Blockstream

Blockstream is a Bitcoin infrastructure company whose products include the Liquid Network sidechain, the Green self-custody wallet, Blockstream Satellite, and Bitcoin mining and data services. For developers its flagship public API is Esplora, the open-source Bitcoin block explorer behind blockstream.info: a no-authentication HTTP REST API for reading blocks, transactions, addresses, scripthashes, the mempool, and fee estimates across Bitcoin mainnet, testnet, and signet, plus Liquid/Elements issued assets. Amounts are returned in satoshis and hashes are hex-encoded, with cursor pagination over confirmed transaction history. Blockstream also ships GDK, its open-source cross-platform wallet SDK.

Blockstream publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: Esplora HTTP API. Tagged areas include Company, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Block Explorer.

Blockstream’s developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, authentication, sandbox, and 15 more developer resources.

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30.7/100 thin Agent 55/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-20 · rubric v0.4
1 APIs 1 MCP Servers 0 Features
CompanyBitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyBlock ExplorerFinancial ServicesInfrastructure

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scored 2026-07-20 · rubric v0.4
Composite quality — 30.7/100 · thin
Contract Quality 11.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 10.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 8.8 / 10
Agent readiness — 55/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs

Blockstream Esplora HTTP API

Public, no-authentication Bitcoin block explorer REST API behind blockstream.info. Read blocks, transactions, addresses, scripthashes, UTXOs, the mempool, and fee estimates; bro...

MCP Servers

blockstream-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Sandbox
Sandbox

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 OpenAPI
OpenAPI

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer
MCPServer
 LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt
 WellKnown
WellKnown
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions
Conventions
 ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 DataModel
DataModel
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 Conformance
Conformance

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 Packages
Packages
 SDKs
SDKs

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication
Authentication
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Overlay
Overlay

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: blockstream
name: Blockstream
description: 'Blockstream is a Bitcoin infrastructure company whose products include the Liquid Network sidechain, the Green
  self-custody wallet, Blockstream Satellite, and Bitcoin mining and data services. For developers its flagship public API
  is Esplora, the open-source Bitcoin block explorer behind blockstream.info: a no-authentication HTTP REST API for reading
  blocks, transactions, addresses, scripthashes, the mempool, and fee estimates across Bitcoin mainnet, testnet, and signet,
  plus Liquid/Elements issued assets. Amounts are returned in satoshis and hashes are hex-encoded, with cursor pagination
  over confirmed transaction history. Blockstream also ships GDK, its open-source cross-platform wallet SDK.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/blockstream/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- dcvc
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Bitcoin
- Blockchain
- Cryptocurrency
- Block Explorer
- Financial Services
- Infrastructure
apis:
- name: Blockstream Esplora HTTP API
  description: Public, no-authentication Bitcoin block explorer REST API behind blockstream.info. Read blocks, transactions,
    addresses, scripthashes, UTXOs, the mempool, and fee estimates; broadcast raw transactions; and (on Liquid) query issued
    assets. Network is selected by base-URL prefix.
  humanURL: https://github.com/Blockstream/esplora/blob/master/API.md
  baseURL: https://blockstream.info/api
  tags:
  - Bitcoin
  - Block Explorer
  - Liquid
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/blockstream-esplora-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/Blockstream/esplora/blob/master/API.md
  - type: Sandbox
    url: sandbox/blockstream-sandbox.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/Blockstream/esplora/blob/master/API.md
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Blockstream
- type: Blog
  url: https://blockstream.com/blog/
- type: OpenAPI
  url: openapi/blockstream-esplora-openapi.yml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/blockstream-esplora-overlay.yaml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/blockstream-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/blockstream-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/blockstream-problem-types.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/blockstream-data-model.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/blockstream-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/blockstream-conformance.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/blockstream-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/blockstream-packages.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/blockstream-mcp.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/blockstream-llms.txt
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/blockstream-well-known.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/blockstream-sandbox.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/blockstream-domain-security.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence