Start Using Base
Base Protocol Overview
Find the practical entry points for integrating an app, wallet, contract, bridge, or infrastructure service.
Connect to Base
Configure Base Mainnet, Base Sepolia, or Vibenet in your wallet, app, or development environment.
Get Testnet Funds
Fund a Base Sepolia address with testnet ETH and supported test tokens.
Bridge to Base
Move assets to and from Base through supported routes.
Use Chain-Native Primitives
B20 Token Standard
Use Base’s native token standard for cheaper transfers, built-in controls, memos, and asset variants.
Native Account Abstraction
Understand smart accounts that send ordinary Base transactions without separate bundler infrastructure.
Network Fees
Learn how Base calculates execution and Ethereum security fees.
Transaction Ordering
Understand priority fees, block ordering, and 200 ms Flashblock preconfirmations.
Transaction Finality
Choose the confirmation stage that matches your application’s security requirements.
Contract Addresses
Find Base Mainnet and Base Sepolia system contract addresses.
Understand and Operate the Network
Protocol Specification
Explore Base’s consensus, execution, bridging, proving, and network-system specifications.
Throughput and Limits
Plan around transaction gas limits, block capacity, and RPC endpoint limits.
Run a Base Node
Install, configure, tune, and troubleshoot Base node infrastructure.
Troubleshoot Transactions
Diagnose pending, rejected, failed, or slow transactions.