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Kusama node API

node connected to sidecar

Kusama node API is one of 21 APIs that Kusama publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include node. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 20.14.1.

Requests are made against 5 base URLs: https://polkadot-public-sidecar.parity-chains.parity.io/, https://kusama-public-sidecar.parity-chains.parity.io/, https://polkadot-asset-hub-public-sidecar.parity-chains.parity.io/, https://kusama-asset-hub-public-sidecar.parity-chains.parity.io/, http://localhost:8080.

3 operations 3 paths 5 schemas 3 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
20.14.1
Base URL
https://kusama-rpc.polkadot.io/
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 3

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

node 3

node connected to sidecar

GET
/node/network
Get information about the Substrate node's activity in the peer-to-peer network.
getNodeNetworking → 200
GET
/node/transaction-pool
Get pending extrinsics from the Substrate node.
getNodeTransactionPool 1 param → 200
GET
/node/version
Get information about the Substrates node's implementation and versioning.
getNodeVersion → 200

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are NodeNetwork (7 properties), PeerInfo (5 properties), NodeVersion (3 properties), TransactionPool (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

PeerInfo
object
5 properties
NodeNetwork
object
7 properties
NodeRole
string
Role of this node. (N.B. Sentry nodes are being deprecated.)
TransactionPool
object
1 property
NodeVersion
object
Version information of the node.
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

kusama-node-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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