Address

Get Address Info

This endpoint retrieves various information for a given address.

HTTP Request

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

cURL

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"
}

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	The selected network: main or test.
address	The address

Get Address Usage Status

This endpoint serves as a usage status flag for a given address.

HTTP Request

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

cURL

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/address/174XactYXkNJkPYBpsPAuzHkwG5snmLNpC/used"

Response JSON structure

true

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	The selected network: main or test.
address	The address

Get Associated Scripthashes

There are some addresses that are associated with multiple script types. This endpoint returns a list of scripthashes associated to the given address, and their types.

HTTP Request

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

cURL

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/address/12c6DSiU4Rq3P4ZxziKxzrL5LmMBrzjrJX/scripts"

Response JSON structure

[
    {
        "script": "55f4cd3dabddd62707b374f69f66b97f5f53dac5b204bd6c09dcad39b54862d1",
        "type": "pubkeyhash"
    },
    {
        "script": "cc0d7111befe9f24f1824c797e837c5cff2f8773901ccb9aca0372a2a6c48d34",
        "type": "pubkey"
    }
]

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	The selected network: main or test.
address	The address

Download Statement

You can download the statement (in PDF) for a given address.

HTTP Request

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

cURL

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

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	The selected network: main or test.
address	The address

Get Unconfirmed Balance (Beta)

This endpoint retrieves the unconfirmed balance for a given address.

HTTP Request

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

cURL

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/address/1Dbj1LUxTqtuZ1U52KZiZChLPHkTAMiD6h/unconfirmed/balance"

Response JSON structure

{
    "unconfirmed": 103
}

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	The selected network: main or test.
address	The address

Bulk Unconfirmed Balance (Beta)

This endpoint retrieves the 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/unconfirmed/balance

cURL

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

Request body JSON structure

{
    "addresses":
    [
        "16ZBEb7pp6mx5EAGrdeKivztd5eRJFuvYP"
    ]
}

Response JSON structure

[
    {
        "address": "16ZBEb7pp6mx5EAGrdeKivztd5eRJFuvYP",
        "unconfirmed": 0,
        "error": ""
    }
]

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	The selected network: main, test, or stn.

Get Confirmed Balance (Beta)

This endpoint retrieves the confirmed balance for a given address.

HTTP Request

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

cURL

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/address/1Dbj1LUxTqtuZ1U52KZiZChLPHkTAMiD6h/confirmed/balance"

Response JSON structure

{
    "confirmed": 181827
}

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	The selected network: main or test.
address	The address

Bulk Confirmed Balance (Beta)

This endpoint retrieves the confirmed balance for multiple addresses in a single request.

• Max 20 addresses per request.

HTTP Request

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

cURL

curl --location --request POST "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/addresses/confirmed/balance" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data "{\"addresses\" : [\"1KGHhLTQaPr4LErrvbAuGE62yPpDoRwrob\",\"1ApLMk225o7S9FvKwpNChB7CX8cknQT9Hy\" ] }"

Request body JSON structure

{
    "addresses":
    [
        "1KGHhLTQaPr4LErrvbAuGE62yPpDoRwrob",
        "1ApLMk225o7S9FvKwpNChB7CX8cknQT9Hy"
    ]
}

Response JSON structure

[
    {
        "address": "1KGHhLTQaPr4LErrvbAuGE62yPpDoRwrob",
        "script": "4f8f588fc9bd7304dc73a14c5d3d0813e048986465e22587e3166ce04225a756",
        "confirmed": 0,
        "error": ""
    },
    {
        "address": "1ApLMk225o7S9FvKwpNChB7CX8cknQT9Hy",
        "script": "9b15c6471cb6f0314250e9ff180b4197a9c409c2791261ebe4e0c4b468ccaeb8",
        "confirmed": 688992295481,
        "error": ""
    }
]

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	The selected network: main, test, or stn.

(Planned for deprecation) Get Balance

This endpoint is powered by ElectrumX and is planned for deprecation in the near future.

This endpoint retrieves both the confirmed and unconfirmed balance for a given address.

HTTP Request

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

cURL

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

Response JSON structure

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

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	The selected network: main or test.
address	The address

(Planned for deprecation) Bulk Balance

This endpoint is powered by ElectrumX and is planned for deprecation in the near future.

This endpoint retrieves both the 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

cURL

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:

JSON structure

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

Response JSON structure

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

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	The selected network: main, test, or stn.

Get Unconfirmed History (Beta)

This endpoint retrieves unconfirmed transactions for a given address. Returns up to 100k results in one request.

HTTP Request

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

cURL

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/address/1Dbj1LUxTqtuZ1U52KZiZChLPHkTAMiD6h/unconfirmed/history"

Response JSON structure

{
    "result": [
        {
            "tx_hash": "93d8ae93a9e074c555d80e86c130b6cd4d5c7efa2795f91b2aea285c546512c6"
        },
        {
            "tx_hash": "6bcd7708adf5c8c00d299628ef86fa5d982ccd1909254f46ea0f0a70c4c319f7"
        },
        {
            "tx_hash": "cf1f1fd7962aeac56932b0e522d83c163d89873f2e26a1519bcc0d88772d0e78"
        },
        ...
    ]
}    

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	The selected network: main or test.
address	The address

Bulk Unconfirmed History (Beta)

This endpoint retrieves the history of unconfirmed transactions for a given set of addresses.

• Max 20 addresses per request.

• Max 100 items returned per request.

HTTP Request

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

cURL

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

Request body JSON structure

{
    "addresses": [
        "16ZBEb7pp6mx5EAGrdeKivztd5eRJFuvYP"
    ]
}

Response JSON structure

[
    {
        "address": "16ZBEb7pp6mx5EAGrdeKivztd5eRJFuvYP",
        "script": "c7713679ea48e31aec663612f5cbaeb86f9241677c0397b42d957545b47ca2fe",
        "result": [
            {
                "tx_hash": "6216506e2b5ef029595e1b29a20c279889873a9da4e98bcb5c619a4756ab6932",
                "height": 658093
            },
            {
                "tx_hash": "df860638d1530d2ba1f25d167fa24bbef3b1387e94207ee5e11fa535413aff39",
                "height": 658093
            }
        ],
        "error": ""
    }
]

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	The selected network: main or test.

Get Confirmed History (Beta)

This endpoint retrieves confirmed transactions for a given address. Pagination is available using the provided next-page token.

HTTP Request

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

cURL

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/address/1Dbj1LUxTqtuZ1U52KZiZChLPHkTAMiD6h/confirmed/history"

Response JSON structure

{
    "result": [
        {
            "tx_hash": "6cc9631ef3dad77eb0141134167f20469d0b4e61405de57fe6a9ac71b943bb9f",
            "height": 797518
        }
    ]
} 

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	The selected network: main or test.
address	The address
order	Ordering: asc or desc; default is desc.
limit	Between 1 and 1000; default is 100.
height	Starting block height for history; default is 0.
token	Provided next page token.

Bulk Confirmed History (Beta)

This endpoint retrieves the history of confirmed transactions for a given set of addresses.

• Max 20 addresses per request.

• Max 20 items returned per request.

For pagination please use the single address endpoint.

HTTP Request

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

cURL

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

Request body JSON structure

{
    "addresses": [
        "16ZBEb7pp6mx5EAGrdeKivztd5eRJFuvYP"
    ]
}

Response JSON structure

[
    {
        "address": "16ZBEb7pp6mx5EAGrdeKivztd5eRJFuvYP",
        "script": "c7713679ea48e31aec663612f5cbaeb86f9241677c0397b42d957545b47ca2fe",
        "result": [
            {
                "tx_hash": "6216506e2b5ef029595e1b29a20c279889873a9da4e98bcb5c619a4756ab6932",
                "height": 658093
            },
            {
                "tx_hash": "df860638d1530d2ba1f25d167fa24bbef3b1387e94207ee5e11fa535413aff39",
                "height": 658093
            }
        ],
        "error": ""
    }
]

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	The selected network: main or test.

Bulk History (Beta)

This endpoint retrieves the history of both confirmed and unconfirmed transactions for a given set of addresses.

• Max 20 addresses per request.

• Max 1000 confirmed and max 1000 unconfirmed history items returned per request.

• Page tokens provided if address contains more items than above.

• Call standard individual unconfirmed and confirmed endpoints with page token for more history if required.

HTTP Request

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

cURL

curl --location --request POST "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/addresses/history/all" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data "{\"addresses\" : [ \"16ZBEb7pp6mx5EAGrdeKivztd5eRJFuvYP\", \"19SsDUJ29XM2VDCkZKnTXJ9Zjt3gMtnrwC\" ] }"

Request body JSON structure

{
    "addresses": [
        "16ZBEb7pp6mx5EAGrdeKivztd5eRJFuvYP",
        "19SsDUJ29XM2VDCkZKnTXJ9Zjt3gMtnrwC"
    ]
}

Response JSON structure

[
    {
        "address":"16ZBEb7pp6mx5EAGrdeKivztd5eRJFuvYP",
        "script":"c7713679ea48e31aec663612f5cbaeb86f9241677c0397b42d957545b47ca2fe",
        "unconfirmed":
            {
                "result":[],
                "error":""
            },
        "confirmed":
            {
                "result":[
                    {
                        "tx_hash":"6216506e2b5ef029595e1b29a20c279889873a9da4e98bcb5c619a4756ab6932",
                        "height":658093
                    },
                    {
                        "tx_hash":"df860638d1530d2ba1f25d167fa24bbef3b1387e94207ee5e11fa535413aff39",
                        "height":658093
                    }
                ],
                "error":""
            }
    },
    {
        "address":"19SsDUJ29XM2VDCkZKnTXJ9Zjt3gMtnrwC",
        "script":"9ad0daaac33264199ce40596970c5ccf0096eb05b9b020002a3f1c2202841ef9",
        "unconfirmed":
            {
                "result":[],
                "error":""
            },
        "confirmed":
            {
                "result":
                    [
                        {
                            "tx_hash":"06f978c8758b45aa298e74d2951123811da06d9b22ad433fcaeceb90fb3db6cd",
                            "height":825487
                        },
                        {
                            "tx_hash":"064cad8a9ff3caad45579ee514d6a352f402ab02ed355bc9d4f9fce3eac07813",
                            "height":825488
                        }
                    ],
                "error":""
            }
    }
]

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	The selected network: main or test.

(Planned for deprecation) Get History

This endpoint is powered by ElectrumX and is planned for deprecation in the near future.

This endpoint retrieves both confirmed and unconfirmed transactions for a given address.

HTTP Request

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

cURL

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

Returns a response as long as the response message is less than 1MB in size.

Response JSON structure

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

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
network	The selected network: main or test.
address	The address