Airnode

Airnode is a decentralized Web 3.0 software developed on the foundations of the Ethereum network. It has two parts, the self-hosted and the cloud-serving function.

What is Airnode?

The biggest problem in decentralized API technology is that API providers are not sufficiently integrated into the Blockchain architecture and Oracle Nodes cannot fully work. Airnode offers a simple way to facilitate this technology. It is an open-source Web3.0-API middleware that allows any web API to be easily connected to a blockchain application. Thanks to the Airnode solution, API providers can easily write their data to the Blockchain. It is designed to be easily deployed by any API provider that requires almost no maintenance. Thanks to Airnode, developers can write smart contracts that can interact with on-chain data from API providers.

The Biggest Plus of Airnode

One of the biggest pluses of Airnode is that it is easy to install and forget. This is a situation that eliminates in-chain and off-chain concerns. It also helps resolve legal issues as API providers do not need third-party licensing to run oracles. Since Airnode is open source and free, it also solves this problem. This ensures that the money goes to the group that does the hard work, from the third-party oracle problem solvers who try to earn a profit and do not get involved. This enables the financial interests of those in the API3 ecosystem to increase, thus providing incentives.