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Plugin services

Besu plugins use Plugin API services to observe Besu activity, expose new APIs, provide custom components, or integrate Besu with external systems. Choose the page that matches what your plugin needs to do:

📄️Chain state and simulation

Read chain state and simulate transactions.

📄️Consensus and validator queries

Query PoA validator information.

📄️Custom RPC endpoints

Add custom JSON-RPC endpoints.

📄️Events and metrics

Observe Besu activity and expose plugin metrics.

📄️Execution tracing and debugging

Trace execution and build debugging plugins.

📄️Permissioning and peers

Extend permissioning and peer-related behavior.

📄️Security module

Integrate custom signing and security modules.

📄️Transaction pool, selection, and validation

Extend transaction pool, selection, and validation behavior.