Proponent: Pinknode

DOT Account: 13EAhGcpe93mqSFZQrQ4P2cfpdAo5txWc5UQVTfEKDoqZjhw

Date: 25/01/2023

Requested allocation: USD$20,093.46 for Q4 2022

Proposal Summary: Costs for running secure, reliable, and scalable public infrastructure for Polkadot, Statemint, and Westend

**Project Summary**

Pinknode is a node-as-a-service platform focused on providing shared API endpoint and node operation services catering exclusively to the Polkadot ecosystem. We launched our MVP in June 2021 and have been providing free RPC services to the Polkadot ecosystem’s participants since Q3 2021. Our mission is to aid the Polkadot protocol in achieving its vision of a multi-chain future by providing easy-to-use, reliable, and scalable infrastructure services which remove an entire layer of complexities for developers to start building on Polkadot/Substrate.

Ecosystem participants can access our free API service by creating their own API Key on Pinknode Portal or using our public endpoints (listed at https://polkadot.js.org/apps). In a bid to reduce barriers to entry and attract more developers to the ecosystem, our premium plan, which includes archival data and higher rate limits, is also free for all builders and participants of Polkadot to utilize. We are not charging our users anything at this moment.

https://public-rpc.pinknode.io/polkadot

wss://public-rpc.pinknode.io/polkadot

https://public-rpc.pinknode.io/statemint

wss://public-rpc.pinknode.io/statemint

https://public-rpc.pinknode.io/westend

wss://public-rpc.pinknode.io/westend

**Service Details**

From 1 October 2022 to 31 December 2022,

Pinknode’s Polkadot RPC nodes have served an average of 7,259,280 requests per day, for a cumulative total of  675,113,094 requests for the quarter.

Pinknode’s Statemint RPC nodes have served an average of 213,150 requests per day, for a cumulative total of 19,609,835 requests for the quarter.

Pinknode’s Westend RPC nodes have served an average of 229,823 requests per day, for a cumulative total of  21,373,571 requests for the quarter.

**Enhancements during Q4 2022:**

-Added “Team API calls used’ on main dashboard for effective summary

-Moved request log storage to AWS S3 for faster UX

-Added toggle switch for live request viewer, to be initiated by users as opposed to default

-Upgrades to our proxy for more accurate logging

Pinknode achieved service reliability of 99.88% for Q4 2022 with one major downtime incident on 21 November 2022. 

Our [status page](https://pinknode.statuspage.io/) is publicly maintained.

Our full report including raw data and graphs can be viewed [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/18m7e6IhuKjS8eGG7QYJSGBTjEx-vxgTuCYz_p5xi7VA/edit?usp=sharing).

- Pinknode is a platform that provides services for the Polkadot ecosystem.
- They offer free API services to developers and participants of Polkadot.
- They have served a large number of requests during the last quarter.
- They made some enhancements to improve their services.
- They had one major downtime incident during the quarter.

#1565 Pinknode Public Infrastructure for Polkadot Q4 2022