Introduction

WhatsOnChain provides access to Bitcoin SV blocks, transactions, address activity, On Chain data, stats and much more via simple REST API.

You can also use this API to broadcast transactions.

Supported Networks:

• Mainnet
• Testnet
• STN

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Authentication

At this stage no authentication is required.

Rate Limits

Up to 3 requests/sec. Need more? Please let us know in the WoC devs telegram channel or send us an email at [email protected]

Health

Get api status

curl "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/woc"

The above request returns below plain text response:

"Whats On Chain"

Simple endpoint to show that the API server is up and running

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/woc

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main , test or stn

Chain Info

Get blockchain info

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/chain/info"

Response JSON structure:

{
    "chain": "main",
    "blocks": 635302,
    "headers": 635299,
    "bestblockhash": "000000000000000002a40d7410a6c08109521c14f4cf354e7b352b4eab8aa4ea",
    "difficulty": 287310033717.7086,
    "mediantime": 1589703256,
    "verificationprogress": 0.9999754124031851,
    "pruned": false,
    "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000010969f724913e0fe59377f4"
}

This endpoint retrieves information about the state of the chain for the selected network.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/chain/info

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main , test or stn

Get circulating supply

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/circulatingsupply"

Response:

18227675

This endpoint retrieves the circulating supply of BSV.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/circulatingsupply

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main

Get chain tips

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/chain/tips"

Response JSON structure:

[
  {
    "height": 721622,
    "hash": "000000000000000005693b8ef945a19fd269d2b19ebbad74e3d98d4427b2f1e0",
    "branchlen": 0,
    "status": "active"
  },
  {
    "height": 721213,
    "hash": "00000000000000000478d6745b0f4060f1a00c143846a99b2dd6e1ee0e7492a0",
    "branchlen": 1,
    "status": "valid-fork"
  },
  ...
]

This endpoint retrieves information about all known tips in the block tree.

Possible values for status:

1. invalid: This branch contains at least one invalid block
2. headers-only: Not all blocks for this branch are available, but the headers are valid
3. valid-headers: All blocks are available for this branch, but they were never fully validated
4. valid-fork: This branch is not part of the active chain, but is fully validated
5. active: This is the tip of the active main chain, which is certainly valid

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/chain/tips

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main

Block

Get by hash

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/block/hash/000000000000000004a288072ebb35e37233f419918f9783d499979cb6ac33eb"

Response JSON structure:

{
  "hash": "000000000000000004a288072ebb35e37233f419918f9783d499979cb6ac33eb",
  "confirmations": 89,
  "size": 14421,
  "height": 575045,
  "version": 536928256,
  "versionHex": "2000e000",
  "merkleroot": "4ebcba09addd720991d03473f39dce4b9a72cc164e505cd446687a54df9b1585",
  "txcount": 5,
  "tx": [
    "bb146889d71357667c58a37258f40b0521a6ba7a259fbfa721b747d55567551a",
    "c7e8317b48e72644e2b83c87c54f61bcda82326392f969a097fb801aed69b500",
    "fd39debc631cf1a97702052fa60303d53062d6f2c1b624ab1f5fc0d20233736f",
    "65cb37947ccb7c5b7cc4ac36a200613bfc39a7f7c6c0314a23dbcc5b3908b5b8",
    "0f9d562702259822778193ff46f0c6d5e4aa744a433982770d3134e2bf454d10"
  ],
  "time": 1553416668,
  "mediantime": 1553414858,
  "nonce": 87914848,
  "bits": "180997ee",
  "difficulty": 114608607557.4425,
  "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ddf5d385546872bab7dc01",
  "previousblockhash": "00000000000000000988156c7075dc9147a5b62922f1310862e8b9000d46dd9b",
  "nextblockhash": "00000000000000000112b36a37c10235fa0c991f680bc5482ba9692e0ae697db",
  "coinbaseTx": {
    "hex": "01000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffffffff220345c6082f626d67706f6f6c2e636f6d2f473173717918707a8aae4a936f101e0000ffffffff018ed9814a000000001976a91485770ad0ee64a4f3ee4027e199c32f876e03a2d988ac00000000",
    "txid": "bb146889d71357667c58a37258f40b0521a6ba7a259fbfa721b747d55567551a",
    "hash": "bb146889d71357667c58a37258f40b0521a6ba7a259fbfa721b747d55567551a",
    "size": 119,
    "version": 1,
    "locktime": 0,
    "vin": [
      {
        "txid": "",
        "vout": 0,
        "scriptSig": {
          "asm": "",
          "hex": ""
        },
        "sequence": 4294967295,
        "coinbase": "0345c6082f626d67706f6f6c2e636f6d2f473173717918707a8aae4a936f101e0000"
      }
    ],
    "vout": [
      {
        "value": 12.50023822,
        "n": 0,
        "scriptPubKey": {
          "asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 85770ad0ee64a4f3ee4027e199c32f876e03a2d9 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
          "hex": "76a91485770ad0ee64a4f3ee4027e199c32f876e03a2d988ac",
          "reqSigs": 1,
          "type": 0,
          "addresses": ["1DAhUiQxHzL1oAusoUDdUM89spXuAG1sqy"],
          "opReturn": null
        }
      }
    ],
    "blockhash": "000000000000000004a288072ebb35e37233f419918f9783d499979cb6ac33eb",
    "confirmations": 89,
    "time": 1553416668,
    "blocktime": 1553416668
  },
  "totalFees": 0.0002382199999999557,
  "miner": "Bmgpool",
  "pages": null
}

This endpoint retrieves the block details of a given hash.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/block/hash/<hash>

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main , test or stn
hash	The hash of the block to retrieve

Get by height

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/block/height/575191"

Response JSON structure:

{
  "hash": "0000000000000000091216c46973d82db057a6f9911352892b7769ed517681c3",
  "confirmations": 1,
  "size": 611,
  "height": 575191,
  "version": 536870912,
  "versionHex": "20000000",
  "merkleroot": "95a920b1002bed05379a0d2650bb13eb216138f28ee80172f4cf21048528dc60",
  "txcount": 3,
  "tx": [
    "c1d32f28baa27a376ba977f6a8de6ce0a87041157cef0274b20bfda2b0d8df96",
    "7e0ba1980522125f1f40d19a249ab3ae036001b991776813d25aebe08e8b8a50",
    "5c4d44b9b8d2ec6e0835ac90f206cecb26bf51033f31d4c659975b7534853409"
  ],
  "time": 1553501874,
  "mediantime": 1553499038,
  "nonce": 2482491775,
  "bits": "180978d5",
  "difficulty": 116078424449.9863,
  "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000de04fc280ef3a599fbadde",
  "previousblockhash": "00000000000000000012ce7f4bbce3346ac438ab7fdcb6fa5440db9857856a7f",
  "nextblockhash": "",
  "coinbaseTx": {
    "hex": "01000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffffffff1c03d7c6082f7376706f6f6c2e636f6d2f3edff034600055b8467f0040ffffffff01247e814a000000001976a914492558fb8ca71a3591316d095afc0f20ef7d42f788ac00000000",
    "txid": "c1d32f28baa27a376ba977f6a8de6ce0a87041157cef0274b20bfda2b0d8df96",
    "hash": "c1d32f28baa27a376ba977f6a8de6ce0a87041157cef0274b20bfda2b0d8df96",
    "size": 113,
    "version": 1,
    "locktime": 0,
    "vin": [
      {
        "txid": "",
        "vout": 0,
        "scriptSig": {
          "asm": "",
          "hex": ""
        },
        "sequence": 4294967295,
        "coinbase": "03d7c6082f7376706f6f6c2e636f6d2f3edff034600055b8467f0040"
      }
    ],
    "vout": [
      {
        "value": 12.5000042,
        "n": 0,
        "scriptPubKey": {
          "asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 492558fb8ca71a3591316d095afc0f20ef7d42f7 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
          "hex": "76a914492558fb8ca71a3591316d095afc0f20ef7d42f788ac",
          "reqSigs": 1,
          "type": 0,
          "addresses": ["17fm4xevwDh3XRHv9UoqYrVgPMbwcGHsUs"],
          "opReturn": null
        }
      }
    ],
    "blockhash": "0000000000000000091216c46973d82db057a6f9911352892b7769ed517681c3",
    "confirmations": 1,
    "time": 1553501874,
    "blocktime": 1553501874
  },
  "totalFees": 0.000004199999999343618,
  "miner": "SVpool",
  "pages": null
}

This endpoint retrieves the block details of a given block height.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/block/height/<height>

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main , test or stn
height	The height of the block to retrieve

Get block pages

If the block has more that 100 transactions the page URIs will be provided in the pages element when getting a block by hash or height.

Example pages element in Get block by height or hash response

{
    "hash": "000000000000000004a288072ebb35e37233f419918f9783d499979cb6ac33eb",
    ...
    "pages": {
        "uri": [
            "/block/hash/000000000000000000885a4d8e9912f085b42288adc58b3ee5830a7da9f4fef4/page/1",
            "/block/hash/000000000000000000885a4d8e9912f085b42288adc58b3ee5830a7da9f4fef4/page/2",
            ...
    ],
        "size": 50000
    }

curl --location --request GET  "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/block/hash/000000000000000000885a4d8e9912f085b42288adc58b3ee5830a7da9f4fef4/page/1"

Response JSON structure:

[
    "89b4e01ea1ab27edb6ea66899637b526faebeb42ca0302ff9ed916670f1330fe",
    "1097bfc9b1f586352a1ab29afd27c1f89e0a5d9790ea08a2b2a7d988ea6f2cfe",
    ....
]

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/block/hash/<hash>/page/<number>

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main , test or stn
hash	The hash of the block to retrieve
number	Page number

Get header by hash

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/block/000000000000000004a288072ebb35e37233f419918f9783d499979cb6ac33eb/header"

Response JSON structure:

{
  "hash": "000000000000000004a288072ebb35e37233f419918f9783d499979cb6ac33eb",
  "confirmations": 68461,
  "height": 575045,
  "version": 536928256,
  "versionHex": "2000e000",
  "merkleroot": "4ebcba09addd720991d03473f39dce4b9a72cc164e505cd446687a54df9b1585",
  "time": 1553416668,
  "mediantime": 1553414858,
  "nonce": 87914848,
  "bits": "180997ee",
  "difficulty": 114608607557.4425,
  "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ddf5d385546872bab7dc01",
  "previousblockhash": "00000000000000000988156c7075dc9147a5b62922f1310862e8b9000d46dd9b",
  "nextblockhash": "00000000000000000112b36a37c10235fa0c991f680bc5482ba9692e0ae697db"
}

This endpoint retrieves the block header details of a given hash.

Use '?format=block-headers-client' as a query parameter for the block-headers-client response format.

Possible values for the status when the block-headers-client format is requested:

1. active: Block is part of the current active chain.
2. orphaned: Block is not part the current active chain.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/block/<hash>/header

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main , test or stn
hash	The hash of the block to retrieve

Get headers

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/block/headers"

Response JSON structure:

[
    {
        "hash": "00000000000000000091302d4e60d7f795891ed6355da673bf48179b5d6bb8bf",
        "confirmations": 1,
        "height": 643505,
        "version": 536870912,
        "versionHex": "20000000",
        "merkleroot": "c842e7a774687c83b801c6e7c00344e9c6691f5ed9512c9b21c752821cb6e11e",
        "time": 1594656963,
        "mediantime": 1594632849,
        "nonce": 1235689794,
        "bits": "180322f4",
        "difficulty": 350544350572.5941,
        "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000001115d6ba65662692dd816d6",
        "previousblockhash": "000000000000000001a49ccb1c689f0cb2d1a29942ca0631027f9cef221cc5a8",
        "nextblockhash": ""
    },
    {
        "hash": "000000000000000001a49ccb1c689f0cb2d1a29942ca0631027f9cef221cc5a8",
        "confirmations": 2,
        "height": 643504,
        "version": 545259520,
        "versionHex": "20800000",
        "merkleroot": "4b4336460f3f61bfec51608a986f765a9dbd5f9662159cba91a8e7725116cf1d",
        "time": 1594653910,
        "mediantime": 1594629833,
        "nonce": 701438478,
        "bits": "1802d84a",
        "difficulty": 386482093768.0359,
        "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000001115d1a07f27698a9ee58d8",
        "previousblockhash": "0000000000000000014ad36062380b1d86a84c98fc97eee672f96e3f5f8c2528",
        "nextblockhash": "00000000000000000091302d4e60d7f795891ed6355da673bf48179b5d6bb8bf"
    },
    ...
]

This endpoint retrieves the last 10 block headers.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/block/headers

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main , test or stn

Transaction

Get by tx hash

curl --location --request GET  "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/tx/hash/c1d32f28baa27a376ba977f6a8de6ce0a87041157cef0274b20bfda2b0d8df96"

Response JSON structure:

{
  "txid": "c1d32f28baa27a376ba977f6a8de6ce0a87041157cef0274b20bfda2b0d8df96",
  "hash": "c1d32f28baa27a376ba977f6a8de6ce0a87041157cef0274b20bfda2b0d8df96",
  "size": 113,
  "version": 1,
  "locktime": 0,
  "vin": [
    {
      "txid": "",
      "vout": 0,
      "scriptSig": {
        "asm": "... ",
        "hex": "..."
      },
      "sequence": 4294967295,
      "coinbase": "03d7c6082f7376706f6f6c2e636f6d2f3edff034600055b8467f0040"
    }
  ],
  "vout": [
    {
      "value": 12.5000042,
      "n": 0,
      "scriptPubKey": {
        "asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 492558fb8ca71a3591316d095afc0f20ef7d42f7 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG", // (max 100 KB)
        "hex": "76a914492558fb8ca71a3591316d095afc0f20ef7d42f788ac", // (max 100 KB)
        "reqSigs": 1,
        "type": 0,
        "addresses": ["17fm4xevwDh3XRHv9UoqYrVgPMbwcGHsUs"],
        "opReturn": null,
        "isTruncated": false
      }
    }
  ],
  "blockhash": "0000000000000000091216c46973d82db057a6f9911352892b7769ed517681c3",
  "confirmations": 2,
  "time": 1553501874,
  "blocktime": 1553501874
}

This endpoint retrieves the transaction details for a given transaction hash.

In the response body, if any output hex size (vout[x].scriptPubKey.hex) exceeds 100KB then data for
vout[x].scriptPubKey.hex and
vout[x].scriptPubKey.asm
is truncated and a flag vout[x].scriptPubKey.isTruncated is set to true.
A separate endpoint get raw transaction output data can be used to fetch the full hex data if required by the client application.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/tx/hash/<hash>

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main , test or stn
hash	The hash/txId of the transaction to retrieve

Broadcast transaction

curl --location --request POST "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/tx/raw" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data "{\"txhex\": \"hex...\" }"

The JSON structure for the above post request:

{
  "txhex": "hex..."
}

Broadcast transaction using this endpoint. Get txid in response or error msg from the node with header content-type: text/plain.

HTTP Request

POST https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/tx/raw

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main , test or stn

Request Body

Parameter	Description
txhex	Raw transaction data in hex

Bulk transaction details

curl --location --request POST "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/txs" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data "{\"txids\" : [\"294cd1ebd5689fdee03509f92c32184c0f52f037d4046af250229b97e0c8f1aa\",\"91f68c2c598bc73812dd32d60ab67005eac498bef5f0c45b822b3c9468ba3258\" ] }"

The JSON structure for the above post request:

{
  "txids": [
    "294cd1ebd5689fdee03509f92c32184c0f52f037d4046af250229b97e0c8f1aa",
    "91f68c2c598bc73812dd32d60ab67005eac498bef5f0c45b822b3c9468ba3258"
  ]
}

Fetch details for multiple transactions in single request

• Max 20 transactions per request

HTTP Request

POST https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/txs

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main , test or stn

Bulk transaction status

curl --location --request POST "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/txs/status" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data "{\"txids\" : [\"294cd1ebd5689fdee03509f92c32184c0f52f037d4046af250229b97e0c8f1aa\",\"91f68c2c598bc73812dd32d60ab67005eac498bef5f0c45b822b3c9468ba3258\" ] }"

The JSON structure for the above post request:

{
  "txids": [
    "294cd1ebd5689fdee03509f92c32184c0f52f037d4046af250229b97e0c8f1aa",
    "91f68c2c598bc73812dd32d60ab67005eac498bef5f0c45b822b3c9468ba3258"
  ]
}

Response JSON structure:

[
  {
    "txid": "294cd1ebd5689fdee03509f92c32184c0f52f037d4046af250229b97e0c8f1aa",
    "blockhash": "000000000000000004b5ce6670f2ff27354a1e87d0a01bf61f3307f4ccd358b5",
    "blockheight": 612251,
    "blocktime": 1575841517,
    "confirmations": 86479
  },
  {
    "txid": "91f68c2c598bc73812dd32d60ab67005eac498bef5f0c45b822b3c9468ba3258",
    "blockhash": "000000000000000002e8d4b4c0385abd195709c82f16d9917f081b70000e8804",
    "blockheight": 617279,
    "blocktime": 1578837295,
    "confirmations": 81451
  }
]

Get multiple transactions status in a single request

• Max 20 transactions per request

HTTP Request

POST https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/txs/status

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main or test

Decode transaction

curl --location --request POST "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/tx/decode" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data "{\"txhex\": \"hex...\" }"

Post request body JSON structure:

{
  "txhex": "hex..."
}

Response JSON structure:

{
  "txid": "c203094f5bacd5d5dcabb997adab1923b3ec9b91667ff230cac51504e34a382d",
  "hash": "c203094f5bacd5d5dcabb997adab1923b3ec9b91667ff230cac51504e34a382d",
  "version": 1,
  "size": 111,
  "locktime": 0,
  "vin": [
    {
      "coinbase": "03fc3b092f7376706f6f6c2e636f6d2f49a4a636f07dad7dc7c30100",
      "sequence": 4294967295
    }
  ],
  "vout": [
    {
      "value": 12.52346603,
      "n": 0,
      "scriptPubKey": {
        "asm": "OP_HASH160 1314c7eace4d4da3f65a1341197bb58038aa9dbc OP_EQUAL",
        "hex": "a9141314c7eace4d4da3f65a1341197bb58038aa9dbc87",
        "reqSigs": 1,
        "type": "scripthash",
        "addresses": ["33Ruf5AZhSPHSCGbYiuu3xG5V3HvoNFfby"]
      }
    }
  ],
  "hex": "01000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffffffff1c03fc3b092f7376706f6f6c2e636f6d2f49a4a636f07dad7dc7c30100ffffffff01eb4aa54a0000000017a9141314c7eace4d4da3f65a1341197bb58038aa9dbc8700000000"
}

Decode raw transaction using this endpoint. Get json in response or error msg from node.

HTTP Request

POST https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/tx/decode

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main , test or stn

Request Body

Parameter	Description
txhex	Raw transaction data in hex

Download receipt

curl --location --request GET  "https://main.whatsonchain.com/receipt/4bdbdb7483c1c7ef48cda78ee4141af7cf15f94e10324e0bcac43c29394ea4a9"

Download transaction receipt (PDF)

HTTP Request

GET https://<network>.whatsonchain.com/receipt/<hash>

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main , test or stn
hash	The hash/txId of the transaction

Get raw transaction data

curl --location --request GET  "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/tx/c1d32f28baa27a376ba977f6a8de6ce0a87041157cef0274b20bfda2b0d8df96/hex"

Get raw transaction data in hex

Response with header content-type: text/plain:

01000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffffffff1c03d7c6082f7376706f6f6c2e636f6d2f3edff034600055b8467f0040ffffffff01247e814a000000001976a914492558fb8ca71a3591316d095afc0f20ef7d42f788ac00000000

This endpoint returns raw hex for the transaction with given hash

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/tx/<hash>/hex

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main or test
hash	The hash/txId of the transaction

Bulk raw transaction data

curl --location --request POST "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/txs/hex" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data "{\"txids\" : [\"294cd1ebd5689fdee03509f92c32184c0f52f037d4046af250229b97e0c8f1aa\",\"91f68c2c598bc73812dd32d60ab67005eac498bef5f0c45b822b3c9468ba3258\" ] }"

The JSON structure for the above post request:

{
  "txids": [
    "294cd1ebd5689fdee03509f92c32184c0f52f037d4046af250229b97e0c8f1aa",
    "91f68c2c598bc73812dd32d60ab67005eac498bef5f0c45b822b3c9468ba3258"
  ]
}

Response JSON structure:

[
  {
    "txid": "294cd1ebd5689fdee03509f92c32184c0f52f037d4046af250229b97e0c8f1aa",
    "hex": "0100000001...00000000",
    "blockhash": "000000000000000004b5ce6670f2ff27354a1e87d0a01bf61f3307f4ccd358b5",
    "blockheight": 612251,
    "blocktime": 1575841517,
    "confirmations": 86479
  },
  {
    "txid": "91f68c2c598bc73812dd32d60ab67005eac498bef5f0c45b822b3c9468ba3258",
    "hex": "0100000001...00000000",
    "blockhash": "000000000000000002e8d4b4c0385abd195709c82f16d9917f081b70000e8804",
    "blockheight": 617279,
    "blocktime": 1578837295,
    "confirmations": 81451
  }
]

Get multiple transactions raw data in hex in a single request

• Max 20 transactions per request

HTTP Request

POST https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/txs/hex

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main or test

Get raw transaction output data

curl --location --request GET  "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/tx/c1d32f28baa27a376ba977f6a8de6ce0a87041157cef0274b20bfda2b0d8df96/out/0/hex"

Get raw transaction vout data in hex

Response with header content-type: text/plain:

76a914492558fb8ca71a3591316d095afc0f20ef7d42f788ac

This endpoint returns raw hex for the transaction output of the given hash and index

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/tx/<hash>/out/<index>/hex

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main or test
hash	The hash/txId of the transaction
index	Output/Vout index

Get merkle proof

curl --location --request GET  "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/tx/c1d32f28baa27a376ba977f6a8de6ce0a87041157cef0274b20bfda2b0d8df96/proof"

Response JSON structure:

[
  {
    "blockHash": "0000000000000000091216c46973d82db057a6f9911352892b7769ed517681c3",
    "branches": [
      {
        "hash": "7e0ba1980522125f1f40d19a249ab3ae036001b991776813d25aebe08e8b8a50",
        "pos": "R"
      },
      {
        "hash": "1e3a5a8946e0caf07006f6c4f76773d7e474d4f240a276844f866bd09820adb3",
        "pos": "R"
      }
    ],
    "hash": "c1d32f28baa27a376ba977f6a8de6ce0a87041157cef0274b20bfda2b0d8df96",
    "merkleRoot": "95a920b1002bed05379a0d2650bb13eb216138f28ee80172f4cf21048528dc60"
  }
]

This endpoint returns merkle the branch for a confirmed transaction

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/tx/<hash>/proof

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main or test
hash	The hash/txId of the transaction

Mempool

Get mempool info

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/mempool/info"

Response JSON structure:

{
    "bytes": 444832,
    "maxmempool": 8196000000,
    "mempoolminfee": 0,
    "size": 142,
    "usage": 647072
}

This endpoint retrieves various info about the node's mempool for the selected network.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/mempool/info

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main , test or stn

Get mempool transactions

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/mempool/raw"

Response JSON structure:

[
    "0b0911bcb1f762634ed3ee171694d68049420c730296a7a592b29d46919c7739", 
    "195c95162a7f73f2ff9d4a5d8894f63ec44712b3b69fe1c3e53464048c6a39e3",
    ...
]

This endpoint retrieve list of transaction ids from the node's mempool for the selected network.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/mempool/raw

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main , test or stn

Address

Get address info

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/address/16ZqP5Tb22KJuvSAbjNkoiZs13mmRmexZA/info"

Response JSON structure:

{
    "address": "16ZqP5Tb22KJuvSAbjNkoiZs13mmRmexZA",
    "ismine": false,
    "isscript": false,
    "isvalid": true,
    "iswatchonly": false,
    "scriptPubKey": "76a9143d0e5368bdadddca108a0fe44739919274c726c788ac"
}

This endpoint retrieves various address info.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/address/<address>/info

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main or test
address	address

Get balance

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/address/1GJ3x5bcEnKMnzNFPPELDfXUCwKEaLHM5H/balance"

Response JSON structure:

{
    "confirmed":533134093647,
    "unconfirmed":0
}

This endpoint retrieves confirmed and unconfirmed address balance.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/address/<address>/balance

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main or test
address	address

Bulk balance

curl --location --request POST "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/addresses/balance" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data "{\"addresses\" : [\"16ZBEb7pp6mx5EAGrdeKivztd5eRJFuvYP\",\"1KGHhLTQaPr4LErrvbAuGE62yPpDoRwrob\" ] }"

The JSON structure for the above post request:

{
    "addresses":
    [
        "16ZBEb7pp6mx5EAGrdeKivztd5eRJFuvYP",
        "1KGHhLTQaPr4LErrvbAuGE62yPpDoRwrob"
    ]
}

Response JSON structure:

[
    {
        "address": "16ZBEb7pp6mx5EAGrdeKivztd5eRJFuvYP",
        "balance": {
            "confirmed": 450000,
            "unconfirmed": 0
        },
        "error": ""
    },
    {
        "address": "1KGHhLTQaPr4LErrvbAuGE62yPpDoRwrob",
        "balance": {
            "confirmed": 0,
            "unconfirmed": 0
        },
        "error": ""
    }
]

Fetch confirmed and unconfirmed balance for multiple addresses in a single request

• Max 20 addresses per request

HTTP Request

POST https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/addresses/balance

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main , test or stn

Get history

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/address/1GJ3x5bcEnKMnzNFPPELDfXUCwKEaLHM5H/history"

Response JSON structure:

[
    {
        "tx_hash": "2b5ccedd76ba0d524d95ecce1c8a76e5888e0f13591734be0169ba0220c69208",
        "height": 573216
    },
    {
        "tx_hash": "7fe815e14b32aaaecc2cca7ed605ed612b532765710917cb711ea71cf55e36b5",
        "height": 573229
    },
    {
        "tx_hash": "b28dd1723d0d1fa6e4b2875f7419028c1c1441fc02469aebc444c0a42d0bac3f",
        "height": 573230
    },
    ...
]    

This endpoint retrieves confirmed and unconfirmed address transactions.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/address/<address>/history

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main or test
address	address

Get unspent transactions

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/address/1GJ3x5bcEnKMnzNFPPELDfXUCwKEaLHM5H/unspent"

Response JSON structure:

[
    {
        "height": 578325,
        "tx_pos": 0,
        "tx_hash": "62824e3af3d01113e9bce8b73576b833990d231357bd718385958c21d50bbddd",
        "value": 1250020815
    },
    {
        "height": 578326,
        "tx_pos": 0,
        "tx_hash": "4b008a10eebcf70f384442e4e3147bc76c6e4f764b516b208e148d700b965deb",
        "value": 1251827826
    },
    ...
]

This endpoint retrieves ordered list of UTXOs.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/address/<address>/unspent

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main or test
address	address

Bulk unspent transactions

curl --location --request POST "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/addresses/unspent" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data "{\"addresses\" : [\"16ZBEb7pp6mx5EAGrdeKivztd5eRJFuvYP\",\"1KGHhLTQaPr4LErrvbAuGE62yPpDoRwrob\" ] }"

The JSON structure for the above post request:

{
    "addresses": 
    [
        "16ZBEb7pp6mx5EAGrdeKivztd5eRJFuvYP",
        "1KGHhLTQaPr4LErrvbAuGE62yPpDoRwrob"
    ]
}

Response JSON structure:

[
    {
        "address": "16ZBEb7pp6mx5EAGrdeKivztd5eRJFuvYP",
        "unspent": [
            {
                "height": 657540,
                "tx_pos": 1,
                "tx_hash": "d75485c2329a533fd06b5f55a3f21644741c0258f2974d5d989e946a0bb4357f",
                "value": 25000000
            },
            {
                "height": 657542,
                "tx_pos": 1,
                "tx_hash": "55a656d50327ec3237fa6e821ab62294695cfd508d631dc9b04dc3a395cf0a37",
                "value": 25000000
            }
        ],
        "error": ""
    },
    {
        "address": "1KGHhLTQaPr4LErrvbAuGE62yPpDoRwrob",
        "unspent": [
                {
                "height": 658133,
                "tx_pos": 1,
                "tx_hash": "7ae43aac97396bc99616d8273c6cd9b57f017d6d49aca742fbc8c214fee49fa7",
                "value": 25000000
            },
            {
                "height": 658134,
                "tx_pos": 1,
                "tx_hash": "5b25a56bbb959f9cf4b3e48dbbe412bf5cc85e655d27f87c3bfb07aa6aa01518",
                "value": 25000000
            }
        ],
        "error": ""
    }
]

Fetch UTXOs for multiple addresses in a single request

• Max 20 addresses per request

HTTP Request

POST https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/addresses/unspent

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main, test or stn

Download statement

curl --location --request GET  "https://main.whatsonchain.com/statement/16ZqP5Tb22KJuvSAbjNkoiZs13mmRmexZA"

Download address statement (PDF)

HTTP Request

GET https://<network>.whatsonchain.com/statement/<address>

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main or test
address	address

Script

Get script history

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/script/995ea8d0f752f41cdd99bb9d54cb004709e04c7dc4088bcbbbb9ea5c390a43c3/history"

Response JSON structure:

[
    {
        "tx_hash": "52dfceb815ad129a0fd946e3d665f44fa61f068135b9f38b05d3c697e11bad48",
        "height": 620539
    },
    {
        "tx_hash": "4ec3b63d764558303eda720e8e51f69bbcfe81376075657313fb587306f8a9b0",
        "height": 620539
    }
]    

This endpoint retrieves confirmed and unconfirmed script transactions.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/script/<scriptHash>/history

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main or test
scriptHash	Script hash: Sha256 hash of the binary bytes of the locking script (ScriptPubKey), expressed as a hexadecimal string.

Get script unspent transactions

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/script/995ea8d0f752f41cdd99bb9d54cb004709e04c7dc4088bcbbbb9ea5c390a43c3/unspent"

Response JSON structure:

[
    {
        "height": 578325,
        "tx_pos": 0,
        "tx_hash": "62824e3af3d01113e9bce8b73576b833990d231357bd718385958c21d50bbddd",
        "value": 1250020815
    },
    {
        "height": 578326,
        "tx_pos": 0,
        "tx_hash": "4b008a10eebcf70f384442e4e3147bc76c6e4f764b516b208e148d700b965deb",
        "value": 1251827826
    },
    ...
]    

This endpoint retrieves ordered list of UTXOs.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/script/<scriptHash>/unspent

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main or test
scriptHash	Script hash: Sha256 hash of the binary bytes of the locking script (ScriptPubKey), expressed as a hexadecimal string.

Bulk script unspent transactions

curl --location --request POST "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/scripts/unspent" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data "{\"scripts\" : [\"f814a7c3a40164aacc440871e8b7b14eb6a45f0ca7dcbeaea709edc83274c5e7\",\"995ea8d0f752f41cdd99bb9d54cb004709e04c7dc4088bcbbbb9ea5c390a43c3\" ] }"

The JSON structure for the above post request:

{
    "scripts": [
        "f814a7c3a40164aacc440871e8b7b14eb6a45f0ca7dcbeaea709edc83274c5e7",
        "995ea8d0f752f41cdd99bb9d54cb004709e04c7dc4088bcbbbb9ea5c390a43c3"
    ]
}

Response JSON structure:

[
    {
        "script": "f814a7c3a40164aacc440871e8b7b14eb6a45f0ca7dcbeaea709edc83274c5e7",
        "unspent": [
            {
                "height": 620539,
                "tx_pos": 0,
                "tx_hash": "4ec3b63d764558303eda720e8e51f69bbcfe81376075657313fb587306f8a9b0",
                "value": 450000
            }
        ],
        "error": ""
    },
    {
        "script": "995ea8d0f752f41cdd99bb9d54cb004709e04c7dc4088bcbbbb9ea5c390a43c3",
        "unspent": [],
        "error": ""
    }
]

Fetch UTXOs for multiple scripts in a single request

• Max 20 scripts per request

HTTP Request

POST https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/scripts/unspent

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main, test or stn

Exchange Rate

Get exchange rate

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/exchangerate"

Response:

{
    "currency": "USD",
    "rate": "229.31633333333335"
}

This endpoint provides exchange rate for BSV.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/exchangerate

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main

TAAL Merchant API

Get fee quote

This endpoint is used to get the different fees quoted by a miner. It returns a JSONEnvelope with a payload that contains the fees charged by a specific BSV miner. The purpose of the envelope is to ensure strict consistency in the message content for the purpose of signing responses.

More details at : https://developers.taal.com

HTTP Request

Url: https://mapi.taal.com/mapi/feeQuote

Submit transaction

This endpoint is used to send a raw transaction to TAAL for inclusion in the next block that the TAAL creates. It returns a JSONEnvelope with a payload that contains the response to the transaction submission. The purpose of the envelope is to ensure strict consistency in the message content for the purpose of signing responses.

More details at : https://developers.taal.com

HTTP Request

Url: https://mapi.taal.com/mapi/tx

Query transaction status

This endpoint is used to check the current status of a previously submitted transaction. It returns a JSONEnvelope with a payload that contains the transaction status. The purpose of the envelope is to ensure strict consistency in the message content for the purpose of signing responses.

More details at : https://developers.taal.com

HTTP Request

Url: https://mapi.taal.com/mapi/tx/{hash:[0-9a-fA-F]+}

Search

Get explorer links

curl -X POST https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/search/links   -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{    "query": "1GJ3x5bcEnKMnzNFPPELDfXUCwKEaLHM5H"
}'

Response JSON structure:

{
    "results": [
        {
            "type": "address",
            "url": "https://whatsonchain.com/address/1GJ3x5bcEnKMnzNFPPELDfXUCwKEaLHM5H"
        }
    ]
}   

This endpoint identifies whether the posted query text is a block hash, txid or address and responds with WoC links. Ideal for extending customized search in apps.

HTTP Request

POST https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/<network>/search/links

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	Selected network: main , test or stn
address	address

Request Body

Parameter	Description
query	Text to search

On Chain Data

Coming Soon... Stay tuned!!

Get OP_RETURN data by tx hash

Coming Soon... Stay tuned!!

Stats

Coming Soon... Stay tuned!!

WebSockets (Beta)

Simple js example using centrifuge client:

    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/centrifugal/[email protected]/dist/centrifuge.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    $(function () {
        const centrifuge = new Centrifuge('wss://socket.whatsonchain.com/blockheaders');

        centrifuge.on('publish', function(message) {
              console.log('Data: '+   JSON.stringify(message.data, null, 2))
        });

        centrifuge.on('disconnect', function(ctx){
            console.log('Disconnected: ' + ctx.reason + (ctx.reconnect?", will try to reconnect":", won't try to reconnect"));
        });

        centrifuge.on('connect', function(ctx){
            console.log('Connected with client ID ' + ctx.client + ' over ' + ctx.transport );
        });

        centrifuge.connect();
    });
    </script>

Simple js example using websocket API client:

    <script type="text/javascript">
        window.addEventListener('load', function() {
            let clientID;
            let reconnect = true;
            let numFailures = 0;

            function connect() {
                // Subscribe to multiple channels
                const ws = new WebSocket('wss://socket.whatsonchain.com/websocket?channels=woc:chainStats');
                ws.onopen = function(e) {
                    numFailures = 0;
                    console.log("websocket: connection open",e);
                    // This is required to trigger connect on server side.
                 ws.send(JSON.stringify({}));
                };

                ws.onerror = function(e) {
                    numFailures++;
                    console.log("websocket: connection error: ", e);
                };

                ws.onclose = function (e) {
                    if (!reconnect) {
                        return;
                    }
                    setTimeout(function () {
                        console.log("websocket: connection reconnecting");
                        connect();
                    }, Math.min(numFailures * 1000, 20000));
                }

                ws.onmessage = function(e) {
                    console.log("websocket: new message");
                    processData(e.data);
                };
            }

            connect();

            function processData(rawData) {
                if (rawData.length === 0) {
                    console.log("--> ping");
                    return
                }
                console.log("--> " + rawData);
                const data = JSON.parse(rawData);
                const pushType = data.type || 0;
                switch (pushType) {
                    case 0:
                        console.log("new data from a channel " + data.channel + ": " + JSON.stringify(data.data));
                        break;
                    case 6:
                        clientID = data.data.client;
                        let subscriptions = [];
                        const subs = data.data.subs;
                        if (subs) {
                            for (const m in subs) {
                                if (subs.hasOwnProperty(m)) {
                                    subscriptions.push(m);
                                }
                            }
                        }
                        console.log("connected with client ID " + clientID + " and subscriptions: " + JSON.stringify(subscriptions));
                        break;
                    case 7:
                        clientID = null;
                        if (!data.data.reconnect) {
                            reconnect = false;
                            ws.close();
                            console.log("disconnected from a server, won't reconnect");
                        } else {
                            console.log("disconnected from a server, will reconnect");
                        }
                        break;
                    case 3:
                    console.log("unsubscribed from a channel " + data.channel);
                        break;
                    case 5:
                    console.log("subscribed to a channel " + data.channel);
                        break;
                    default:
                    console.log("unsupported push type " + data.type);
                }
            }

        });
    </script>

We recommend the centrifuge websocket client side libraries below:

• centrifuge-js – for a browser, NodeJS and React Native
• centrifuge-go - for Go language
• centrifuge-mobile - for iOS/Android with centrifuge-go as basis and gomobile
• centrifuge-dart - for Dart and Flutter
• centrifuge-swift – for native iOS development
• centrifuge-java – for native Android development and general Java

Non-centrifuge clients connect to separate endpoints specified in each section.

Supported Networks:

• Mainnet
• Testnet

New block header event

Receive new block header events in real time.

Data JSON structure:

{
  "hash": "0000000000000000010cb155a44577ff3541940ec4355c026dc2706fb7e261d6",
  "confirmations": 4,
  "size": 1229956,
  "height": 676421,
  "version": 541065216,
  "versionHex": "20400000",
  "merkleroot": "e2f64e87c0362314b65dc28b4367c41d904c22b891b652951779336ef735386b",
  "txcount": 654,
  "time": 1614534798,
  "mediantime": 1614527058,
  "nonce": 610133701,
  "bits": "180d359d",
  "difficulty": 83235621087.7299,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000127d3854a414d8ec8f53190",
  "previousblockhash": "00000000000000000428ca33597675bd85f5a2ef464ba25e4db7b4a74d898d33",
  "nextblockhash": "00000000000000000cb40c1d850dece5cd3747e08a1e4066ef887251388c4ae6",
  "coinbaseTx": {
    "hex": "01000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffffffff410345520a2f7461616c2e636f6d2f506c656173652070617920302e3520736174732f627974652c20696e666f407461616c2e636f6d6eead6b0ad91f2ce86be0400ffffffff0176674325000000001976a9148e9170be3f733a9773c907517fb9b786f1c884c688ac00000000",
    "txid": "13686a10870d23b4c94642bf0b78d6630e2640fc0de83bc30af835d96bb17482",
    "hash": "13686a10870d23b4c94642bf0b78d6630e2640fc0de83bc30af835d96bb17482",
    "size": 150,
    "version": 1,
    "locktime": 0,
    "vin": [
      {
        "coinbase": "0345520a2f7461616c2e636f6d2f506c656173652070617920302e3520736174732f627974652c20696e666f407461616c2e636f6d6eead6b0ad91f2ce86be0400",
        "sequence": 4294967295
      }
    ],
    "vout": [
      {
        "value": 6.2517439,
        "n": 0,
        "scriptPubKey": {
          "asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 8e9170be3f733a9773c907517fb9b786f1c884c6 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
          "hex": "76a9148e9170be3f733a9773c907517fb9b786f1c884c688ac",
          "reqSigs": 1,
          "type": "pubkeyhash",
          "addresses": [
            "1DzqBck9oyCBzxJbbje2s15deZis6BeATi"
          ],
          "isTruncated": false
        }
      }
    ],
    "blockhash": "0000000000000000010cb155a44577ff3541940ec4355c026dc2706fb7e261d6",
    "confirmations": 4,
    "time": 1614534798,
    "blocktime": 1614534798
  }
}

URL

• Mainnet: wss://socket.whatsonchain.com/websocket?channels=woc:blockHeader
• Testnet: wss://socket-testnet.whatsonchain.com/websocket?channels=woc:blockHeader

URL - for centrifuge clients

• Mainnet: wss://socket.whatsonchain.com/blockheaders
• Testnet: wss://socket-testnet.whatsonchain.com/blockheaders

Examples

Block headers history

Stream block headers starting at a pre-specified block height.

Data JSON structure:

{
  "hash": "000000000000000007dde2992ff13fdaba5473341af1c45d0c19c86deb4c732a",
  "confirmations": 1,
  "size": 3449218,
  "height": 676417,
  "version": 536870912,
  "versionHex": "20000000",
  "merkleroot": "df1fe3b56cacd2f4063fbe41d15b51071c72d5748d265f4e61793db79ce0d8ff",
  "txcount": 8859,
  "time": 1614529458,
  "mediantime": 1614524118,
  "nonce": 347880361,
  "bits": "180d6633",
  "difficulty": 82056657294.07133,
  "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000127d3376e97bb73257c98c5",
  "previousblockhash": "00000000000000000b04692ac2bf62654e2ea577476e20ea74eb9e5b53f0ed48",
  "nextblockhash": ""
}

URL

• Mainnet: wss://socket.whatsonchain.com/websocket/history?from=<blockHeight>
• Testnet: wss://socket-testnet.whatsonchain.com/websocket/history?from=<blockHeight>

URL - for centrifuge clients

• Mainnet: wss://socket.whatsonchain.com/blockheaders/history?from=<blockHeight>
• Testnet: wss://socket-testnet.whatsonchain.com/blockheaders/history?from=<blockHeight>

Examples

Mempool transactions

Receive mempool transactions in real time.

• Mempool transactions are collected from multiple nodes.
• Client side should be idempotent because duplicate transaction events are not guaranteed to have been removed.
• hex, vin and vout values are not published for the transactions size greater than 1MB. Recommended to fetch details for such transactions using these REST endpoints using the published txid value.

Data JSON structure:

{
  "hex": "02 ...",
  "txid": "20ac30f5aa6aebc0f9e532f32a9691bf7faa332c755d6aea1fd3f6ba36d195e8",
  "hash": "20ac30f5aa6aebc0f9e532f32a9691bf7faa332c755d6aea1fd3f6ba36d195e8",
  "size": 219,
  "version": 2,
  "locktime": 0,
  "vin": [
    {
      "txid": "15b416adf871f9285788ebf36b67714d9e49f413f3a3f083d80e01535bd40433",
      "vout": 1,
      "scriptSig": {
        "asm": "304402204ac1d9f22f09044f66aa6055835b19d5617c19ef180422683b9d168da272e40d022078d3e876f7134eb29cd9e26081feae70f393a1aa3e9926307233f1c419bd1eb641 02a3089907380f086e9d5616ef6e62876a2777ea0c5abca785b15ef92d173afdff",
        "hex": "47304402204ac1d9f22f09044f66aa6055835b19d5617c19ef180422683b9d168da272e40d022078d3e876f7134eb29cd9e26081feae70f393a1aa3e9926307233f1c419bd1eb6412102a3089907380f086e9d5616ef6e62876a2777ea0c5abca785b15ef92d173afdff"
      },
      "sequence": 4294967295
    }
  ],
  "vout": [
    {
      "value": 0,
      "n": 0,
      "scriptPubKey": {
        "asm": "OP_FALSE OP_RETURN 39366665313633626131303138386636",
        "hex": "006a1039366665313633626131303138386636",
        "type": "nulldata",
        "isTruncated": false
      }
    },
    {
      "value": 0.00007511,
      "n": 1,
      "scriptPubKey": {
        "asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 966a0c69734d51307ba0bcfcd9092b51addfaf78 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
        "hex": "76a914966a0c69734d51307ba0bcfcd9092b51addfaf7888ac",
        "reqSigs": 1,
        "type": "pubkeyhash",
        "addresses": [
          "1EiKQ9qiAkjDn86JvUt6aJpZvETq8uim2D"
        ],
        "isTruncated": false
      }
    }
  ]
}

URL

• Mainnet: wss://socket.whatsonchain.com/websocket?channels=woc:mempoolTx
• Testnet: wss://socket-testnet.whatsonchain.com/websocket?channels=woc:mempoolTx

URL - for centrifuge clients

• Mainnet: wss://socket.whatsonchain.com/mempool
• Testnet: wss://socket-testnet.whatsonchain.com/mempool

Examples

Confirmed transactions

Receive confirmed transactions in real time.

Data JSON structure:

• Confirmed transactions are collected from multiple nodes.
• Client side should be idempotent because duplicate transaction events are not guaranteed to have been removed.
• hex,vin and vout values are not published for the transactions size greater than 1 MB. Recommended to fetch details for such transactions using these REST endpoints using the published txid value.

{
  "hex": "01 ...",
  "txid": "651dd0bc40520dfc5927b8b9a6fbb0d3d7ff7314fae28d6c5ddad66e1f75ffff",
  "hash": "651dd0bc40520dfc5927b8b9a6fbb0d3d7ff7314fae28d6c5ddad66e1f75ffff",
  "size": 442,
  "version": 1,
  "locktime": 0,
  "vin": [
    {
      "txid": "719f1f2e79c29f30d60b106518f29abcab0e3d17fc79731c7bc37504130eb91d",
      "vout": 2,
      "scriptSig": {
        "asm": "30450221008117adcf9c88330b85efa6772ba6b8cecccc473ecea8160494885cec46abefe302202fa8f1469dd070ecc2713f1e55117bb245e14e4f9f4a6f1f54ecdde2cfad875941 02569ec180c4917405a9f285260804e5d34c696218edc7fa818e9c7f414e2cbcc4",
        "hex": "4830450221008117adcf9c88330b85efa6772ba6b8cecccc473ecea8160494885cec46abefe302202fa8f1469dd070ecc2713f1e55117bb245e14e4f9f4a6f1f54ecdde2cfad8759412102569ec180c4917405a9f285260804e5d34c696218edc7fa818e9c7f414e2cbcc4"
      },
      "sequence": 4294967295
    }
  ],
  "vout": [
    {
      "value": 0.00003822,
      "n": 0,
      "scriptPubKey": {
        "asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 09cc4559bdcb84cb35c107743f0dbb10d66679cc OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
        "hex": "76a91409cc4559bdcb84cb35c107743f0dbb10d66679cc88ac",
        "reqSigs": 1,
        "type": "pubkeyhash",
        "addresses": [
          "1tonicZQwN2BNKhVwPXqh8ez3q56y1EYw"
        ],
        "isTruncated": false
      }
    },
    {
      "value": 0.00038224,
      "n": 1,
      "scriptPubKey": {
        "asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 b8cba27cbf0357e1e74ede6b4ac17f49aa297991 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
        "hex": "76a914b8cba27cbf0357e1e74ede6b4ac17f49aa29799188ac",
        "reqSigs": 1,
        "type": "pubkeyhash",
        "addresses": [
          "1Hr7H5vdaxordBEu9CJxnfD2NNWEnwEfih"
        ],
        "isTruncated": false
      }
    },

    ...

  ],
  "blockhash": "00000000000000000045876574d74d4006b8b821525135720a0a12343986a14a",
  "confirmations": 1,
  "time": 1616419527,
  "blocktime": 1616419527,
  "blockheight": 679542
}

URL

• Mainnet: wss://socket.whatsonchain.com/websocket?channels=woc:confirmedTx
• Testnet: wss://socket-testnet.whatsonchain.com/websocket?channels=woc:confirmedTx

URL - for centrifuge clients

• Mainnet: wss://socket.whatsonchain.com/confirmed
• Testnet: wss://socket-testnet.whatsonchain.com/confirmed

Examples

Chain Stats

Receive common chain stats every 10 seconds.

Data JSON structure:

{
   "chainSummary":{
      "blocks":691040,
      "bestblockhash":"000000000000000006f693315876096d472a8313780df342905e1003a6cf0b70",
      "difficulty":102522924402.0986,
      "chainwork":"0000000000000000000000000000000000000000012cfa97321f921dab48da26",
      "networkhashps":650555175336335400,
      "circulatingSupply":18756500,
      "mempoolSize":6554,
      "mempoolBytes":16540861,
      "mempoolUsage":26650576,
      "exchangeRate":{
         "currency":"USD",
         "rate":"170.70749999999998"
      }
   },
   "latestBlocks":[
      {
         "hash":"000000000000000006f693315876096d472a8313780df342905e1003a6cf0b70",
         "confirmations":1,
         "size":208141,
         "height":691040,
         "version":538968064,
         "versionHex":"20200000",
         "merkleroot":"e3454f52b6715dcf4db5d8c8f237344ef6bd6d415d6e754a3b4b1083cd3ab48c",
         "txcount":102,
         "time":1623330613,
         "mediantime":1623328816,
         "nonce":3022302528,
         "bits":"180ab971",
         "difficulty":102522924402.0986,
         "chainwork":"0000000000000000000000000000000000000000012cfa97321f921dab48da26",
         "previousblockhash":"0000000000000000013ab5705e150967a057f807f396628231a7ceaa11a0bac1",
         "nextblockhash":"",
         "coinbaseTx":{...},
         "totalFees":0.0009790499999997593
      },
      {...},
      ...
   ]
}

URL

• Mainnet: wss://socket.whatsonchain.com/websocket?channels=woc:chainStats
• Testnet: wss://socket-testnet.whatsonchain.com/websocket?channels=woc:chainStats

URL - for centrifuge clients

• Mainnet: wss://socket.whatsonchain.com/stats
• Testnet: wss://socket-testnet.whatsonchain.com/stats

Examples

Customized events

If your application needs customized/filtered events via websockets, please let us know in the WoC devs telegram channel or send us an email at [email protected]

Change log

• 15/04/2019
  • New
    • Get Health
    • Get block by hash
    • Get block by height
    • Get block pages
    • Get transactions by hash
    • Broadcast transactions
• 22/04/2019
  • New
    • Get chain info
    • Get mempool info
    • Get mempool transactions
    • Get address info
• 19/05/2019
  • New
    • Get address balance
    • Get address history
    • Get address UTXOs
    • Get explorer links
      
• 23/06/2019
  • New
    • Download address statement
    • Download transaction receipt
  • Fixed
    • Broadcast transaction endpoint now returns txid on success or error msg from node on failure
• 21/10/2019
  • New
    • Decode raw transaction
• 09/11/2019
  • New
    • Get merkle proof
• 18/11/2019
  • New
    • Bulk Broadcast transactions
• 18/01/2020
  • New
    • Bulk transaction details
    • Get circulating supply
    • Community Libraries
• 03/02/2020
  • Changes
    • Removing support of STN network from address balance, history and UTXOs endpoints
    • Removing hex field from response body of Get transaction by hash request
    • Limiting vout[x].scriptPubKey.asm and vout[x].scriptPubKey.hex size to return max 100KB in response body of Get transaction by hash
    • Adding vout[x].scriptPubKey.isTruncated flag, if data size is more than 100KB in vout[x].scriptPubKey.hex
    • Removing old merkle proof endpoint */tx/{txid}/merkleproof
  • New
    • Get raw transaction data (hex)
    • Get raw transaction output data by index (hex)
    • Get Merkle Proof for transaction (Beta)
• 08/03/2020
  • New
    • Enabled Get raw transaction data (hex) for testnet
    • Enabled Get raw transaction output data by index (hex) for testnet
    • Get script history
    • Get script unspent transactions
    • Get exchange rate
• 25/05/2020
  • New
    • Merchant API - Get Fee Quotes from multiple transaction processors
      
    • Merchant API - Submit tx to a transaction processor
    • Merchant API - Request Transaction status from a transaction processor
• 13/07/2020
  • New
    • Get block header by hash
    • Get last 10 block headers
• 26/11/2020
  • New
    • Bulk script unspent transactions
    • Bulk address unspent transactions
    • Bulk address balance
• 02/03/2021
  • Changes
    • Deprecating WoC Merchant API. Recommended to switch to TAAL Merchant API
    • Deprecating WoC Bulk Broadcast. Recommended to switch to TAAL Merchant API
  • New
    • Adding TAAL Merchant API details
    • WebSockets - New block header event
    • WebSockets - Block headers history
• 22/03/2021
  • New
    • WebSockets - Mempool transactions
    • WebSockets - Confirmed transactions
    • WebSockets - Customized events
• 14/06/2021
  • New
    • WebSockets - Chain Stats
    • WebSockets - Extending support for non-centrifuge clients
• 17/06/2021
  • New
    • WebSockets - Adding testnet support
• 03/08/2021
  • New
    • Bulk transactions status
    • Bulk transactions raw data
• 10/01/2022
  • New
    • Get chain tips
    • Get block header by hash with block-headers-client response format

Community Libraries

Awesome community-maintained libraries

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Golang

Description	Link
Go Wrapper for WoC API by MrZ	GitHub
Go Wrapper for bitcoin RPC by Simon Ordish	GitHub

Python

Description	Link
Python3 Wrapper for WOC API by AustEcon	GitHub

Node.js

Description	Link
JS Wrapper for WoC API by baryon	npmjs
Example: How to verify merkle proofs by Simon Ordish	Gist