---
id: getting-started/overview
title: Overview
description: What bex router is, which chains it covers, and how the docs are organized.
keywords: [bex router, overview, api marketplace, multi-chain, rpc]
last_updated: 2026-08-19
---

**bex router** is bex.co's unified API gateway to 30+ blockchain networks —
one API key, one bill, metered in [compute units](/docs/compute-unit),
instead of managing separate accounts and rate limits per chain.

## What it covers

- **Chain APIs** — JSON-RPC, WebSockets, and SDK integrations (Web3.js,
  Ethers.js) for Ethereum, Base, and 20+ other EVM chains, plus native REST
  APIs for Aptos and Sui.
- **Chain-native extras** — GraphQL analytics (Aptos, Sui), Move integration
  and a Move-language tutorial series (Sui), staking endpoints (Sui).
- **Reference** — [compute units](/docs/compute-unit),
  [rate limits & quotas](/docs/rate-limits), and a
  [guide to efficient RPC requests](/docs/maximizing-performance-a-guide-to-efficient-rpc-requests).

## How the docs are organized

This section (**bex router**) groups every chain's quick start and API
reference under one sidebar category. Each chain has its own quick-start doc
(e.g. [Ethereum](/docs/ethereum), [Aptos](/docs/aptos), [Sui](/docs/sui)) —
start there for the fastest path to a working request.

## Next step

Follow the [Quick Start](/docs/getting-started/quick-start) to get an API
key and make your first request in under five minutes.

Running your own services alongside these APIs? Deploy them on the
[bex platform](../platform/index.md), bex.co's open-source, self-hostable PaaS.