API Overview

Query the Stacks blockchain with the Stacks Blockchain API.

The Stacks Blockchain API expands the intentionally minimal RPC endpoints available in Stacks nodes and indexes, cleans, and enriches on-chain data to put everything you need at your fingertips. Who knew getting reliable blockchain data could be this easy?

RPC endpoints

For more information on querying the Stacks core RPC endpoints, see the Stacks Core RPC documentation.

Get recent transactions

Retrieve data about transactions on Stacks.

Get contract events

Retrieves a list of events that have been triggered by a given smart contract.

Get data from a block

Retrieves a block by its height or hash.

  • Stacks Core RPC: Fetch data and broadcast transactions from the Stacks core RPC API.
  • Token Metadata API: Fetch fungible and non-fungible token data on the Stacks blockchain.
  • Stacks Explorer: Looking for a front end to verify activity on the Stacks blockchain? Try the Stacks Explorer.

Need help building with the Stacks Blockchain API?

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Usage