Zcash

name: Zcash
description: Zcash is a privacy-preserving cryptocurrency that uses zero-knowledge proofs (zk-SNARKs) to enable shielded transactions.
  It provides JSON-RPC APIs via zcashd and zebrad for wallet operations, shielded transaction management, blockchain data
  access, and network interaction.
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://z.cash/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/zcash-icon-gold.png
tags:
- Cryptocurrency
- Privacy
- Blockchain
- Zero-Knowledge Proofs
- Shielded Transactions
- ZEC
url: https://z.cash/
baseURL: http://127.0.0.1:8232/
humanURL: https://z.cash/
externalDocs:
- url: https://zcash.readthedocs.io/
  description: Zcash Documentation
- url: https://zcash.github.io/rpc/
  description: Zcash RPC Reference
contact:
- FN: Zcash Ecosystem Support
  email: ecosystem@z.cash
  url: https://z.cash/community-hub/
specificationVersion: '0.19'
modified: '2026-06-14'
apis:
- name: Zcash JSON-RPC API (zcashd)
  description: The primary JSON-RPC interface exposed by zcashd, the original Zcash full node. Backwards compatible with Bitcoin
    Core 0.11.2 with Zcash-specific extensions for shielded address management and private transactions. Accessible at localhost
    port 8232 with RPC authentication.
  humanURL: https://zcash.readthedocs.io/en/latest/rtd_pages/zig.html
  baseURL: http://127.0.0.1:8232/
  tags:
  - JSON-RPC
  - Blockchain
  - Wallet
  - Transactions
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://zcash.readthedocs.io/en/latest/rtd_pages/zig.html
  - type: ReferenceDocumentation
    url: https://zcash.github.io/rpc/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zcash/zcash/master/doc/man/zcash-cli.1
  contact:
  - FN: Zcash Integration Support
    email: ecosystem@z.cash
  operations:
  - label: Blockchain Methods
    maturity: stable
    methods:
    - getbestblockhash
    - getblock
    - getblockchaininfo
    - getblockcount
    - getblockhash
    - getblockheader
    - getchaintips
    - getdifficulty
    - getmempoolinfo
    - getrawmempool
    - gettxout
    - gettxoutsetinfo
    - verifychain
  - label: Wallet Methods
    maturity: stable
    methods:
    - getbalance
    - getnewaddress
    - getreceivedbyaddress
    - gettransaction
    - listaccounts
    - listaddressgroupings
    - listreceivedbyaddress
    - listtransactions
    - listunspent
    - sendmany
    - sendtoaddress
    - settxfee
  - label: Raw Transaction Methods
    maturity: stable
    methods:
    - createrawtransaction
    - decoderawtransaction
    - decodescript
    - fundrawtransaction
    - getrawtransaction
    - sendrawtransaction
    - signrawtransaction
  - label: Network Methods
    maturity: stable
    methods:
    - addnode
    - getaddednodeinfo
    - getconnectioncount
    - getnettotals
    - getnetworkinfo
    - getpeerinfo
    - ping
  - label: Mining Methods
    maturity: stable
    methods:
    - getblocksubsidy
    - getblocktemplate
    - getlocalsolps
    - getmininginfo
    - getnetworksolps
    - submitblock
  - label: Control Methods
    maturity: stable
    methods:
    - getinfo
    - getmemoryinfo
    - help
    - stop
- name: Zcash Payment API (z_ methods)
  description: The Zcash-specific extension to the JSON-RPC interface that enables shielded (private) transaction operations
    using zero-knowledge proofs. Includes methods for managing shielded addresses (z-addrs), sending private transactions
    with encrypted memos, and key management for the Sapling and Orchard shielded pools.
  humanURL: https://github.com/zcash/zcash/blob/master/doc/payment-api.md
  baseURL: http://127.0.0.1:8232/
  tags:
  - JSON-RPC
  - Shielded Transactions
  - Privacy
  - Zero-Knowledge Proofs
  - Sapling
  - Orchard
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/zcash/zcash/blob/master/doc/payment-api.md
  - type: ReferenceDocumentation
    url: https://zcash.github.io/rpc/
  operations:
  - label: Shielded Address Management
    maturity: stable
    methods:
    - z_getnewaddress
    - z_listaddresses
    - z_validateaddress
  - label: Shielded Balances
    maturity: stable
    methods:
    - z_getbalance
    - z_gettotalbalance
  - label: Shielded Key Management
    maturity: stable
    methods:
    - z_exportkey
    - z_importkey
    - z_exportwallet
    - z_importwallet
    - z_exportviewingkey
    - z_importviewingkey
  - label: Shielded Payments
    maturity: stable
    methods:
    - z_sendmany
    - z_shieldcoinbase
    - z_listreceivedbyaddress
    - z_listunspent
  - label: Async Operations
    maturity: stable
    methods:
    - z_getoperationresult
    - z_getoperationstatus
    - z_listoperationids
- name: Lightwalletd gRPC API
  description: A bandwidth-efficient gRPC service that provides a compact block streaming interface to the Zcash blockchain,
    enabling lightweight mobile and web wallet clients to sync shielded transactions without downloading the full blockchain.
    Backed by either zcashd or zebrad full nodes. Implements the CompactTxStreamer service.
  humanURL: https://github.com/zcash/lightwalletd
  baseURL: https://mainnet.lightwalletd.com:9067/
  tags:
  - gRPC
  - Lightclient
  - Mobile
  - Compact Blocks
  - Streaming
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/zcash/lightwalletd
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/zcash/lightwalletd
  - type: ProtoFile
    url: https://github.com/zcash/lightwalletd/blob/master/walletrpc/compact_formats.proto
- name: Zebra JSON-RPC API
  description: The JSON-RPC API provided by zebrad, the Zcash Foundation's independent Zcash full node implementation written
    in Rust. Designed to be a drop-in replacement for zcashd's RPC interface as zcashd is deprecated. Supports the standard
    Zcash RPC method set and lightwalletd backends. Uses cookie-based authentication by default from v2.0.0.
  humanURL: https://zebra.zfnd.org/
  baseURL: http://127.0.0.1:8232/
  tags:
  - JSON-RPC
  - Zebra
  - Rust
  - Blockchain
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://zebra.zfnd.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra
  - type: ReferenceDocumentation
    url: https://zebra.zfnd.org/user/lightwalletd.html
maintainers:
- FN: Electric Coin Company
  url: https://electriccoin.co/
  email: ecosystem@z.cash
- FN: Zcash Foundation
  url: https://zfnd.org/
sdks:
- label: Zcash Android SDK
  language: Kotlin
  url: https://github.com/zcash/zcash-android-wallet-sdk
- label: Zcash iOS SDK
  language: Swift
  url: https://github.com/zcash/ZcashLightClientKit
- label: Zcash Rust Libraries
  language: Rust
  url: https://github.com/zcash/librustzcash
links:
- rel: homepage
  href: https://z.cash/
- rel: documentation
  href: https://zcash.readthedocs.io/
- rel: rpc-reference
  href: https://zcash.github.io/rpc/
- rel: github
  href: https://github.com/zcash/zcash
- rel: payment-api
  href: https://github.com/zcash/zcash/blob/master/doc/payment-api.md
- rel: testnet
  href: https://zcash.readthedocs.io/en/latest/rtd_pages/testnet.html
- rel: community
  href: https://z.cash/community-hub/
- rel: blog
  href: https://electriccoin.co/blog/
- rel: status
  href: https://status.z.cash/
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/zcash-domain-security.yml