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Cardano Cardano » Ledger API

The Cardano » Ledger API from Cardano — 1 operation(s) for cardano » ledger.

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

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 1 schema. 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.

1 operations 1 paths 1 schemas 1 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 » Ledger 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 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Cardano » Ledger 1
GET
/genesis
Blockchain genesis
→ 200400403418429500

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is genesis_content (10 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

genesis_content
object
10 properties 10 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

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

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