NEAR Developer Docs

Build contracts in Rust, create Web3 apps, and sign transactions on any chain from a single NEAR account.

Deploy your First Contract

Create, test and deploy contracts with simple commands.

cargo near new hello-world
# ✅ Success! Created 'hello-near', a smart contract in Rust

# Build, test, and deploy your contract with Cargo
cargo near build
cargo test
cargo near deploy

You can easily create testnet accounts and request testnet tokens to the faucet.

npx create-near-app@latest

# ✅ What do you want to build? › "A Web App"
# ✅ Select a framework for your frontend › "Vite (React)"
# ✅ Name your project: "hello-near"

#Start using your new NEAR app:
cd hello-near
npm run dev

Build Web3 Applications

Easily authenticate users and call smart contracts from any frontend framework.

What are Web3 Apps? →

Create your first app →

Why NEAR?

Sub-second block finality

Transactions reach deterministic finality in 1.3s, no reorgs, no waiting.

Near-zero fees

Average transaction fees are $0.002. Storage costs are fully refundable upon deletion.

Sharded & scalable

The network automatically scales as demand grows, with no downtime or hard forks.

WASM contracts in Rust

Write complex contracts in Rust—or use community SDKs for JavaScript, Python, and Go.

Chain Signatures

Control accounts on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and more.

TEE-backed agents

Run AI inference inside Trusted Execution Environments for verifiable, tamper-proof outputs.

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Protocol

Accounts, access keys, gas, transactions, consensus, and more.

Smart contract reference

State, functions, collections, callbacks, cross-contract calls, and security.

Web application guides

Wallet authentication, JavaScript APIs, data types, and contract calls.

Tokens and primitives

FTs, NFTs, DAOs, linkdrops, staking, oracles, and off-chain compute.

Data infrastructure

Index and query on-chain data with NEAR Lake, BigQuery, and indexers.

AI agent tooling

Use llms.txt, Docs MCP, agent skills, and on-chain MCP tools.

Getting Started

Resources

NEAR Developer Docs

Deploy your First Contract

Build Web3 Applications

Why NEAR?

Sub-second block finality

Near-zero fees

Sharded & scalable

WASM contracts in Rust

Chain Signatures

TEE-backed agents

Browse the docs

Protocol

Smart contract reference

Web application guides

Tokens and primitives

Data infrastructure

AI agent tooling

​NEAR Developer Docs

​Deploy your First Contract

​Build Web3 Applications

​Why NEAR?

Sub-second block finality

Near-zero fees

Sharded & scalable

WASM contracts in Rust

Chain Signatures

TEE-backed agents

​Browse the docs

Protocol

Smart contract reference

Web application guides

Tokens and primitives

Data infrastructure

AI agent tooling

NEAR Developer Docs

Deploy your First Contract

Build Web3 Applications

Why NEAR?

Browse the docs