diff --git a/pages/price-feeds/api-instances-and-providers/hermes.mdx b/pages/price-feeds/api-instances-and-providers/hermes.mdx index bc5f2a9f..5b92359a 100644 --- a/pages/price-feeds/api-instances-and-providers/hermes.mdx +++ b/pages/price-feeds/api-instances-and-providers/hermes.mdx @@ -1,22 +1,21 @@ # Hermes +Hermes is an open-source service that listens to the Pythnet and the Wormhole Network for Pyth price updates, and +serves them via a convenient web API. + +Hermes allows users to easily [fetch price updates](../fetch-price-updates) via a REST API, or subscribe to a websocket for streaming +updates. + ## Public Endpoints -The Pyth Data Association operates two public endpoints for Hermes, which can be used to test integrations with Pyth +The Pyth Data Association operates a public endpoint for Hermes, which can be used to test integrations with Pyth Network: -| Channel | URL | -| ------- | -------------------------------- | -| Stable | https://hermes.pyth.network | -| Beta | https://hermes-beta.pyth.network | - -Users must select a Hermes instance with the same channel (Stable / Beta) as their price feed contract. -Stable represents the production data feeds, and Beta is a testing environment for development purposes. -Most users should select Stable for both Hermes and the contract. -Stable feeds are available on both mainnet and most testnets (including all EVM testnets). +URL: https://hermes.pyth.network -For production deployments, developers integrating with Pyth Network are **strongly encouraged** to host their own -instance of Hermes or obtain a Hermes node from our RPC providers for maximum resilience and decentralization. +For production deployments, developers integrating with Pyth Network are **strongly encouraged** to use Node Providers +for maximum resilience and decentralization. Moreover, Hermes is designed to be self-hosted, so developers can run their own +instance of Hermes to fetch Pyth price updates. Please note it is not recommended to use the public endpoint for production as it has rate limits. ## Node Providers