diff --git a/rpc-server/src/config.rs b/rpc-server/src/config.rs
index 4c1c9bfc..341491a8 100644
--- a/rpc-server/src/config.rs
+++ b/rpc-server/src/config.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ pub struct Opts {
     #[clap(long, env = "NEAR_RPC_URL")]
     pub rpc_url: http::Uri,
 
+    // near network archive rpc url
+    #[clap(long, env = "ARCHIVE_NEAR_RPC_URL")]
+    pub archive_rpc_url: Option<http::Uri>,
+
     // Indexer bucket name
     #[clap(long, env = "AWS_BUCKET_NAME")]
     pub s3_bucket_name: String,
@@ -140,7 +144,7 @@ impl Opts {
 pub struct ServerContext {
     pub s3_client: near_lake_framework::s3_fetchers::LakeS3Client,
     pub db_manager: std::sync::Arc<Box<dyn database::ReaderDbManager + Sync + Send + 'static>>,
-    pub near_rpc_client: near_jsonrpc_client::JsonRpcClient,
+    pub near_rpc_client: crate::utils::JsonRpcClient,
     pub s3_bucket_name: String,
     pub genesis_config: near_chain_configs::GenesisConfig,
     pub blocks_cache:
@@ -158,7 +162,7 @@ impl ServerContext {
     pub fn new(
         s3_client: near_lake_framework::s3_fetchers::LakeS3Client,
         db_manager: impl database::ReaderDbManager + Sync + Send + 'static,
-        near_rpc_client: near_jsonrpc_client::JsonRpcClient,
+        near_rpc_client: crate::utils::JsonRpcClient,
         s3_bucket_name: String,
         genesis_config: near_chain_configs::GenesisConfig,
         blocks_cache: std::sync::Arc<
diff --git a/rpc-server/src/main.rs b/rpc-server/src/main.rs
index 9762280b..9cf2f92e 100644
--- a/rpc-server/src/main.rs
+++ b/rpc-server/src/main.rs
@@ -74,9 +74,10 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     #[cfg(not(feature = "tracing-instrumentation"))]
     init_logging(false)?;
 
-    let near_rpc_client = near_jsonrpc_client::JsonRpcClient::connect(opts.rpc_url.to_string());
+    let near_rpc_client =
+        utils::JsonRpcClient::new(opts.rpc_url.clone(), opts.archive_rpc_url.clone());
     // We want to set a custom referer to let NEAR JSON RPC nodes know that we are a read-rpc instance
-    let near_rpc_client = near_rpc_client.header(("Referer", "read-rpc"))?; // TODO: make it configurable
+    let near_rpc_client = near_rpc_client.header("Referer", "read-rpc")?; // TODO: make it configurable
 
     let final_block = get_final_cache_block(&near_rpc_client)
         .await
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             s3_config,
         )),
         db_manager,
-        near_rpc_client.clone(),
+        near_rpc_client,
         opts.s3_bucket_name.clone(),
         genesis_config,
         std::sync::Arc::clone(&blocks_cache),
diff --git a/rpc-server/src/modules/blocks/methods.rs b/rpc-server/src/modules/blocks/methods.rs
index 6370c508..5351f8c8 100644
--- a/rpc-server/src/modules/blocks/methods.rs
+++ b/rpc-server/src/modules/blocks/methods.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ use crate::modules::blocks::utils::{
 #[cfg(feature = "shadow_data_consistency")]
 use crate::utils::shadow_compare_results;
 use jsonrpc_v2::{Data, Params};
-
-use crate::utils::proxy_rpc_call;
 use near_primitives::trie_key::TrieKey;
 use near_primitives::views::StateChangeValueView;
 
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ pub async fn block(
             // genesis sync_checkpoint or earliest_available sync_checkpoint
             // and proxy to near-rpc
             crate::metrics::SYNC_CHECKPOINT_REQUESTS_TOTAL.inc();
-            let block_view = proxy_rpc_call(&data.near_rpc_client, params).await?;
+            let block_view = data.near_rpc_client.call(params).await?;
             Ok(near_jsonrpc_primitives::types::blocks::RpcBlockResponse { block_view })
         }
         near_primitives::types::BlockReference::Finality(finality) => {
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ pub async fn block(
                 // genesis sync_checkpoint or earliest_available sync_checkpoint
                 // and proxy to near-rpc
                 crate::metrics::OPTIMISTIC_REQUESTS_TOTAL.inc();
-                let block_view = proxy_rpc_call(&data.near_rpc_client, params).await?;
+                let block_view = data.near_rpc_client.call(params).await?;
                 Ok(near_jsonrpc_primitives::types::blocks::RpcBlockResponse { block_view })
             } else {
                 block_call(data, Params(params)).await
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ pub async fn changes_in_block_by_type(
             // genesis sync_checkpoint or earliest_available sync_checkpoint
             // and proxy to near-rpc
             crate::metrics::SYNC_CHECKPOINT_REQUESTS_TOTAL.inc();
-            Ok(proxy_rpc_call(&data.near_rpc_client, params).await?)
+            Ok(data.near_rpc_client.call(params).await?)
         }
         near_primitives::types::BlockReference::Finality(finality) => {
             if finality != &near_primitives::types::Finality::Final {
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ pub async fn changes_in_block_by_type(
                 // optimistic finality or doom_slug finality
                 // and proxy to near-rpc
                 crate::metrics::OPTIMISTIC_REQUESTS_TOTAL.inc();
-                Ok(proxy_rpc_call(&data.near_rpc_client, params).await?)
+                Ok(data.near_rpc_client.call(params).await?)
             } else {
                 changes_in_block_by_type_call(data, Params(params)).await
             }
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ pub async fn changes_in_block(
             // genesis sync_checkpoint or earliest_available sync_checkpoint
             // and proxy to near-rpc
             crate::metrics::SYNC_CHECKPOINT_REQUESTS_TOTAL.inc();
-            Ok(proxy_rpc_call(&data.near_rpc_client, params).await?)
+            Ok(data.near_rpc_client.call(params).await?)
         }
         near_primitives::types::BlockReference::Finality(finality) => {
             if finality != &near_primitives::types::Finality::Final {
@@ -146,7 +144,7 @@ pub async fn changes_in_block(
                 // optimistic finality or doom_slug finality
                 // and proxy to near-rpc
                 crate::metrics::OPTIMISTIC_REQUESTS_TOTAL.inc();
-                Ok(proxy_rpc_call(&data.near_rpc_client, params).await?)
+                Ok(data.near_rpc_client.call(params).await?)
             } else {
                 changes_in_block_call(data, Params(params)).await
             }
diff --git a/rpc-server/src/modules/clients/methods.rs b/rpc-server/src/modules/clients/methods.rs
index cc3ded4f..17aa49d3 100644
--- a/rpc-server/src/modules/clients/methods.rs
+++ b/rpc-server/src/modules/clients/methods.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use crate::config::ServerContext;
 use crate::errors::RPCError;
-use crate::utils::proxy_rpc_call;
 use jsonrpc_v2::{Data, Params};
 
 pub async fn light_client_proof(
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ pub async fn light_client_proof(
     near_jsonrpc_primitives::types::light_client::RpcLightClientExecutionProofResponse,
     RPCError,
 > {
-    Ok(proxy_rpc_call(&data.near_rpc_client, params).await?)
+    Ok(data.near_rpc_client.call(params).await?)
 }
 
 pub async fn next_light_client_block(
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ pub async fn next_light_client_block(
     >,
 ) -> Result<near_jsonrpc_primitives::types::light_client::RpcLightClientNextBlockResponse, RPCError>
 {
-    match proxy_rpc_call(&data.near_rpc_client, params).await? {
+    match data.near_rpc_client.call(params).await? {
         Some(light_client_block) => Ok(
             near_jsonrpc_primitives::types::light_client::RpcLightClientNextBlockResponse {
                 light_client_block: Some(std::sync::Arc::new(light_client_block)),
diff --git a/rpc-server/src/modules/gas/methods.rs b/rpc-server/src/modules/gas/methods.rs
index 6d808fb3..0bde82a3 100644
--- a/rpc-server/src/modules/gas/methods.rs
+++ b/rpc-server/src/modules/gas/methods.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 use crate::config::ServerContext;
 use crate::errors::RPCError;
-use crate::utils::proxy_rpc_call;
 use jsonrpc_v2::{Data, Params};
 
 pub async fn gas_price(
     data: Data<ServerContext>,
     Params(params): Params<near_jsonrpc_primitives::types::gas_price::RpcGasPriceRequest>,
 ) -> Result<near_jsonrpc_primitives::types::gas_price::RpcGasPriceResponse, RPCError> {
-    let gas_price_view = proxy_rpc_call(&data.near_rpc_client, params).await?;
+    let gas_price_view = data.near_rpc_client.call(params).await?;
     Ok(near_jsonrpc_primitives::types::gas_price::RpcGasPriceResponse { gas_price_view })
 }
diff --git a/rpc-server/src/modules/network/methods.rs b/rpc-server/src/modules/network/methods.rs
index f35554cb..f1ea56b1 100644
--- a/rpc-server/src/modules/network/methods.rs
+++ b/rpc-server/src/modules/network/methods.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use crate::errors::RPCError;
 use crate::modules::network::{
     friendly_memory_size_format, parse_validator_request, StatusResponse,
 };
-use crate::utils::proxy_rpc_call;
 use jsonrpc_v2::{Data, Params};
 use serde_json::Value;
 use sysinfo::{System, SystemExt};
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ pub async fn validators(
 ) -> Result<near_jsonrpc_primitives::types::validator::RpcValidatorResponse, RPCError> {
     match parse_validator_request(params).await {
         Ok(request) => {
-            let validator_info = proxy_rpc_call(&data.near_rpc_client, request).await?;
+            let validator_info = data.near_rpc_client.call(request).await?;
             Ok(near_jsonrpc_primitives::types::validator::RpcValidatorResponse { validator_info })
         }
         Err(err) => Err(RPCError::parse_error(&err.to_string())),
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ pub async fn validators_ordered(
     data: Data<ServerContext>,
     Params(params): Params<near_jsonrpc_primitives::types::validator::RpcValidatorsOrderedRequest>,
 ) -> Result<near_jsonrpc_primitives::types::validator::RpcValidatorsOrderedResponse, RPCError> {
-    Ok(proxy_rpc_call(&data.near_rpc_client, params).await?)
+    Ok(data.near_rpc_client.call(params).await?)
 }
 
 pub async fn genesis_config(
@@ -91,6 +90,6 @@ pub async fn protocol_config(
     data: Data<ServerContext>,
     Params(params): Params<near_jsonrpc_primitives::types::config::RpcProtocolConfigRequest>,
 ) -> Result<near_jsonrpc_primitives::types::config::RpcProtocolConfigResponse, RPCError> {
-    let config_view = proxy_rpc_call(&data.near_rpc_client, params).await?;
+    let config_view = data.near_rpc_client.call(params).await?;
     Ok(near_jsonrpc_primitives::types::config::RpcProtocolConfigResponse { config_view })
 }
diff --git a/rpc-server/src/modules/queries/methods.rs b/rpc-server/src/modules/queries/methods.rs
index d86c8d74..d36ee03f 100644
--- a/rpc-server/src/modules/queries/methods.rs
+++ b/rpc-server/src/modules/queries/methods.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use crate::modules::blocks::CacheBlock;
 #[cfg(feature = "account_access_keys")]
 use crate::modules::queries::utils::fetch_list_access_keys_from_db;
 use crate::modules::queries::utils::{fetch_state_from_db, run_contract};
-use crate::utils::proxy_rpc_call;
 #[cfg(feature = "shadow_data_consistency")]
 use crate::utils::shadow_compare_results;
 use jsonrpc_v2::{Data, Params};
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ pub async fn query(
             // genesis sync_checkpoint or earliest_available sync_checkpoint
             // and proxy to near-rpc
             crate::metrics::SYNC_CHECKPOINT_REQUESTS_TOTAL.inc();
-            Ok(proxy_rpc_call(&data.near_rpc_client, params).await?)
+            Ok(data.near_rpc_client.call(params).await?)
         }
         near_primitives::types::BlockReference::Finality(finality) => {
             if finality != &near_primitives::types::Finality::Final {
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ pub async fn query(
                 // optimistic finality or doom_slug finality
                 // and proxy to near-rpc
                 crate::metrics::OPTIMISTIC_REQUESTS_TOTAL.inc();
-                Ok(proxy_rpc_call(&data.near_rpc_client, params).await?)
+                Ok(data.near_rpc_client.call(params).await?)
             } else {
                 query_call(data, Params(params)).await
             }
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ async fn query_call(
         near_primitives::views::QueryRequest::ViewAccessKeyList { account_id } => {
             crate::metrics::QUERY_VIEW_ACCESS_KEYS_LIST_REQUESTS_TOTAL.inc();
             #[cfg(not(feature = "account_access_keys"))]
-            return Ok(crate::utils::proxy_rpc_call(&data.near_rpc_client, params).await?);
+            return Ok(data.near_rpc_client.call(params).await?);
             #[cfg(feature = "account_access_keys")]
             {
                 view_access_keys_list(&data, block, &account_id).await
diff --git a/rpc-server/src/modules/transactions/methods.rs b/rpc-server/src/modules/transactions/methods.rs
index 129b40e2..ae9daf2d 100644
--- a/rpc-server/src/modules/transactions/methods.rs
+++ b/rpc-server/src/modules/transactions/methods.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use crate::errors::RPCError;
 use crate::modules::transactions::{
     parse_signed_transaction, parse_transaction_status_common_request,
 };
-use crate::utils::proxy_rpc_call;
 #[cfg(feature = "shadow_data_consistency")]
 use crate::utils::shadow_compare_results;
 use jsonrpc_v2::{Data, Params};
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ pub async fn send_tx_async(
             near_jsonrpc_client::methods::broadcast_tx_async::RpcBroadcastTxAsyncRequest {
                 signed_transaction,
             };
-        match proxy_rpc_call(&data.near_rpc_client, proxy_params).await {
+        match data.near_rpc_client.call(proxy_params).await {
             Ok(resp) => Ok(resp),
             Err(err) => Err(RPCError::internal_error(&err.to_string())),
         }
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ pub async fn send_tx_commit(
             near_jsonrpc_client::methods::broadcast_tx_commit::RpcBroadcastTxCommitRequest {
                 signed_transaction,
             };
-        match proxy_rpc_call(&data.near_rpc_client, proxy_params).await {
+        match data.near_rpc_client.call(proxy_params).await {
             Ok(resp) => Ok(
                 near_jsonrpc_primitives::types::transactions::RpcTransactionResponse {
                     final_execution_outcome: FinalExecutionOutcome(resp),
diff --git a/rpc-server/src/utils.rs b/rpc-server/src/utils.rs
index f17ec9e1..9677e292 100644
--- a/rpc-server/src/utils.rs
+++ b/rpc-server/src/utils.rs
@@ -7,21 +7,76 @@ use sysinfo::{System, SystemExt};
 #[cfg(feature = "shadow_data_consistency")]
 const DEFAULT_RETRY_COUNT: u8 = 3;
 
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing-instrumentation", tracing::instrument(skip(params)))]
-pub async fn proxy_rpc_call<M>(
-    client: &near_jsonrpc_client::JsonRpcClient,
-    params: M,
-) -> near_jsonrpc_client::MethodCallResult<M::Response, M::Error>
-where
-    M: near_jsonrpc_client::methods::RpcMethod + std::fmt::Debug,
-{
-    tracing::debug!("PROXY call. {:?}", params);
-    client.call(params).await
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct JsonRpcClient {
+    regular_client: near_jsonrpc_client::JsonRpcClient,
+    archive_client: near_jsonrpc_client::JsonRpcClient,
+}
+
+impl JsonRpcClient {
+    pub fn new(rpc_url: http::Uri, archive_rpc_url: Option<http::Uri>) -> Self {
+        let regular_client = near_jsonrpc_client::JsonRpcClient::connect(rpc_url.to_string());
+        let archive_client = match archive_rpc_url {
+            Some(archive_rpc_url) => {
+                near_jsonrpc_client::JsonRpcClient::connect(archive_rpc_url.to_string())
+            }
+            None => regular_client.clone(),
+        };
+        Self {
+            regular_client,
+            archive_client,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn header(
+        mut self,
+        header_name: &'static str,
+        header_value: &'static str,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        self.regular_client = self.regular_client.header((header_name, header_value))?;
+        self.archive_client = self.archive_client.header((header_name, header_value))?;
+        Ok(self)
+    }
+
+    async fn rpc_call<M>(
+        &self,
+        params: M,
+        is_archive: bool,
+    ) -> near_jsonrpc_client::MethodCallResult<M::Response, M::Error>
+    where
+        M: near_jsonrpc_client::methods::RpcMethod + std::fmt::Debug,
+    {
+        if is_archive {
+            self.archive_client.call(params).await
+        } else {
+            self.regular_client.call(params).await
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn call<M>(
+        &self,
+        params: M,
+    ) -> near_jsonrpc_client::MethodCallResult<M::Response, M::Error>
+    where
+        M: near_jsonrpc_client::methods::RpcMethod + std::fmt::Debug,
+    {
+        tracing::debug!("PROXY call. {:?}", params);
+        self.rpc_call(params, false).await
+    }
+
+    pub async fn archive_call<M>(
+        &self,
+        params: M,
+    ) -> near_jsonrpc_client::MethodCallResult<M::Response, M::Error>
+    where
+        M: near_jsonrpc_client::methods::RpcMethod + std::fmt::Debug,
+    {
+        tracing::debug!("ARCHIVAL PROXY call. {:?}", params);
+        self.rpc_call(params, true).await
+    }
 }
 
-pub async fn get_final_cache_block(
-    near_rpc_client: &near_jsonrpc_client::JsonRpcClient,
-) -> Option<CacheBlock> {
+pub async fn get_final_cache_block(near_rpc_client: &JsonRpcClient) -> Option<CacheBlock> {
     let block_request_method = near_jsonrpc_client::methods::block::RpcBlockRequest {
         block_reference: near_primitives::types::BlockReference::Finality(
             near_primitives::types::Finality::Final,
@@ -146,7 +201,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn gigabytes_to_bytes(gigabytes: f64) -> usize {
 /// The function takes three arguments:
 ///
 /// `readrpc_response`: a `Result<serde_json::Value, serde_json::Error>` object representing the results from Read RPC.
-/// `client`: `near_jsonrpc_client::JsonRpcClient`.
+/// `client`: `JsonRpcClient`.
 /// `params`: `near_jsonrpc_client::methods::RpcMethod` trait.
 ///
 /// In case of a successful comparison, the function returns `Ok(())`.
@@ -154,7 +209,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn gigabytes_to_bytes(gigabytes: f64) -> usize {
 #[cfg(feature = "shadow_data_consistency")]
 pub async fn shadow_compare_results<M>(
     read_rpc_response: Result<serde_json::Value, serde_json::Error>,
-    client: near_jsonrpc_client::JsonRpcClient,
+    client: JsonRpcClient,
     params: M,
     read_rpc_response_is_ok: bool,
 ) -> Result<(), ShadowDataConsistencyError>
@@ -171,7 +226,7 @@ where
         }
     };
 
-    let mut near_rpc_response = client.call(&params).await;
+    let mut near_rpc_response = client.archive_call(&params).await;
 
     for _ in 0..DEFAULT_RETRY_COUNT {
         if let Err(json_rpc_err) = &near_rpc_response {
@@ -188,7 +243,7 @@ where
                 }
             };
             if retry {
-                near_rpc_response = client.call(&params).await;
+                near_rpc_response = client.archive_call(&params).await;
             } else {
                 break;
             }