Dash

aid: dash
name: Dash
description: Dash is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency network offering fast, low-cost payments with InstantSend, privacy via
  CoinJoin mixing, and decentralized governance through Masternodes. Developers can query blocks, transactions, addresses,
  UTXOs, governance objects, and real-time network events through the open-source Insight REST and WebSocket API, and can
  access Dash Platform layer-2 (DashPay identity, data contracts, documents, tokens) through the Decentralized API (DAPI)
  over gRPC and JSON-RPC.
url: https://docs.dash.org/en/stable/developers/
specificationVersion: '0.19'
created: '2026-06-14'
modified: '2026-06-14'
x-source: manual-research
x-category: Cryptocurrency
x-type: open-source
x-tier: 2
tags:
- Cryptocurrency
- Blockchain
- Dash
- InstantSend
- Masternode
- DashPay
- Governance
- Payments
apis:
- name: Dash Insight REST API
  description: Open-source REST and WebSocket API for querying the Dash Core (layer 1) blockchain. Provides endpoints for
    blocks (by hash or height), raw blocks, transactions (by txid), raw transactions, addresses (balance, total received/sent,
    UTXOs, transaction history), multi-address UTXO and transaction queries, transaction broadcast (standard and InstantSend),
    Dash governance objects (sporks, budget proposals, masternode votes), and network status. Real-time events (new blocks,
    new transactions, InstantSend locks) are streamed over socket.io WebSockets.
  humanURL: https://docs.dash.org/en/stable/developers/insight.html
  baseURL: https://insight.dash.org/insight-api
  tags:
  - Cryptocurrency
  - Dash
  - Blockchain
  - Block Explorer
  - Transactions
  - Addresses
  - InstantSend
  - Governance
  - WebSocket
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dash.org/en/stable/developers/insight.html
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/dashpay/insight-api
  - type: BlockExplorer
    url: https://explorer.dash.org/insight/
  - type: TestnetAPI
    url: https://testnet-insight.dash.org/insight-api
- name: Dash Platform DAPI (Decentralized API)
  description: Decentralized HTTP API exposing gRPC and JSON-RPC endpoints for both Dash Core layer 1 and Dash Platform layer
    2 (DashPay). Core gRPC endpoints cover broadcastTransaction, getBestBlockHeight, getBlockchainStatus, getTransaction,
    and real-time subscriptions (block headers with ChainLocks, masternode list, transactions with proofs). Platform gRPC
    endpoints cover identities (get, balance, keys, nonce), data contracts and their history, documents, state transition
    broadcast, governance vote polls, tokens (balances, supply, distribution), and system info (epochs, quorums, protocol
    version). JSON-RPC exposes getBestBlockHash and getBlockHash. Communication is secured with TLS; responses optionally
    include cryptographic Merkle proofs.
  humanURL: https://docs.dash.org/projects/platform/en/stable/docs/explanations/dapi.html
  baseURL: https://seed-1.networks.dash.org:1443
  tags:
  - Cryptocurrency
  - Dash
  - DashPay
  - Platform
  - gRPC
  - JSON-RPC
  - Identities
  - Data Contracts
  - Tokens
  - Governance
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dash.org/projects/platform/en/stable/docs/explanations/dapi.html
  - type: Documentation
    title: DAPI Endpoint Reference
    url: https://docs.dash.org/projects/platform/en/stable/docs/reference/dapi-endpoints.html
  - type: Documentation
    title: Core gRPC Endpoints
    url: https://docs.dash.org/projects/platform/en/stable/docs/reference/dapi-endpoints-core-grpc-endpoints.html
  - type: Documentation
    title: Platform gRPC Endpoints
    url: https://docs.dash.org/projects/platform/en/stable/docs/reference/dapi-endpoints-platform-endpoints.html
  - type: Documentation
    title: gRPC Overview
    url: https://docs.dash.org/projects/platform/en/latest/docs/reference/dapi-endpoints-grpc-overview.html
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/dashpay/platform
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.dash.org
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.dash.org/en/stable/developers/
- type: PlatformDocumentation
  url: https://docs.dash.org/projects/platform/en/stable/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/dashpay
- type: BlockExplorer
  url: https://explorer.dash.org/insight/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/dash-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/dash-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/dash-finops.yml
features:
- name: Block and Transaction Queries
  description: Look up any block by hash or height, retrieve raw hex, and fetch full transaction details by txid.
- name: Address Analytics
  description: Query balance, total received, total sent, unconfirmed balance, UTXOs, and full transaction history for one
    or more addresses.
- name: InstantSend Broadcast
  description: Broadcast standard or InstantSend transactions via POST; InstantSend locks within ~3 seconds.
- name: Governance and Budget API
  description: Read active sporks, list and inspect budget proposals and triggers, retrieve masternode vote tallies, and submit
    new proposals.
- name: Real-Time WebSocket Streaming
  description: Subscribe to new blocks, unconfirmed transactions, InstantSend locks, and per-address activity via socket.io.
- name: DashPay Identity System
  description: Create and resolve decentralized identities on Dash Platform, query balances, keys, and nonces via DAPI gRPC.
- name: Data Contracts and Documents
  description: Register application data schemas (data contracts) and store structured documents on Dash Platform.
- name: Platform Token Support
  description: Query token balances, total supply, distribution schedules, and direct-purchase prices via DAPI.
- name: ChainLock Streaming
  description: Subscribe to block headers with ChainLock signatures for reorganization-safe confirmations.
- name: Masternode List Streaming
  description: Receive the full masternode list and differential updates as new blocks arrive.
useCases:
- name: Wallet Backends
  description: Build custodial or non-custodial Dash wallets using address balance, UTXO, and broadcast endpoints.
- name: Block Explorer
  description: Build a full-featured Dash block explorer using the Insight REST API and WebSocket event streams.
- name: Payment Processing
  description: Integrate InstantSend for zero-confirmation Dash payments with sub-5-second settlement finality.
- name: DashPay Application
  description: Build social payment apps on Dash Platform using identities, data contracts, and document storage.
- name: Governance Tooling
  description: Automate budget proposal monitoring, vote tallying, and proposal submission via the governance endpoints.
- name: On-Chain Analytics
  description: Aggregate block, transaction, and address data for research dashboards and compliance reporting.
integrations:
- name: Dash Core Node
  description: The Insight API is built on dashcore-node and connects directly to a Dash Core full node.
- name: socket.io
  description: Real-time events (blocks, transactions, InstantSend locks) are delivered over socket.io WebSocket rooms.
- name: gRPCurl
  description: DAPI gRPC endpoints can be tested via gRPCurl; client libraries are auto-generated from .proto definitions.
- name: CBOR / Base64
  description: DAPI Platform gRPC data payloads are CBOR-encoded then Base64-encoded before transmission.
solutions:
- name: Dash Core Blockchain Data
  description: Production-grade REST and WebSocket APIs for the Dash layer-1 blockchain via the Insight stack.
- name: Dash Platform Layer 2
  description: Decentralized application and identity platform (DashPay) accessible over DAPI gRPC/JSON-RPC.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com