Tezos X Previewnet test network

Tezos X Previewnet is a public test network for previewing upcoming Tezos X features. Unlike Shadownet, which follows the Mainnet upgrade cycle, Previewnet may run the latest Tezos X features ahead of the other networks so that builders and integrators can test them in advance. For example, it made the EVM and Michelson interfaces and cross-interface interactions available for experimentation ahead of upgrade 7 on Mainnet.

Resources

The previewnet repository contains network parameters, configuration, and up-to-date endpoint information:

👉 https://github.com/trilitech/tezos-x-previewnet

Connecting

The previewnet exposes two RPC endpoints — one per interface:

• EVM Interface RPC — compatible with Ethereum JSON-RPC. Connect using MetaMask, ethers.js, viem, or any Ethereum toolchain by pointing to this endpoint.
• Michelson Interface RPC — compatible with the Tezos RPC standard. Connect using Octez, Temple wallet, Taquito, or any Tezos toolchain by pointing to this endpoint.

See the previewnet repository for the current endpoint URLs.

Getting tez

A faucet is available from the previewnet explorer linked in the repository. Tez obtained on the testnet has no real-world value.

Block explorer

The previewnet ships with an explorer covering both interfaces. The explorer aggregates information from both the EVM and Michelson interface blocks and can display cross-interface call graphs.