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Avalanche

Avalanche EVM Contracts API

Find information about contracts on EVM-compatible chains, such as the Avalanche C-Chain.

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Avalanche EVM Contracts API is one of 25 APIs that Avalanche publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include EVM Contracts. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, and rate-limit docs.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 17 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://data-api.avax.network.

1 operations 1 paths 17 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://glacier-api.avax.network/v1
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Avalanche EVM Contracts API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as x-glacier-api-key (apiKey). By default, every request must be authenticated, though some operations may also be called without credentials.

  • apiKey — Api keys provide higher access to rate limits. To obtain an api key, sign up for an account at https://build.avax.network/console/utilities/data-api-keys.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

EVM Contracts 1

Find information about contracts on EVM-compatible chains, such as the Avalanche C-Chain.

GET
/v1/chains/{chainId}/addresses/{address}
Get contract metadata
getContractMetadata 2 params → 200400401403404429500502

Schemas 17

The contract defines 17 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Erc20Contract (15 properties), Erc1155Contract (14 properties), Erc721Contract (13 properties), UnknownContract (12 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

PricingProviders
object
1 property
ServiceUnavailable
object
3 properties 3 required
BadGateway
object
3 properties 3 required
Unauthorized
object
3 properties 3 required
Erc20Contract
object
15 properties 3 required
BadRequest
object
3 properties 3 required
NotFound
object
3 properties 3 required
ContractDeploymentDetails
object
3 properties 2 required
ImageAsset
object
2 properties
Forbidden
object
3 properties 3 required
Erc721Contract
object
13 properties 2 required
UnknownContract
object
12 properties 2 required
TooManyRequests
object
3 properties 3 required
InternalServerError
object
3 properties 3 required
Erc1155Contract
object
14 properties 2 required
ResourceLinkType
string
ResourceLink
object
2 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

avalanche-evm-contracts-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Avalanche EVM Balances API
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Avalanche EVM Blocks API
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Avalanche EVM Chains API
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Avalanche EVM Transactions API
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Avalanche Health Check API
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Avalanche Interchain Messaging API
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Avalanche NFTs API
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API Details
ID
avalanche:avalanche-evm-contracts-api
Base URL
https://glacier-api.avax.network/v1
Docs
https://developers.avacloud.io/data-api/overview
Provider
Avalanche
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