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Cardano Cardano » Epochs API

The Cardano » Epochs API from Cardano — 10 operation(s) for cardano » epochs.

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

This API exposes 10 operations across 10 paths, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, 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.

10 operations 10 paths 6 schemas 10 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
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 » Epochs 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 10

Across 10 paths, the API surfaces 10 operations — 10 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Cardano » Epochs 10
GET
/epochs/latest
Latest epoch
→ 200400403404418429500
GET
/epochs/latest/parameters
Latest epoch protocol parameters
→ 200400403404418429500
GET
/epochs/{number}
Specific epoch
1 param → 200400403404418429500
GET
/epochs/{number}/next
Listing of next epochs
3 params → 200400403404418429500
GET
/epochs/{number}/previous
Listing of previous epochs
3 params → 200400403404418429500
GET
/epochs/{number}/stakes
Stake distribution
3 params → 200400403404418429500
GET
/epochs/{number}/stakes/{pool_id}
Stake distribution by pool
4 params → 200400403404418429500
GET
/epochs/{number}/blocks
Block distribution
4 params → 200400403404418429500
GET
/epochs/{number}/blocks/{pool_id}
Block distribution by pool
5 params → 200400403404418429500
GET
/epochs/{number}/parameters
Protocol parameters
1 param → 200400403404418429500

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are epoch_param_content (56 properties), epoch_content (10 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

epoch_block_content
array
epoch_stake_pool_content
array
epoch_param_content
object
56 properties 55 required
epoch_content
object
10 properties 10 required
epoch_content_array
array
epoch_stake_content
array

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

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

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