Endpoints Resources

A LayerZero Endpoint is an immutable smart contract deployed on every chain that LayerZero supports. It is the single interface applications use to send and receive messages across chains. Every OFT transfer, cross-chain call, and message routes through an Endpoint on the source chain and another on the destination chain.

Endpoints are live on 170+ chains, spanning EVM and non-EVM environments, including Ethereum, Solana, Aptos, TON, Stellar, and Tron. This is the broadest chain coverage of any cross-chain messaging system.

Yes. Endpoints are immutable and non-upgradeable. Once deployed, no third party (including LayerZero) can modify, pause, or upgrade them. Applications and asset issuers get permanent, dependency-free infrastructure they can defend to any regulator or auditor.

The Endpoint is the smart contract applications interact with. A DVN (Decentralized Verifier Network) independently verifies that a message sent on the source chain actually happened. The Executor delivers the verified message on the destination chain. Applications (including asset issuers) choose which of 55+ DVN providers verify their messages and at what confirmation thresholds; the Endpoint enforces those settings on every transaction.

Developers integrate the Endpoint's send and receive interface into their smart contracts, then configure their security stack — which DVNs to use, which Executor delivers messages, and how many confirmations are required. The same Endpoint interface works across all 170+ chains, so integrating one chain is functionally identical to integrating any other.