Blockchair Updates

January 10, 2023

BNB explorer is live!

Thanks to the new engine, it's much faster than our previous explorers! Supported token types: BEP-20, BEP-721, BEP-1155. PDF transaction receipts and wallet statements are also available!

December 23, 2021

Solana explorer is here!

Search for transactions, slots, accounts, validators, programs, and tokens on Solana. Use our API to power your app with data from Solana. Download PDF transaction receipts.

December 9, 2021

Kusama explorer is here!

After last week’s launch of Polkadot explorer, today we release our Kusama explorer, on-site and in API! All Polkadot features such as PDF receipts, API endpoints, and search for transactions, blocks, and extrinsics are available for Kusama as well.

December 7, 2021

Blockchair added to Tor’s direct search

We are very proud to announce that you can now search with Blockchair directly from the Tor browser!
Privacy is paramount at Blockchair: no 3rd party trackers, a no-JS version is available, as well as, of course, an onion address for extra privacy!

For those using Tor browser, simply enter any transaction hash or address into the search box and choose Blockchair.

December 3, 2021

Polkadot explorer is here!

Today we welcome Polkadot to our family of explorers!

  • Search for blocks, extrinsics, addresses
  • Use our API to power your app
  • Generate PDF transaction receipts and more!
December 1, 2021

Added Kusama support in beta mode.

Added Kusama support in beta mode. The endpoints are compatible with Polkadot (we'll refer to Polkadot and Kusama as "Polkadot-like blockchains"):

  • https://api.blockchair.com/kusama/stats https://api.blockchair.com/stats now also features Kusama

  • https://api.blockchair.com/kusama/raw/block/{:id}
  • https://api.blockchair.com/kusama/raw/block/{:hash}
  • https://api.blockchair.com/kusama/raw/extrinsic/{:id}
  • https://api.blockchair.com/kusama/raw/extrinsic/{:hash}
  • https://api.blockchair.com/kusama/raw/address/{:address} (with ?offset={:offset} option to iterate through the latest extrinsics and transfers)
  • https://api.blockchair.com/kusama/raw/blocks (an infinitable with ?offset={:offset} option)
  • https://api.blockchair.com/kusama/raw/extrinsics (an infinitable with ?offset={:offset} option)
  • https://api.blockchair.com/kusama/raw/events (an infinitable with ?offset={:offset} option)
November 17, 2021

We’ve added more than 150 old world currencies to our site!

Blockchair now supports almost 200 old world currencies to choose from! You can now set GBP, EUR, ARS, RUB, and even Caribbean Dollar or Gold Ounce as your default currency. This is also available for PDF transaction receipts and in our API! The preferred currency can be set up from the top menu.

November 17, 2021

Added support for almost 200 fiat currencies and precious metals with exchange rates going back to 2009

  • All API endpoints now support the ?rates={:code} option. If enabled, it adds extra data for the chosen currency code on top of where USD data is already available. Example: https://api.blockchair.com/bitcoin/stats?rates=kzt adds average_transaction_fee_kzt_24h. For historical data (example: https://api.blockchair.com/bitcoin/dashboards/block/500000?rates=kzt) it honors historical exchange rates.

  • The supported fiat currencies are: AED (United Arab Emirates Dirham), AFN (Afghan Afghani), ALL (Albanian Lek), AMD (Armenian Dram), ANG (Netherlands Antillean Guilder), AOA (Angolan Kwanza), ARS (Argentine Peso), AUD (Australian Dollar), AWG (Aruban Florin), AZN (Azerbaijani Manat), BAM (Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark), BBD (Barbadian Dollar), BDT (Bangladeshi Taka), BGN (Bulgarian Lev), BHD (Bahraini Dinar), BIF (Burundian Franc), BMD (Bermudan Dollar), BND (Brunei Dollar), BOB (Bolivian Boliviano), BRL (Brazilian Real), BSD (Bahamian Dollar), BTN (Bhutanese Ngultrum), BWP (Botswanan Pula), BYN (Belarusian Ruble), BZD (Belize Dollar), CAD (Canadian Dollar), CDF (Congolese Franc), CHF (Swiss Franc), CLF (Chilean Unit of Account (UF)), CLP (Chilean Peso), CNH (Chinese Yuan (Offshore)), CNY (Chinese Yuan), COP (Colombian Peso), CRC (Costa Rican Colón), CUC (Cuban Convertible Peso), CUP (Cuban Peso), CVE (Cape Verdean Escudo), CZK (Czech Republic Koruna), DJF (Djiboutian Franc), DKK (Danish Krone), DOP (Dominican Peso), DZD (Algerian Dinar), EGP (Egyptian Pound), ERN (Eritrean Nakfa), ETB (Ethiopian Birr), EUR (Euro), FJD (Fijian Dollar), FKP (Falkland Islands Pound), GBP (British Pound Sterling), GEL (Georgian Lari), GGP (Guernsey Pound), GHS (Ghanaian Cedi), GIP (Gibraltar Pound), GMD (Gambian Dalasi), GNF (Guinean Franc), GTQ (Guatemalan Quetzal), GYD (Guyanaese Dollar), HKD (Hong Kong Dollar), HNL (Honduran Lempira), HRK (Croatian Kuna), HTG (Haitian Gourde), HUF (Hungarian Forint), IDR (Indonesian Rupiah), ILS (Israeli New Sheqel), IMP (Manx pound), INR (Indian Rupee), IQD (Iraqi Dinar), IRR (Iranian Rial), ISK (Icelandic Króna), JEP (Jersey Pound), JMD (Jamaican Dollar), JOD (Jordanian Dinar), JPY (Japanese Yen), KES (Kenyan Shilling), KGS (Kyrgystani Som), KHR (Cambodian Riel), KMF (Comorian Franc), KPW (North Korean Won), KRW (South Korean Won), KWD (Kuwaiti Dinar), KYD (Cayman Islands Dollar), KZT (Kazakhstani Tenge), LAK (Laotian Kip), LBP (Lebanese Pound), LKR (Sri Lankan Rupee), LRD (Liberian Dollar), LSL (Lesotho Loti), LYD (Libyan Dinar), MAD (Moroccan Dirham), MDL (Moldovan Leu), MGA (Malagasy Ariary), MKD (Macedonian Denar), MMK (Myanma Kyat), MNT (Mongolian Tugrik), MOP (Macanese Pataca), MRO (Mauritanian Ouguiya (pre-2018)), MRU (Mauritanian Ouguiya), MUR (Mauritian Rupee), MVR (Maldivian Rufiyaa), MWK (Malawian Kwacha), MXN (Mexican Peso), MYR (Malaysian Ringgit), MZN (Mozambican Metical), NAD (Namibian Dollar), NGN (Nigerian Naira), NIO (Nicaraguan Córdoba), NOK (Norwegian Krone), NPR (Nepalese Rupee), NZD (New Zealand Dollar), OMR (Omani Rial), PAB (Panamanian Balboa), PEN (Peruvian Nuevo Sol), PGK (Papua New Guinean Kina), PHP (Philippine Peso), PKR (Pakistani Rupee), PLN (Polish Zloty), PYG (Paraguayan Guarani), QAR (Qatari Rial), RON (Romanian Leu), RSD (Serbian Dinar), RUB (Russian Ruble), RWF (Rwandan Franc), SAR (Saudi Riyal), SBD (Solomon Islands Dollar), SCR (Seychellois Rupee), SDG (Sudanese Pound), SEK (Swedish Krona), SGD (Singapore Dollar), SHP (Saint Helena Pound), SLL (Sierra Leonean Leone), SOS (Somali Shilling), SRD (Surinamese Dollar), SSP (South Sudanese Pound), STD (São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra (pre-2018)), STN (São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra), SVC (Salvadoran Colón), SYP (Syrian Pound), SZL (Swazi Lilangeni), THB (Thai Baht), TJS (Tajikistani Somoni), TMT (Turkmenistani Manat), TND (Tunisian Dinar), TOP (Tongan Pa'anga), TRY (Turkish Lira), TTD (Trinidad and Tobago Dollar), TWD (New Taiwan Dollar), TZS (Tanzanian Shilling), UAH (Ukrainian Hryvnia), UGX (Ugandan Shilling), UYU (Uruguayan Peso), UZS (Uzbekistan Som), VEF (Venezuelan Bolívar Fuerte (Old)), VES (Venezuelan Bolívar Soberano), VND (Vietnamese Dong), VUV (Vanuatu Vatu), WST (Samoan Tala), XCD (East Caribbean Dollar), XPF (CFP Franc), YER (Yemeni Rial), ZAR (South African Rand), ZMW (Zambian Kwacha), ZWL (Zimbabwean Dollar)
  • The precious metals are: XAG (Silver Ounce), XAU (Gold Ounce), XPD (Palladium Ounce) XPT (Platinum Ounce)
  • The cryptocurrencies are: BTC (Bitcoin), ETH (Ethereum)
  • Note that ?rates=USD is not supported and will result in an error. When the ?rates={:code} option is used, it only adds new data, and doesn't remove any *usd* fields from the output.
November 11, 2021

Added Taproot support for Bitcoin, Groestlcoin, and Bitcoin Testnet

  • Taproot scripts now convert to P2TR addresses (some older outputs that came before according activation dates may be reindexed a bit later)
  • outputs.type column can now yield and accept witness_v1_taproot type. Example: https://api.blockchair.com/bitcoin/testnet/outputs?q=type(witness_v1_taproot)
November 10, 2021

Added Polkadot support in beta mode

New endpoints:

  • https://api.blockchair.com/polkadot/stats (+ https://api.blockchair.com/stats now also features Polkadot)
  • https://api.blockchair.com/polkadot/raw/block/{:id}
  • https://api.blockchair.com/polkadot/raw/block/{:hash}
  • https://api.blockchair.com/polkadot/raw/extrinsic/{:id}
  • https://api.blockchair.com/polkadot/raw/extrinsic/{:hash}
  • https://api.blockchair.com/polkadot/raw/address/{:address} (with `?offset={:offset} option to iterate through the latest extrinsics and transfers)
  • https://api.blockchair.com/polkadot/raw/blocks (an infinitable with `?offset={:offset} option)
  • https://api.blockchair.com/polkadot/raw/extrinsics (an infinitable with `?offset={:offset} option)
  • https://api.blockchair.com/polkadot/raw/events (an infinitable with `?offset={:offset} option)