Blockbook provides REST, websocket and socket.io API to the indexed blockchain.
There are two versions of provided API.
The legacy API is a compatible subset of API provided by Bitcore Insight. It supports only Bitcoin-type coins. The details of the REST/socket.io requests can be found in the Insight's documentation.
GET /api/v1/block-index/<block height>
GET /api/v1/tx/<txid>
GET /api/v1/address/<address>
GET /api/v1/utxo/<address>
GET /api/v1/block/<block height | block hash>
GET /api/v1/estimatefee/<number of blocks>
GET /api/v1/sendtx/<hex tx data>
POST /api/v1/sendtx (hex tx data in request body)
Socket.io interface is provided at /socket.io/
. The interface also can be explored using Blockbook Socket.io Test Page found at /test-socketio.html
.
The legacy API is provided as is and will not be further developed.
The legacy API is currently (Blockbook v0.2.1) also accessible without the /v1/ prefix, however in the future versions the version less access will be removed.
API V2 is the current version of API. It can be used with all coin types that Blockbook supports. API V2 can be accessed using REST and websocket interface.
Common principles used in API V2:
- all amounts are transferred as strings, in the lowest denomination (satoshis, wei, ...), without decimal point
- empty fields are omitted. Empty field is a string of value null or "", a number of value 0, an object of value null or an array without elements. The reason for this is that the interface serves many different coins which use only subset of the fields. Sometimes this principle can lead to slightly confusing results, for example when transaction version is 0, the field version is omitted.
The following methods are supported:
- Get block hash
- Get transaction
- Get transaction specific
- Get address
- Get xpub
- Get utxo
- Get block
- Send transaction
GET /api/v2/block-index/<block height>
Response:
{
"blockHash": "ed8f3af8c10ca70a136901c6dd3adf037f0aea8a93fbe9e80939214034300f1e"
}
Get transaction returns "normalized" data about transaction, which has the same general structure for all supported coins. It does not return coin specific fields (for example information about Zcash shielded addresses).
GET /api/v2/tx/<txid>
Response for Bitcoin-type coins:
{
"txid": "9e2bc8fbd40af17a6564831f84aef0cab2046d4bad19e91c09d21bff2c851851",
"version": 1,
"vin": [
{
"txid": "f124e6999bf67e710b9e8a8ac4dbb08a64aa9c264120cf98793455e36a531615",
"vout": 2,
"sequence": 4294967295,
"n": 0,
"addresses": [
"DDhUv8JZGmSxKYV95NLnbRTUKni9cDZD3S"
],
"value": "55795108999999",
"hex": "473...2c7ec77bb982"
}
],
"vout": [
{
"value": "55585679000000",
"n": 0,
"hex": "76a914feaca9d9fa7120c7c587c00c639bb18d40faadd388ac",
"addresses": [
"DUMh1rPrXTrCN2Z9EHsLPg7b78rACHB2h7"
]
},
{
"value": "209329999999",
"n": 1,
"hex": "76a914ea8984be785868391d92f49c14933f47c152ea0a88ac",
"addresses": [
"DSXDQ6rnwLX47WFRnemctoXPHA9pLMxqXn"
]
}
],
"blockhash": "78d1f3de899a10dd2e580704226ebf9508e95e1706f177fc9c31c47f245d2502",
"blockheight": 2647927,
"confirmations": 1,
"blocktime": 1553088212,
"value": "55795008999999",
"valueIn": "55795108999999",
"fees": "100000000",
"hex": "0100000...0011000"
}
Response for Ethereum-type coins. There is always only one vin, only one vout, possibly an array of tokentransfers and ethereumspecific part. Missing is hex field:
{
"txid": "0xb78a36a4a0e7d708d595c3b193cace8f5b420e72e1f595a5387d87de509f0806",
"vin": [
{
"n": 0,
"addresses": [
"0x9c2e011c0ce0d75c2b62b9c5a0ba0a7456593803"
]
}
],
"vout": [
{
"value": "0",
"n": 0,
"addresses": [
"0xc32ae45504ee9482db99cfa21066a59e877bc0e6"
]
}
],
"blockhash": "0x39df7fb0893200e1e78c04f98691637a89b64e7a3edd96c16f2537e2fd56c414",
"blockheight": 5241585,
"confirmations": 3,
"blocktime": 1553088337,
"value": "0",
"fees": "402501000000000",
"tokentransfers": [
{
"type": "ERC20",
"from": "0x9c2e011c0ce0d75c2b62b9c5a0ba0a7456593803",
"to": "0x583cbbb8a8443b38abcc0c956bece47340ea1367",
"token": "0xc32ae45504ee9482db99cfa21066a59e877bc0e6",
"name": "Tangany Test Token",
"symbol": "TATETO",
"decimals": 18,
"value": "133800000"
}
],
"ethereumspecific": {
"status": 1,
"nonce": 2830,
"gaslimit": 36591,
"gasused": 36591,
"gasprice": "11000000000"
}
}
Returns transaction data in the exact format as returned by backend, including all coin specific fields:
GET /api/v2/tx-specific/<txid>
Response:
{
"hex": "040000808...8e6e73cb009",
"txid": "7a0a0ff6f67bac2a856c7296382b69151949878de6fb0d01a8efa197182b2913",
"overwintered": true,
"version": 4,
"versiongroupid": "892f2085",
"locktime": 0,
"expiryheight": 495680,
"vin": [],
"vout": [],
"vjoinsplit": [],
"valueBalance": 0,
"vShieldedSpend": [
{
"cv": "50258bfa65caa9f42f4448b9194840c7da73afc8159faf7358140bfd0f237962",
"anchor": "6beb3b64ecb30033a9032e1a65a68899917625d1fdd2540e70f19f3078f5dd9b",
"nullifier": "08e5717f6606af7c2b01206ff833eaa6383bb49c7451534b2e16d588956fd10a",
"rk": "36841a9be87a7022445b77f433cdd0355bbed498656ab399aede1e5285e9e4a2",
"proof": "aecf824dbae8eea863ec6...73878c37391f01df520aa",
"spendAuthSig": "65b9477cb1ec5da...1178fe402e5702c646945197108339609"
},
{
"cv": "a5aab3721e33d6d6360eabd21cbd07524495f202149abdc3eb30f245d503678c",
"anchor": "6beb3b64ecb30033a9032e1a65a68899917625d1fdd2540e70f19f3078f5dd9b",
"nullifier": "60e790d6d0e12e777fb2b18bc97cf42a92b1e47460e1bd0b0ffd294c23232cc9",
"rk": "2d741695e76351597712b4a04d2a4e108a116f376283d2d104219b86e2930117",
"proof": "a0c2a6fdcbba966b9894...3a9c3118b76c8e2352d524cbb44c02decaeda7",
"spendAuthSig": "feea902e01eac9ebd...b43b4af6b607ce5b0b38f708"
}
],
"vShieldedOutput": [
{
"cv": "23db384cde862f20238a1004e57ba18f114acabc7fd2ac029757f82af5bd4cab",
"cmu": "3ff5a5ff521fabefb5287fef4feb2642d69ead5fe18e6ac717cfd76a8d4088bc",
"ephemeralKey": "057ff6e059967784fa6ac34ad9ecfd9c0c0aba743b7cd444a65ecc32192d5870",
"encCiphertext": "a533d3b99b...a0204",
"outCiphertext": "4baabc15199504b1...c1ad6a",
"proof": "aa1fb2706cba5...1ec7e81f5deea90d4f57713f3b4fc8d636908235fa378ebf1"
}
],
"bindingSig": "bc018af8808387...5130bb382ad8e6e73cb009",
"blockhash": "0000000001c4aa394e796dd1b82e358f114535204f6f5b6cf4ad58dc439c47af",
"confirmations": 5222,
"time": 1552301566,
"blocktime": 1552301566
}
Returns balances and transactions of an address. The returned transactions are sorted by block height, newest blocks first.
GET /api/v2/address/<address>[?page=<page>&pageSize=<size>&from=<block height>&to=<block height>&details=<basic|tokens|tokenBalances|txids|txs>]
The optional query parameters:
- page: specifies page of returned transactions, starting from 1. If out of range, Blockbook returns the closest possible page.
- pageSize: number of transactions returned by call (default and maximum 1000)
- from, to: filter of the returned transactions from block height to block height (default no filter)
- details: specifies level of details returned by request (default txids)
- basic: return only address balances, without any transactions
- tokens: basic + tokens belonging to the address (applicable only to some coins)
- tokenBalances: basic + tokens with balances + belonging to the address (applicable only to some coins)
- txids: tokenBalances + list of txids, subject to from, to filter and paging
- txs: tokenBalances + list of transaction with details, subject to from, to filter and paging
Response:
{
"page": 1,
"totalPages": 1,
"itemsOnPage": 1000,
"address": "D5Z7XrtJNg7hAtznSDMXvfiFmMYphwuWz7",
"balance": "2432468097999991",
"totalReceived": "3992283916999979",
"totalSent": "1559815818999988",
"unconfirmedBalance": "0",
"unconfirmedTxs": 0,
"txs": 3,
"txids": [
"461dd46d5d6f56d765f82e60e6bf0727a3a1d1cb8c4144373d805b152a21d308",
"bdb5b47603c5d174eae3384c368068c8e9d2183b398ed0e31d125defa4447a10",
"5c1d2686d70d82bd8e84b5d3dc4bd0e8485e28cdc865336db6a5e40b2098277d"
]
}
Returns balances and transactions of an xpub, applicable only for Bitcoin-type coins.
Blockbook supports BIP44, BIP49 and BIP84 derivation schemes. It expects xpub at level 3 derivation path, i.e. m/purpose'/coin_type'/account'/. Blockbook completes the change/address_index part of the path when deriving addresses.
The BIP version is determined by the prefix of the xpub. The prefixes for each coin are defined by fields xpub_magic
, xpub_magic_segwit_p2sh
, xpub_magic_segwit_native
in the trezor-common library. If the prefix is not recognized, Blockbook defaults to BIP44 derivation scheme.
The returned transactions are sorted by block height, newest blocks first.
GET /api/v2/xpub/<xpub>[?page=<page>&pageSize=<size>&from=<block height>&to=<block height>&details=<basic|tokens|tokenBalances|txids|txs>&tokens=<nonzero|used|derived>]
The optional query parameters:
- page: specifies page of returned transactions, starting from 1. If out of range, Blockbook returns the closest possible page.
- pageSize: number of transactions returned by call (default and maximum 1000)
- from, to: filter of the returned transactions from block height to block height (default no filter)
- details: specifies level of details returned by request (default txids)
- basic: return only xpub balances, without any derived addresses and transactions
- tokens: basic + tokens (addresses) derived from the xpub, subject to tokens parameter
- tokenBalances: basic + tokens (addresses) derived from the xpub with balances, subject to tokens parameter
- txids: tokenBalances + list of txids, subject to from, to filter and paging
- txs: tokenBalances + list of transaction with details, subject to from, to filter and paging
- tokens: specifies what tokens (xpub addresses) are returned by the request (default nonzero)
- nonzero: return only addresses with nonzero balance
- used: return addresses with at least one transaction
- derived: return all derived addresses
Response:
{
"page": 1,
"totalPages": 1,
"itemsOnPage": 1000,
"address": "dgub8sbe5Mi8LA4dXB9zPfLZW8arm...9Vjp2HHx91xdDEmWYpmD49fpoUYF",
"balance": "0",
"totalReceived": "3083381250",
"totalSent": "3083381250",
"unconfirmedBalance": "0",
"unconfirmedTxs": 0,
"txs": 5,
"txids": [
"383ccb5da16fccad294e24a2ef77bdee5810573bb1b252d8b2af4f0ac8c4e04c",
"75fb93d47969ac92112628e39148ad22323e96f0004c18f8c75938cffb6c1798",
"e8cd84f204b4a42b98e535e72f461dd9832aa081458720b0a38db5856a884876",
"57833d50969208091bd6c950599a1b5cf9d66d992ae8a8d3560fb943b98ebb23",
"9cfd6295f20e74ddca6dd816c8eb71a91e4da70fe396aca6f8ce09dc2947839f",
],
"totalTokens": 2,
"tokens": [
{
"type": "XPUBAddress",
"name": "DUCd1B3YBiXL5By15yXgSLZtEkvwsgEdqS",
"path": "m/44'/3'/0'/0/0",
"transfers": 3,
"decimals": 8,
"balance": "0",
"totalReceived": "2803986975",
"totalSent": "2803986975"
},
{
"type": "XPUBAddress",
"name": "DKu2a8Wo6zC2dmBBYXwUG3fxWDHbKnNiPj",
"path": "m/44'/3'/0'/1/0",
"transfers": 2,
"decimals": 8,
"balance": "0",
"totalReceived": "279394275",
"totalSent": "279394275"
}
]
}
Note: totalTokens always returns total number of used addresses of xpub.
Returns array of unspent transaction outputs of address or xpub, applicable only for Bitcoin-type coins. By default, the list contains both confirmed and unconfirmed transactions. The query parameter confirmed=true disables return of unconfirmed transactions. The returned utxos are sorted by block height, newest blocks first. For xpubs the response also contains address and derivation path of the utxo.
GET /api/v2/utxo/<address|xpub>[?confirmed=true]
Response:
[
{
"txid": "13d26cd939bf5d155b1c60054e02d9c9b832a85e6ec4f2411be44b6b5a2842e9",
"vout": 0,
"value": "1422303206539",
"height": 2648082,
"confirmations": 8
},
{
"txid": "de4f379fdc3ea9be063e60340461a014f372a018d70c3db35701654e7066b3ef",
"vout": 0,
"value": "122492339065",
"height": 2646043,
"confirmations": 2047
},
{
"txid": "9e8eb9b3d2e8e4b5d6af4c43a9196dfc55a05945c8675904d8c61f404ea7b1e9",
"vout": 0,
"value": "142771322208",
"height": 2644885,
"confirmations": 3205
}
]
Returns information about block with transactions, subject to paging.
GET /api/v2/block/<block height|block hash>
Response:
{
"page": 1,
"totalPages": 1,
"itemsOnPage": 1000,
"hash": "760f8ed32894ccce9c1ea11c8a019cadaa82bcb434b25c30102dd7e43f326217",
"previousblockhash": "786a1f9f38493d32fd9f9c104d748490a070bc74a83809103bcadd93ae98288f",
"nextblockhash": "151615691b209de41dda4798a07e62db8429488554077552ccb1c4f8c7e9f57a",
"height": 2648059,
"confirmations": 47,
"size": 951,
"time": 1553096617,
"version": 6422787,
"merkleroot": "6783f6083788c4f69b8af23bd2e4a194cf36ac34d590dfd97e510fe7aebc72c8",
"nonce": "0",
"bits": "1a063f3b",
"difficulty": "2685605.260733312",
"txCount": 2,
"txs": [
{
"txid": "2b9fc57aaa8d01975631a703b0fc3f11d70671953fc769533b8078a04d029bf9",
"vin": [
{
"n": 0,
"value": "0"
}
],
"vout": [
{
"value": "1000100000000",
"n": 0,
"addresses": [
"D6ravJL6Fgxtgp8k2XZZt1QfUmwwGuLwQJ"
]
}
],
"blockhash": "760f8ed32894ccce9c1ea11c8a019cadaa82bcb434b25c30102dd7e43f326217",
"blockheight": 2648059,
"confirmations": 47,
"blocktime": 1553096617,
"value": "1000100000000",
"valueIn": "0",
"fees": "0"
},
{
"txid": "d7ce10ecf9819801ecd6ee045cbb33436eef36a7db138206494bacedfd2832cf",
"vin": [
{
"n": 0,
"addresses": [
"9sLa1AKzjWuNTe1CkLh5GDYyRP9enb1Spp"
],
"value": "1277595845202"
}
],
"vout": [
{
"value": "9900000000",
"n": 0,
"addresses": [
"DMnjrbcCEoeyvr7GEn8DS4ZXQjwq7E2zQU"
]
},
{
"value": "1267595845202",
"n": 1,
"spent": true,
"addresses": [
"9sLa1AKzjWuNTe1CkLh5GDYyRP9enb1Spp"
]
}
],
"blockhash": "760f8ed32894ccce9c1ea11c8a019cadaa82bcb434b25c30102dd7e43f326217",
"blockheight": 2648059,
"confirmations": 47,
"blocktime": 1553096617,
"value": "1277495845202",
"valueIn": "1277595845202",
"fees": "100000000"
}
]
}
Sends new transaction to backend.
GET /api/v2/sendtx/<hex tx data>
POST /api/v2/sendtx (hex tx data in request body)
Response:
{
"result": "7c3be24063f268aaa1ed81b64776798f56088757641a34fb156c4f51ed2e9d25"
}
or in case of error
{
"error": {
"message": "error message"
}
}
Websocket interface is provided at /websocket/
. The interface also can be explored using Blockbook Websocket Test Page found at /test-websocket.html
.