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Cardano Cardano » Addresses API

The Cardano » Addresses API from Cardano — 7 operation(s) for cardano » addresses.

Cardano Cardano » Addresses API is one of 21 APIs that Cardano publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Cardano » Addresses. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and rate-limit docs.

This API exposes 7 operations across 7 paths, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 0.1.89.

Requests are made against 4 base URLs: https://cardano-mainnet.blockfrost.io/api/v0, https://cardano-preprod.blockfrost.io/api/v0, https://cardano-preview.blockfrost.io/api/v0, https://localhost:3000.

7 operations 7 paths 6 schemas 7 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
0.1.89
Base URL
https://cardano-mainnet.blockfrost.io/api/v0
Authentication
API Key
License
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Cardano Cardano » Addresses API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as project_id (project_id). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • project_id — There are multiple token types available based on network you choose when creating a Blockfrost a project, for a list of token types see available networks.

Paths & Operations 7

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 7 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Cardano » Addresses 7
GET
/addresses/{address}
Specific address
1 param → 200400403404418429500
GET
/addresses/{address}/extended
Extended information of a specific address
1 param → 200400403404418429500
GET
/addresses/{address}/total
Address details
1 param → 200400403404418429500
GET
/addresses/{address}/utxos
Address UTXOs
4 params → 200400403404418429500
GET
/addresses/{address}/utxos/{asset}
Address UTXOs of a given asset
5 params → 200400403404418429500
GET
/addresses/{address}/txsdeprecated
Address txs
4 params → 200400403404418429500
GET
/addresses/{address}/transactions
Address transactions
6 params → 200400403404418429500

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are address_content_extended (5 properties), address_content (5 properties), address_content_total (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

address_utxo_content
array
address_content_total
object
4 properties 4 required
address_content
object
5 properties 5 required
address_transactions_content
array
address_content_extended
object
5 properties 5 required
address_txs_content
array

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

cardano-cardano-addresses-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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