This proposal is a continuation of the API Proposal, which compensates for maintaining reliable and high-quality API nodes for public use in the Secret Community. Decentralized API The provided nodes will be load balanced via DNS to two geographically resilient load balancers in 2 different data centers. Queries are only assigned to active and healthy nodes, while unhealthy nodes are automatically eliminated and reintroduced once they regain their health. Each team maintains and is responsible for its own geographically distributed nodes. Reporting and Endpoints Endpoints can be found here 👉🏾 [endpoints](https://secret.express ). A detailed report is available at [Server Statistics](https://express-transparency-report.secret.express/report.html ). However, given the large data volume generated daily, only a partial report showing traffic for a certain period is available. Ensure to check the date range for comprehensive understanding. Additional reporting can be found here [Additional Stats](https://status.secret.express/ ). Teams The teams involved and node budgets are Secret Saturn (16 nodes), Delta Flyer (16 nodes), Trivium (14 nodes), Consensus One (16 nodes), and Quiet Monkey Mind (10 nodes). Payments will be awarded based on the monthly provision of nodes only. In cases where a provider do not maintain a node, no payment will be made for unprovided nodes, and leftover funds will carry forward to the succeeding month. This also includes Delta Flyer (1 LB node) x Consensus One (1 LB node). Amounts The total ask is 101996.4441176471 SCRT, calculated from the ask of $34,678.791. This subtracts the estimated $272.58 left over, and includes the 5% volatility buffer. Calculated at the current SCRT price of $0.34.