual mode

Add Taiko to MetaMask

Open MetaMask → Settings → Networks → Add Network and enter:

Field	Value
Network Name	Taiko Mainnet
RPC URL	`https://rpc.mainnet.taiko.xyz`
Chain ID	`167000`
Currency	`ETH`
Explorer	`https://taikoscan.io`

Configure wagmi / viem

Use defineChain to add Taiko mainnet and testnet to your app config.

import { defineChain } from 'viem'
 
export const taikoMainnet = defineChain({
  id: 167_000,
  name: 'Taiko Mainnet',
  nativeCurrency: { name: 'Ether', symbol: 'ETH', decimals: 18 },
  rpcUrls: {
    default: { http: ['https://rpc.mainnet.taiko.xyz'] },
  },
  blockExplorers: {
    default: { name: 'Taikoscan', url: 'https://taikoscan.io' },
  },
})
 
export const taikoHoodi = defineChain({
  id: 167_013,
  name: 'Taiko Hoodi',
  nativeCurrency: { name: 'Ether', symbol: 'ETH', decimals: 18 },
  rpcUrls: {
    default: { http: ['https://rpc.hoodi.taiko.xyz'] },
  },
  blockExplorers: {
    default: { name: 'Taikoscan', url: 'https://hoodi.taikoscan.io' },
  },
})

EIP-3085: wallet_addEthereumChain

Use these JSON params to programmatically prompt users to add Taiko.

Mainnet

{
  "chainId": "0x28C58",
  "chainName": "Taiko Mainnet",
  "nativeCurrency": {
    "name": "Ether",
    "symbol": "ETH",
    "decimals": 18
  },
  "rpcUrls": ["https://rpc.mainnet.taiko.xyz"],
  "blockExplorerUrls": ["https://taikoscan.io"]
}

Bootnodes

Find the bootnodes for the respective chains in the simple-taiko-node repo sample .env files:

Repository: simple-taiko-node