Free Bitcoin RPC (BTC)

Enabled and tested methods

Read live from the endpoint, so this is what it actually serves today rather than what the protocol allows in principle. Anything not on this list returns a method-not-found error.

createrawtransaction

Builds an unsigned raw transaction from a set of inputs and outputs.

decoderawtransaction

Decodes a serialized transaction into readable JSON.

decodescript

Decodes a hex script into its assembly form and any addresses it implies.

estimatefee

Estimates the fee per kilobyte for confirmation within a number of blocks.

estimatesmartfee

Estimates the fee rate needed for confirmation within a target number of blocks.

getbestblockhash

Returns the hash of the current chain tip.

getblock

Returns a block by hash, either as a summary or with full transaction detail.

getblockchaininfo

Returns chain state: height, difficulty, verification progress and active soft forks.

getblockcount

Returns the height of the chain tip.

getblockhash

Returns the block hash at a given height.

getblockheader

Returns a block header without its transactions.

getblockstats

Returns per-block statistics such as fee rates, size and transaction counts.

getchaintips

Lists known chain tips, including stale and orphaned branches.

getdifficulty

Returns the current proof-of-work difficulty.

getmempoolancestors

Lists the unconfirmed ancestors of a transaction in the mempool.

getmempoolcluster

Returns the cluster of related transactions a mempool entry belongs to.

getmempooldescendants

Lists the unconfirmed descendants of a transaction in the mempool.

getmempoolentry

Returns mempool details for one transaction, including fees and dependencies.

getmempoolfeeratediagram

Returns the fee-rate distribution of the current mempool.

getmempoolinfo

Returns mempool size, memory usage and the minimum relay fee.

getnetworkinfo

Returns node version, protocol version and connection details.

getrawmempool

Lists the transaction IDs currently sitting in the mempool.

getrawtransaction

Returns a transaction, either serialized or decoded.

gettxout

Returns an unspent transaction output (UTXO), if it is still unspent.

gettxoutproof

Returns a Merkle proof that given transactions are included in a block.

searchrawtransactions

Returns transactions involving a given address.

sendrawtransaction

Broadcasts a signed, serialized transaction to the network.

testmempoolaccept

Checks whether a transaction would be accepted into the mempool, without broadcasting it.

validateaddress

Checks whether an address is well formed and returns what is known about it.

verifymessage

Verifies a message signed by the private key behind an address.

verifytxoutproof

Verifies a Merkle proof and returns the transactions it commits to.

Enabled and tested methods

Read live from the endpoint, so this is what it actually serves today rather than what the protocol allows in principle. Anything not on this list returns a method-not-found error.

GET /block/{block-hash}

Returns a block, including its transactions.

GET /block/notxdetails/{block-hash}

Returns a block without its transaction details.

GET /blockhashbyheight/{height}

Returns the block hash at a given height.

GET /chaininfo.json

Returns chain state: height, difficulty, verification progress and soft forks.

GET /getutxos/{outpoint}/{outpoint}/.../{outpoint}

Returns the unspent outputs for a list of outpoints, confirmed only.

GET /getutxos/checkmempool/{outpoint}/{outpoint}/.../{outpoint}

Returns the unspent outputs for a list of outpoints, counting the mempool.

GET /headers/{block-hash}

Returns block headers starting at a given hash.

GET /headers/{count}/{block-hash}

Returns a set number of block headers starting at a given hash.

GET /mempool/contents.json

Returns the full contents of the mempool.

GET /mempool/info.json

Returns mempool size, memory usage and minimum relay fee.

GET /tx/{tx-hash}

Returns a transaction by its hash.