> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.bwarelabs.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.bwarelabs.com/api-docs/astar.md). # Astar/Shiden APIs Astar Network is a **scalable and interoperable infrastructure for Web3.0**. Since Astar Network is built with [Parity’s Substrate framework](https://www.substrate.io/), it can be a future [Polkadot](https://polkadot.network/) **parachain** that also acts as a scalable smart contract platform. The [Polkadot](https://polkadot.network/) Relaychain, by design, does not support smart contracts. This allows Astar the opportunity to fill in this gap. Scalability is obviously one of the most crucial demands dApp developers have. Ideally, the developers can build whatever applications on Astar Network without having to consider its scalability. ### BwareLabs currently supported network types * Astar Mainnet * Shiden Mainnet * Shibuya Testnet ### **Available endpoint types on BwareLabs** * JSON RPC; * WebSockets ### Official documentation