> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL. > For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.galleon8.com/get-started/quickstart/platform-tour/llms.txt. > For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.galleon8.com/_mcp/server. # Platform Tour > Learn how to move through the W3API platform and find essential tools. The Platform Tour docs will help you land on your feet safely and orient yourself on the unfamiliar territory of our Web3 API platform in no time. ![Web3 API Platform](/_fern-img/64034f3cbd099ce20079366402ef3d366409ed586d0e97b851ce9c8a41a1ec19.webp) Here is your map to our basics: > `Iterface schema` — `Public: basics` — `Premium: basics` — `Team accounts` — `Projects` * [`Interface schema`](#interface-schema): get familiar with the Web3 API interface. * [`Public: basics`](./basics-public): your way around Public endpoints for blockchain interaction. * [`Premium: basics`](./basics-premium): your way around Premium endpoints for blockchain interaction. * [`Team accounts`](./team-accounts): set up a role-based access for your team. * [`Projects`](./projects): configure your project-based API keys. ## Interface schema Here you'll find information on what you can expect from all the main panes you're working with on the Web3 API platform. Here are panes you usually work with: > [`Chains list (Endpoints)`](#chains-list) — [`Advanced API`](#advanced-api) — [`Statistics`](#statistics) — [`Settings`](#settings) — [`Billing`](#billing) ### Chains list Once you type down `ankr.com/rpc` in your browser and press `Enter`, you'll find yourself in the **Chains list** pane. This is your starting point to empower your Web3 project with blockchain interaction capabilities. ![Web3 API Pricing](/_fern-img/2c291e2320e240023d3e41cf3b8cf9250df9810ae233445d3ef0cd3858cd2d95.webp) You usually start as a [Public plan](/get-started/w-3-api-basics/service-plans) user, meaning that you haven't signed in to our platform yet and can only use free Node API endpoints with the corresponding [features](/get-started/w-3-api-basics/service-plans#service-plans-comparison) and [rate limits](/get-started/w-3-api-basics/service-plans#rate-limits) available. For a Public plan user, the following actions are available from the start: * **Navigation**: selecting the pane to work with. * **User authentication**: signing in to the platform to use [Premium capabilities](/get-started/w-3-api-basics/service-plans#api-capabilities). * **Chains selection**: selecting the chain to use [Public endpoints](./basics-public#use-public-endpoints) for your project's blockchain interaction. ### Advanced API The Advanced API (AAPI) functionality is intended for a more savvy and demanding user. Advanced API optimizes, indexes, caches, and stores blockchain data to make it access-ready for you. Some AAPI methods support simultaneous querying of multiple EVM-compatible blockchains in a single request. ![Web3 API Pricing](/_fern-img/a514822179d139f04ab48e6b5cf72f5223b2b9a2eb40a8ab7adc7314b74d6858.webp) For a Freemium/Premium user, the blockchain interaction capabilities still revolve around using Node/Advanced API endpoints but start from a different angle — [Projects](./projects) — which in essence represent individual unique tokens to differentiate and group your private endpoints around a single particular scope of work. The endpoint for the Freemium/Premium user can be schematically described by the following formula: > `Endpoint` = `Project (API key)` + `Network` In terms of the things you can do in the **Advanced API** pane, it comes to the following options based on whether you've already added AAPI to a project or not: * **AAPI added**: the project added with AAPI functionality will have the **Copy endpoint** button to copy and paste your endpoint into the source code. * **AAPI not added**: the project not added with AAPI functionality will have the **+ Add to project** button to create an endpoint which then can be copied into your source code. ![Web3 API Pricing](/_fern-img/6f43aebaffcfbac80dc487421a2f87b9741c040729fae557c9a046d39c5318c6.webp) ### Statistics To open the **Statistics** pane, follow these steps: 1. [Sign in](./basics-premium#sign-in) to the [Web3 API](https://www.ankr.com/rpc/) platform. 2. In **Navigation**, click **Statistics** to open the corresponding pane. Congrats — you can now see your statistics. ![Web3 API Pricing](/_fern-img/9723f4accdb381e392240c85cc224f3c6fda9bb07734a109c197b12ccc754612.webp) In **Statistics**, you can monitor the following data: * **Total Requests**: a number of total requests. * **Top chain**: the most queried chain. * **Requests health**: the overall requests' success-to-failure rate based on our node performance. * **Requests**: a diagram of requests. * **Requests overview** info on requests filtered by one of the parameters — projects, chains, IPs, countries, and methods. * **Requests health breakdown**: a detailed node distribution of success and failure requests. * **Usage History**: a number of chain requests by month. ### Settings To open the **Settings** pane, follow these steps: 1. [Sign in](./basics-premium#sign-in) to the [Web3 API](https://www.ankr.com/rpc/) platform. 2. In **Navigation**, click **Settings** and select one of the submenus to work with: * **Platform**: define general Web3 API platform settings. * **Platform Swagger**: interact with the platform's internal endpoints in Swagger UI. * **Notifications**: manage Email, Telegram, and Slack notifications for your personal or team account. #### Platform ![Web3 API Pricing](/_fern-img/b05c5a113d4f61481cfa7574529e03588426f4af606f016e20b8c11d2d9c95cd.webp) In **Settings > Platform**, the following actions are available for you: * **Sign-in methods**: manage Google or GitHub sign-in methods associated with your account. * **Account security**: Secure account with two-factor authentication. * **Theme**: Select theme preference — dark/light. ### Billing To open the **Billing** pane, follow these steps: 1. [Sign in](./basics-premium#sign-in) to the [Web3 API](https://www.ankr.com/rpc/) platform. 2. In **Navigation**, click **Billing** to open the corresponding pane. Congrats — you can now check your balance, deposit funds into your account, see payments history, and expenses chart. ![Web3 API Pricing](/_fern-img/9e8f4b5f2bb780798787b5c1eafe59dc91648883417f4b9c2f89932c72221fcb.webp) In **Billing**, the following actions are available for you: * **Account balance**: check your account balance for API credits left and see if you need to top it up. * **Payments**: [deposit funds](./basics-premium#deposit-funds) into your account. * **Payments history**: check your history of funds depositing. > Learn how to move through the W3API platform and find essential tools.