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Cardano Cardano » Utilities API

The Cardano » Utilities API from Cardano — 3 operation(s) for cardano » utilities.

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

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, 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.

3 operations 3 paths 1 schemas 1 GET2 POST

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 » Utilities 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 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 1 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Cardano » Utilities 3
GET
/utils/addresses/xpub/{xpub}/{role}/{index}
Derive an address
3 params → 200400403404418429500
POST
/utils/txs/evaluate
Submit a transaction for execution units evaluation
2 params body → 200400403404418425429500
POST
/utils/txs/evaluate/utxos
Submit a transaction for execution units evaluation (additional UTXO set)
2 params body → 200400403404418425429500

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is utils_addresses_xpub (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

utils_addresses_xpub
object
4 properties 4 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

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

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