Cardano Cardano » Blocks API
The Cardano » Blocks API from Cardano — 11 operation(s) for cardano » blocks.
Cardano Cardano » Blocks 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 » Blocks. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and rate-limit docs.
This API exposes 11 operations across 11 paths, and defines 5 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.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 1
Cardano Cardano » Blocks 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 11
Across 11 paths, the API surfaces 11 operations — 11 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Schemas 5
The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is block_content (17 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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