Blockchair

Bitcoin blockchain statistics

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Blockchair exposes chain stats, blocks and transactions. The /bitcoin/stats route returns network metrics as JSON; higher limits with a free API key.

HOW IT'S SCORED ⓘ
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ON PROBE SCHEDULE

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Open provider docs ↗

Uptime historystarts after first probe

On our probe schedule. Uptime charts appear after the first check lands.

Example responsefrom provider docs — not verified by us
GET https://api.blockchair.com/bitcoin/stats

{
  "data": {
    "blocks": 956808,
    "transactions": 1391245144,
    "outputs": 3814164909,
    "circulation": 2005249604497096,
    "blocks_24h": 135,
    "transactions_24h": 665030,
    "difficulty": 133869853540305.4,
    "volume_24h": 52850750491706
  },
  "context": {
    "code": 200,
    "source": "A",
    "state": 956807,
    "market_price_usd": 62584,
    "cache": {
      "live": false,
      "duration": "Ignore",
      "since": "2026-07-05 16:55:10",
      "until": "2026-07-05 16:56:21",
      "time": 0.0000019073486328125
    },
    "api": {
      "version": "2.0.95-ie",
      "last_major_update": "2022-11-07 02:00:00",
      "next_major_update": "2023-11-12 02:00:00",
      "documentation": "https://blockchair.com/api/docs",
      "notice": "Try out our new API v.3: https://3xpl.com/data"
    },
    "servers": "API4,BTC5",
    "time": 0.8349261283874512
  }
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.blockchair.com/bitcoin/stats"
const res = await fetch("https://api.blockchair.com/bitcoin/stats");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.blockchair.com/bitcoin/stats")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 5On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — GET /bitcoin/stats awaits first probe
GET/bitcoin/statsPROBED

Bitcoin blockchain statistics

GET/bitcoin

Bitcoin — documented GET route.

GET/bitcoin/1

Bitcoin details by ID (example: 1).

GET/bitcoin?limit=10

Bitcoin — documented GET route.

GET/bitcoin/search?q=test

Search by query parameters.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Not tracked yet. Shape-change history starts once this API joins our probe schedule.

Blockchair: common questions

Is Blockchair free to use?

Yes — Blockchair is a free crypto & web3 API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does Blockchair need an API key?

No — Blockchair needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call Blockchair from the browser?

Yes — Blockchair returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.

Is Blockchair up right now?

Blockchair is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.