# Admin API — Manage Your Quicknode Infrastructure with Code

Use one REST API to create endpoints, monitor usage, configure security, and manage teams across your Quicknode infrastructure. Built for developers and enterprise teams.

## Overview

One REST API for everything you do in the Quicknode dashboard. Manage endpoints, configure security, and monitor spending from your terminal or AI agent.

**URL:** https://www.quicknode.com/admin-api

## Stats

- 130+ blockchain networks supported
- 99.99% API uptime backed by SLAs
- 40+ endpoints for full dashboard control

## What You Can Manage

### Manage Endpoints
Create, configure, pause, and archive endpoints across any blockchain. Set rate limits, update security settings, and organize with tags through REST API calls.

### Monitor Usage & Spending
Track credit consumption in real-time by endpoint, method, or chain. Set up alerts before hitting limits and pull billing history on demand.

### Manage Teams
Add members, assign roles, and control endpoint access at scale. Built for organizations with multiple developers or environments.

### Control Security
Configure JWT authentication, IP allowlists, referrer restrictions, and token-based access controls.

## Getting Started

### Authentication
Generate an API key from your dashboard and include it in your request headers. No OAuth flows or token management — include the key in the `x-api-key` header.

### Standard HTTP Methods
Make requests with GET, POST, PATCH, and DELETE. Familiar REST conventions with predictable endpoints.

Use it in scripts, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools, or AI agents.

## Building with AI Agents

Use our Quicknode MCP for instant Admin API context in Claude Desktop and agentic workflows.
- MCP Documentation: https://www.quicknode.com/docs/build-with-ai/quicknode-mcp

## Who It's For

### Developers
Integrate Quicknode into your existing workflows. Script repetitive tasks, build custom tooling, or let AI agents handle infrastructure management.

### Enterprise Teams
Centralize operations across projects and environments. Track spending by team, enforce policies organization-wide, and maintain compliance with audit logs.

## Frequently Asked Questions

**What is the Quicknode Admin API?**
The Quicknode Admin API is a REST API that allows you to programmatically manage your Quicknode account and infrastructure configuration. Instead of using the dashboard UI, you can create and configure endpoints, monitor usage, control security settings, and manage teams using standard HTTP requests. It provides automation capabilities for infrastructure management, not blockchain RPC execution.

**What can I manage with the Admin API?**
Create, update, pause, and archive blockchain endpoints; configure rate limits and security settings (JWT, IP allowlists, referrer restrictions); monitor API credit usage and spending in real time; retrieve billing history and usage data; create and manage teams and assign role-based access.

**When should I use the Admin API?**
Use the Admin API when you need to manage your Quicknode infrastructure programmatically. To send blockchain requests (eth_call, solana_getBalance), use RPC endpoints. To ingest deterministic blockchain data, use Streams. The Admin API is designed for infrastructure and account management, not blockchain data execution.

**What does the Admin API not do?**
The Admin API does not execute blockchain RPC methods or return transaction or block data. It does not replace RPC endpoints for blockchain requests, Streams for block ingestion, or data indexing tools.

**Is the Admin API available on all plans?**
Available on all paid plans — Build, Accelerate, Scale, Business, and Enterprise. Not included in the Free Trial plan.

**How do I authenticate?**
Generate an API key from your Quicknode dashboard and include it in the `x-api-key` header. No OAuth flow or token exchange required.

## Security
Enterprise-grade security with SOC 1, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 compliance.

## Get Started
- Get API Key / Sign Up: https://www.quicknode.com/signup
- API Documentation: https://www.quicknode.com/docs/admin-api
- MCP Skill Guide: https://www.quicknode.com/guides/ai/quicknode-mcp
- Enterprise Guide: https://www.quicknode.com/guides/quicknode-products/admin-api/how-to-manage-your-rpc-infrastructure-with-admin-api
- Contact Sales: https://www.quicknode.com/contact-us