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Blockchain.com

Blockchain.com Network API

Simple network metrics — difficulty, block height, supply, ETA, averages.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Blockchain.com Network API is one of 12 APIs that Blockchain.com publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Network. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 13 operations across 13 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.blockchain.info, https://blockchain.info.

13 operations 13 paths 0 schemas 13 GET

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://blockchain.info
Contact
Blockchain.com
License
Blockchain.com API Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 13

Across 13 paths, the API surfaces 13 operations — 13 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Network 13

Simple network metrics — difficulty, block height, supply, ETA, averages.

GET
/q/getdifficulty
Blockchain.com Get Current Difficulty
getDifficulty → 200
GET
/q/getblockcount
Blockchain.com Get Current Block Count
getBlockCount → 200
GET
/q/latesthash
Blockchain.com Get the Latest Block Hash
getLatestHash → 200
GET
/q/bcperblock
Blockchain.com Get the Current Block Reward
getBcPerBlock → 200
GET
/q/totalbc
Blockchain.com Get Total Bitcoins in Circulation
getTotalBc → 200
GET
/q/probability
Blockchain.com Get Block Solve Probability
getProbability → 200
GET
/q/hashestowin
Blockchain.com Get Hashes Needed to Solve a Block
getHashesToWin → 200
GET
/q/nextretarget
Blockchain.com Get Next Difficulty Retarget Block
getNextRetarget → 200
GET
/q/avgtxsize
Blockchain.com Get Average Transaction Size
getAverageTxSize 1 param → 200
GET
/q/avgtxvalue
Blockchain.com Get Average Transaction Value
getAverageTxValue 1 param → 200
GET
/q/interval
Blockchain.com Get Average Interval Between Blocks
getBlockInterval → 200
GET
/q/eta
Blockchain.com Get ETA of the Next Block
getEta → 200
GET
/q/avgtxnumber
Blockchain.com Get Average Transactions Per Block
getAverageTxNumber 1 param → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

blockchain-network-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
blockchain:blockchain-network-api
Base URL
https://blockchain.info
Docs
https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/api/blockchain_api
Provider
Blockchain.com
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