Migrating from Infura to Moralis

Moralis is a drop-in alternative to Infura — and more. Infura (now part of MetaMask Developer) is primarily an RPC node provider with a Gas API and IPFS. Moralis gives you RPC node access plus the enriched Web3 Data API and real-time Streams that Infura doesn’t offer — so migrating isn’t just a swap, it removes the indexing layer you’d otherwise build yourself on top of Infura’s raw RPC.

Infura serves raw JSON-RPC and a handful of supporting services (Gas API, IPFS). To turn that into product features — wallet token balances, transaction history, NFT data, token prices, DeFi positions, real-time webhooks — teams typically build and operate an indexing layer on top of Infura’s nodes. Moralis ships that layer as a REST API, so you replace the RPC endpoint and delete the indexer.

Quick reference: Infura → Moralis

RPC & node services

Infura service	Moralis equivalent
JSON-RPC node access	Moralis RPC Nodes
Gas API (`suggestedGasFees`, `basefeehistory`, `basefeepercentile`, `busythreshold`)	`eth_gasPrice` / `eth_feeHistory` via Moralis RPC Nodes
Archive data / failover	Moralis RPC Nodes
IPFS API & gateway	No direct equivalent — see note below

Data the Infura RPC layer doesn’t give you (Moralis does)

What you’d build on Infura RPC	Moralis endpoint (no indexing required)
Wallet token balances + USD value	Get Token Balances by Wallet
Native balance	Get Native Balance by Wallet
Decoded transaction history	Get Wallet History
Token metadata & prices	Get Token Metadata · Get Token Price
Token holders	Get Token Holders
DeFi positions	Get Wallet DeFi Positions
Wallet net worth	Get Wallet Net Worth

NFT API (legacy Infura NFT API)

Infura NFT API capability	Moralis equivalent
NFTs owned by an address	Get NFTs by Wallet
NFTs in a collection	Get NFTs by Contract
NFT collection metadata	Get NFT Collection Metadata
NFT token metadata	Get NFT Metadata
NFT owners	Get NFT Owners by Contract
NFT transfers / trades	Get NFT Contract Transfers · Get NFT Trades

Real-time (Infura has no webhook product) → Streams

Need	Moralis equivalent
Address activity events	EVM Streams
Contract / log events	EVM Streams
Solana account events	Solana Streams
Stream management API	Streams API Reference

Solana (SVM)

Capability	Moralis equivalent
Solana RPC	Moralis RPC Nodes
Solana token balances	Get SPL Token Balances · Get Portfolio
Solana NFTs	Get NFTs by Wallet
Solana swaps / transactions	Get Wallet Swaps

Endpoint details

RPC node access

Infura: https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/{apiKey} (and per-network subdomains)

Chain	Moralis Equivalent	Documentation
EVM	Moralis RPC Nodes	Documentation
Solana	Moralis RPC Nodes	Documentation

# Infura
curl "https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/$INFURA_API_KEY" \
  -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[]}'

# Moralis RPC Nodes — same JSON-RPC interface, different endpoint URL
curl "$MORALIS_RPC_URL" \
  -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[]}'

Notes: Moralis RPC Nodes speak standard JSON-RPC, so existing web3.js/ethers/viem code keeps working — point the provider URL at your Moralis RPC endpoint. Grab the URL from the RPC Nodes dashboard.

Gas API

Infura: https://gas.api.infura.io/v3/{apiKey}/networks/{chainId}/suggestedGasFees

Chain	Moralis Equivalent	Documentation
EVM	`eth_feeHistory` / `eth_gasPrice`	Documentation

Notes: Infura’s Gas API (suggestedGasFees, basefeehistory, basefeepercentile, busythreshold) wraps EIP-1559 fee estimation. With Moralis, call the standard eth_feeHistory and eth_gasPrice JSON-RPC methods through Moralis RPC Nodes to compute priority and max fees.

Wallet token balances (build-it-yourself on Infura)

On Infura you’d enumerate token contracts and batch eth_call to balanceOf, then resolve metadata yourself. Moralis returns it directly:

Chain	Moralis Equivalent	Moralis URL	Documentation
EVM	Get Native & ERC20 Balances	`https://deep-index.moralis.io/api/v2.2/wallets/:address/tokens`	Documentation
Solana	Get Portfolio (native + SPL)	`https://solana-gateway.moralis.io/account/:network/:address/portfolio`	Documentation

# Moralis — one call, no contract enumeration, no metadata round-trips
curl "https://deep-index.moralis.io/api/v2.2/wallets/0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045/tokens?chain=eth" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $MORALIS_API_KEY"

Notes: Response includes balance, decimals, USD price, USD value, and metadata (symbol, name, logo, verified flag, spam flag).

Transaction history

Chain	Moralis Equivalent	Moralis URL	Documentation
EVM	Get Wallet History	`https://deep-index.moralis.io/api/v2.2/wallets/:address/history`	Documentation

# Moralis — decoded, chronological feed of all wallet activity
curl "https://deep-index.moralis.io/api/v2.2/wallets/0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045/history?chain=eth" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $MORALIS_API_KEY"

Notes: Reconstructing this on Infura means paging blocks, pulling receipts, and decoding logs against ABIs. Moralis returns native transfers, ERC20 movements, NFT transfers, swaps, contract interactions, and approvals already decoded.

NFTs by wallet

Infura: legacy NFT API — NFTs owned by an address

Chain	Moralis Equivalent	Moralis URL	Documentation
EVM	Get NFTs by Wallet	`https://deep-index.moralis.io/api/v2.2/:address/nft`	Documentation
Solana	Get NFTs by Wallet	`https://solana-gateway.moralis.io/account/:network/:address/nft`	Documentation

# Moralis
curl "https://deep-index.moralis.io/api/v2.2/0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045/nft?chain=eth&format=decimal&normalizeMetadata=true&media_items=true" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $MORALIS_API_KEY"

Notes: Returns ERC721 and ERC1155 holdings with normalized metadata, hosted media previews, and a possible_spam flag.

Real-time events → Moralis Streams

Infura does not offer a webhook or notification product — to react to on-chain events you’d poll RPC or run a log subscription and your own delivery infrastructure. Moralis Streams replaces that with managed webhooks:

Feature	Moralis Equivalent	Documentation
Address activity events	EVM Streams	Documentation
Contract / log events	EVM Streams	Documentation
Solana account events	Solana Streams	Documentation
Stream management API	Streams API Reference	Documentation

# Moralis Streams — create one stream, then attach many addresses to it
curl -X POST "https://api.moralis-streams.com/streams/evm" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $MORALIS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "webhookUrl": "https://your.app/webhooks/moralis",
    "description": "Wallet activity",
    "tag": "wallet-activity",
    "chainIds": ["0x1", "0x2105"],
    "includeNativeTxs": true,
    "includeContractLogs": true
  }'

Notes: Streams delivers HTTP webhooks with retries, signature verification, and dynamic address management, plus ABI-decoded contract events and smart-filter expressions.

Infura’s IPFS pinning service has no direct Moralis equivalent — Moralis is a blockchain data and streaming platform, not a file-storage host. Keep a dedicated IPFS provider for pinning, and use Moralis for on-chain data and real-time events.

Chain coverage

Infura supports a broad set of EVM networks plus Solana and Starknet. Moralis covers EVM, Solana, and Bitcoin — see Supported Chains. Before cutover, diff the networks you’ve configured in Infura against the supported list and flag any gaps.

Migration checklist

Get an API key — Get your API key.
Repoint RPC — swap your Infura RPC URL for a Moralis RPC Nodes URL in your provider config; no code changes for standard JSON-RPC calls.
Replace home-grown indexing — delete the balance/history/NFT/price logic you built on Infura RPC and call the Moralis Data API endpoints instead.
Swap the Gas API — compute fees from eth_feeHistory / eth_gasPrice via Moralis RPC.
Add Streams for real-time — replace polling or self-hosted log subscriptions with Moralis Streams.
Verify chain coverage — diff your Infura network configuration against Supported Chains.

Beyond Infura: what Moralis adds

Because Infura is RPC-first, almost the entire Moralis Data API is net-new capability after you migrate:

Wallet PnL — realized and unrealized PnL per wallet. See Wallet PnL Summary and Wallet PnL by Token.
Wallet net worth & approvals — Wallet Net Worth and Wallet Approvals.
DeFi positions — Wallet DeFi Positions.
Token discovery — Trending Tokens, Top Gainers, Top Losers, and Filtered Tokens.
Token holder analytics — Token Holder Stats and Historical Token Holders.
DEX & pair analytics — Pair Stats and OHLCV by Pair Address.
Name resolution — ENS Lookup and Resolve Address.

Need help migrating off Infura?

If you’re moving a production Infura workload to Moralis — RPC, home-grown indexing, or both — the support team can help size the migration and review your call patterns. Reach out via moralis.com.

Documentation Index

​Migrating from Infura to Moralis

​Quick reference: Infura → Moralis

​RPC & node services

​Data the Infura RPC layer doesn’t give you (Moralis does)

​NFT API (legacy Infura NFT API)

​Real-time (Infura has no webhook product) → Streams

​Solana (SVM)

​Endpoint details

​RPC node access

​Gas API

​Wallet token balances (build-it-yourself on Infura)

​Transaction history

​NFTs by wallet

​Real-time events → Moralis Streams

​Chain coverage

​Migration checklist

​Beyond Infura: what Moralis adds

​Need help migrating off Infura?

Migrating from Infura to Moralis

Quick reference: Infura → Moralis

RPC & node services

Data the Infura RPC layer doesn’t give you (Moralis does)

NFT API (legacy Infura NFT API)

Real-time (Infura has no webhook product) → Streams

Solana (SVM)

Endpoint details

RPC node access

Gas API

Wallet token balances (build-it-yourself on Infura)

Transaction history

NFTs by wallet

Real-time events → Moralis Streams

Chain coverage

Migration checklist

Beyond Infura: what Moralis adds

Need help migrating off Infura?