Access & Authentication
HighTower uses IP allowlisting instead of API keys. Your endpoint only accepts traffic from IP addresses we've explicitly added to the allowlist — no headers, no tokens.
How to Get Access
- Open a ticket in Discord (
#service-ticket) - Send us your IPv4 address(es)
- We provision an endpoint and allowlist your IPs
- You get a URL like
http://cute-rabbit.by.supanode.xyz:8899/— plug it into your app and go
The whole process usually takes from several minutes to a couple of hours.
Managing Your IP Allowlist
- You can have multiple IPs per endpoint (useful for distributed setups or failover)
- To add or change an IP — reply to your existing ticket or open a new one
- Allowlist changes propagate within minutes, occasionally up to 2 hours
No Other Auth Methods
There are no API keys, JWT tokens, or header-based auth. If a request comes from an IP that's not on the allowlist, it gets a 401 or 403.
For dedicated deployments, we can discuss alternative auth setups (e.g., mTLS) if your architecture requires it — just bring it up in the ticket.
TLS Status
Current shared-tier endpoints operate over plain HTTP/WS (no TLS). Your on-chain transaction signatures are cryptographically secured regardless of transport layer, but connection metadata (endpoint URL, IP) travels unencrypted. Dedicated nodes can be set up with HTTPS/WSS — see Dedicated Servers.