chain.so API - Get Address Data

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∟chain.so API - Get Address Data

This section describes how to get Address data with chain.so API.

chain.so API can be used to get Bitcoin address data:

GET https://chain.so/api/v2/get_address_balance/{NETWORK}/{ADDRESS}[/{MINIMUM CONFIRMATIONS}] - Returns basic balance details for a Dogecoin, Bitcoin, or Litecoin address.
GET https://chain.so/api/v2/get_tx_received/{NETWORK}/{ADDRESS}[/{AFTER TXID}] - Returns an array of received transactions (and values) for specified Dogecoin, Bitcoin, or Litecoin address.
GET https://chain.so/api/v2/get_tx_spent/{NETWORK}/{ADDRESS}[/{AFTER TXID}] - Returns an array of spent transactions (and values) for specified Dogecoin, Bitcoin, or Litecoin address.

These services requires you to provide the address ID to identify the address. Address IDs are provided by your Bitcoin wallet, and other people's wallet.

You can try Bitcoin chain.so API to get Bitcoin address data with any Web browser. Here is what I did to get information of the address used in a transaction in block # 500000

GET https://chain.so/api/v2/get_address_balance/BTC/11L4DHHbSsJZYm9wM7hmim9NescZ2cJqH

{"status": "success",
 "data": {
  "network": "BTC",
  "address": "11L4DHHbSsJZYm9wM7hmim9NescZ2cJqH",
  "confirmed_balance": "0.00000000",
  "unconfirmed_balance": "0.00000000"
 }
}

GET https://chain.so/api/v2/get_tx_received/BTC/11L4DHHbSsJZYm9wM7hmim9NescZ2cJqH
{"status": "success",
 "data": {
  "network": "BTC",
  "address": "11L4DHHbSsJZYm9wM7hmim9NescZ2cJqH",
  "txs": [
   {"txid": "15b91bcf8b2b9ea46d0daab60aaa2e99b15a5fb37d9d4568d4c060e515e13130",
    "output_no": 1,
    "script_asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 000fe818a1434f... OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
    "script_hex": "76a914000fe818a1434f1d37c9ad42afe8c8a3562201eb88ac",
    "value": "0.04911957",
    "confirmations": 216178,
    "time": 1512936553
   }
  ]
 }
}

GET https://chain.so/api/v2/get_tx_spent/BTC/11L4DHHbSsJZYm9wM7hmim9NescZ2cJqH

{"status": "success",
 "data": {
  "network": "BTC",
  "address": "11L4DHHbSsJZYm9wM7hmim9NescZ2cJqH",
  "txs": [
   {"txid": "83eeaecaf531e5239ffc3ba7ff583c696f7dbe3610f0d672d41e0b9443632c82",
    "input_no": 0,
    "script_asm": 304402205535a9ac25844514828bff3580120d5ad... 0219fbee4b9cc1218...",
    "script_hex": "47304402205535a9ac25844514828bff3580120d5...0a1b25e020c0258f9d64",
    "witness": null,
    "value": "0.04911957",
    "confirmations": 214799,
    "time": 1513622125
   }
  ]
 }
}