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Cardano Cardano » Assets API

The Cardano » Assets API from Cardano — 7 operation(s) for cardano » assets.

Cardano Cardano » Assets 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 » Assets. 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 7 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 7 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 » Assets 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 » Assets 7
GET
/assets
Assets
3 params → 200400403404418429500
GET
/assets/{asset}
Specific asset
1 param → 200400403404418429500
GET
/assets/{asset}/history
Asset history
4 params → 200400403404418429500
GET
/assets/{asset}/txsdeprecated
Asset txs
4 params → 200400403404418429500
GET
/assets/{asset}/transactions
Asset transactions
4 params → 200400403404418429500
GET
/assets/{asset}/addresses
Asset addresses
4 params → 200400403404418429500
GET
/assets/policy/{policy_id}
Assets of a specific policy
4 params → 200400403404418429500

Schemas 7

The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is asset (11 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

asset_txs
array
asset_transactions
array
asset_policy
array
asset_addresses
array
asset_history
array
asset
object
11 properties 9 required
assets
array

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

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

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