Litecoin

Litecoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency network based on the Bitcoin protocol, offering faster block times (2.5 minutes) and lower transaction fees. It exposes a JSON-RPC interface via Litecoin Core for direct node interaction, a built-in unauthenticated REST interface for public blockchain queries, and a Litecoin Space block explorer REST and WebSocket API (mempool.space-compatible) for querying transactions, addresses, blocks, UTXO data, mempool state, and fee estimates.

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APIs

Litecoin Core JSON-RPC API

The primary programmatic interface to a Litecoin Core node. Clients send HTTP POST requests with JSON-RPC 2.0 payloads to interact with the node. Methods cover blockchain state,...

Litecoin Core REST API

An unauthenticated, read-only HTTP REST interface built into Litecoin Core and enabled with the -rest flag. Supports retrieval of transactions, full blocks, block headers, block...

Litecoin Space REST API

A public REST API provided by the Litecoin Space block explorer (litecoinspace.org), a mempool.space-compatible service for the Litecoin network. Endpoints cover addresses (deta...

Litecoin Space WebSocket API

A real-time WebSocket API provided by Litecoin Space (litecoinspace.org) for subscribing to live Litecoin network events. Clients connect to the WebSocket endpoint and subscribe...

Pricing Plans

Litecoin Core Json Rpc

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PLANS

Litecoin Core Rest

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PLANS

Litecoin Space Rest

2 plans

PLANS

Litecoin Space Websocket

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits

Litecoin Core Json Rpc

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RATE LIMITS

Litecoin Core Rest

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RATE LIMITS

Litecoin Space Rest

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RATE LIMITS

Litecoin Space Websocket

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FinOps

Litecoin Core Json Rpc

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Litecoin Core Rest

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Litecoin Space Rest

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Litecoin Space Websocket

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Resources

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name: Litecoin
description: Litecoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency network based on the Bitcoin protocol, offering faster block times
  (2.5 minutes) and lower transaction fees. It exposes a JSON-RPC interface via Litecoin Core for direct node interaction,
  a built-in unauthenticated REST interface for public blockchain queries, and a Litecoin Space block explorer REST and WebSocket
  API (mempool.space-compatible) for querying transactions, addresses, blocks, UTXO data, mempool state, and fee estimates.
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tags:
- Cryptocurrency
- Blockchain
- Litecoin
- LTC
- Payments
- Decentralized Finance
- Block Explorer
- JSON-RPC
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created: '2026-06-14'
modified: '2026-06-14'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- name: Litecoin Core JSON-RPC API
  description: The primary programmatic interface to a Litecoin Core node. Clients send HTTP POST requests with JSON-RPC 2.0
    payloads to interact with the node. Methods cover blockchain state, block and transaction retrieval, mempool inspection,
    network peers, mining, UTXO queries, address validation, raw transaction construction and broadcast, and fee estimation.
    The daemon listens on port 9332 (mainnet), 19332 (testnet), and 19443 (regtest). Authentication is required via cookie
    file or rpcauth credentials.
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  humanURL: https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin/blob/master/doc/JSON-RPC-interface.md
  baseURL: http://localhost:9332
  tags:
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  - Blockchain
  - Litecoin Core
  - Node
  - Transactions
  - Blocks
  - Mempool
  - UTXO
  - Mining
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  contact:
  - FN: Litecoin Project
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- name: Litecoin Core REST API
  description: An unauthenticated, read-only HTTP REST interface built into Litecoin Core and enabled with the -rest flag.
    Supports retrieval of transactions, full blocks, block headers, block hash by height, chain information, UTXO set queries
    (per BIP64), and mempool statistics and contents. Responses are available in binary, hex-encoded, or JSON format depending
    on the file extension (.bin, .hex, .json) appended to each path. Runs on the same port as JSON-RPC (default 9332 mainnet).
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  humanURL: https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin/blob/master/doc/REST-interface.md
  baseURL: http://localhost:9332
  tags:
  - REST
  - Blockchain
  - Litecoin Core
  - Transactions
  - Blocks
  - UTXO
  - Mempool
  - Read-Only
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  contact:
  - FN: Litecoin Project
    url: https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin
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- name: Litecoin Space REST API
  description: A public REST API provided by the Litecoin Space block explorer (litecoinspace.org), a mempool.space-compatible
    service for the Litecoin network. Endpoints cover addresses (details, transactions, UTXOs, validation), blocks (details,
    headers, height, raw data, transactions), transactions (details, hex, raw, Merkle proofs, output spend status, broadcast),
    mempool (statistics, transaction IDs, recent transactions), fee recommendations, mining pool statistics, and network hashrate
    and difficulty data. No authentication required for public endpoints.
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  humanURL: https://litecoinspace.org/docs/api/rest
  baseURL: https://litecoinspace.org/api
  tags:
  - REST
  - Block Explorer
  - Litecoin Space
  - Transactions
  - Blocks
  - Addresses
  - UTXO
  - Mempool
  - Fees
  - Mining
  - Public
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    url: https://litecoinspace.org/docs/api/rest
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  contact:
  - FN: Litecoin Foundation
    url: https://github.com/litecoin-foundation/ltcspace
  meta:
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    value: 0
- name: Litecoin Space WebSocket API
  description: A real-time WebSocket API provided by Litecoin Space (litecoinspace.org) for subscribing to live Litecoin network
    events. Clients connect to the WebSocket endpoint and subscribe to channels including new blocks, mempool block projections,
    live 2-hour fee rate charts, and network stats. Address tracking is supported to receive push notifications for new mempool
    and block-confirmed transactions involving a specific address.
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  humanURL: https://litecoinspace.org/docs/api/websocket
  baseURL: wss://litecoinspace.org/api/v1/ws
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  - WebSocket
  - Block Explorer
  - Litecoin Space
  - Real-Time
  - Blocks
  - Mempool
  - Address Tracking
  - Fees
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    url: https://litecoinspace.org/docs/api/websocket
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  contact:
  - FN: Litecoin Foundation
    url: https://github.com/litecoin-foundation/ltcspace
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    value: 0
common:
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- type: GitHubOrg
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- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/litecoin-foundation
- type: Website
  url: https://litecoin.org
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.litecoin.org
- type: Explorer
  url: https://litecoinspace.org
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin/releases
maintainers:
- FN: API Evangelist
  url: https://apievangelist.com
  email: kin@apievangelist.com