Author: Jeff Garzik 2013-07-22 19:42:45
Published on: 2013-07-22T19:42:45+00:00
Bitcoin developers have proposed the implementation of an HTTP REST API for "bitcoind" to provide a decentralized block explorer capability, enabling easy external access to transaction/address/block indices that are maintained. The first two implemented API calls are simple and can be accessed via command line cURL/wget utilities. Output formats such as binary, hex or json may be selected via a "bitcoin-format" header. The general goal of the HTTP REST interface is to access unauthenticated, public blockchain information. There is no plan to add wallet interfacing/manipulation via this API.
Updated on: 2023-06-07T14:19:37.133851+00:00