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Block Explorer

Score 17.8 / 100 16 providers 16 APIs Search apis.io →
Variants seen in the corpus: Block ExplorerBlockExplorerblock-explorer

Providers using this tag (16)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Strong 2 Solid coverage with minor gaps
ankr4 APIs64.5Blockchain.comcryptocurrencybitcoinBlockchainexchange3 APIs57.2
Developing 6 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
OptimismLayer 2EthereumOP StackSuperchain1 API46.5zkSyncLayer 2EthereumzkEVMZK Rollup10 APIs43.6Gunzilla GamesCompanyGamingBlockchainWeb32 APIs43.5BscScanBlockchainblock-explorerBNB Smart ChainBSC1 API42.0Gala GamesCompanyBlockchainWeb3Gaming8 APIs41.2ArbitrumLayer 2EthereumRollupJSON-RPC1 API39.5
Thin 6 Limited public surface area
StarknetLayer 2EthereumValidity RollupZK1 API34.7ChainlensAnalyticsBlockchainCryptocurrencies1 API30.9BaseLayer 2EthereumOP StackSuperchain1 API30.1BlockstreamCompanyBitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrency7 APIs30.0LitecoinCryptocurrencyBlockchainLitecoinLTC3 APIs28.8Iron FishBlockchainCryptocurrencyPrivacyZero Knowledge1 API27.4
Emerging 1 Early or largely undocumented
DashCryptocurrencyBlockchainDashInstantSend2 APIs21.0
Minimal 1 Almost no public developer surface
CymbalCompanyConsumerBlockchainEthereum5.0

APIs with this tag (15)

Ranked by the provider's API Evangelist rating — the Kin Score is scored per provider, not per API, so every API of a provider shares its band. How the rating works →

Strong 3 Solid coverage with minor gaps
AnkrScan Block ExplorerAnkrScan is Ankr's multi-chain block explorer covering EVM and non-EVM networks. It is a hosted UI consumin...64.5Blockchain Data APIFree JSON API over the Blockchain.com Explorer data set — single blocks, transactions, addresses, unspent o...57.2Blockchain.com Simple Query APIPlain-text query API returning single values for blockchain statistics such as block count, difficulty, has...57.2
Developing 5 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Optimism BlockscoutOpen-source Blockscout block explorer for OP Mainnet with REST and GraphQL APIs.46.5Optimism EtherscanEtherscan-family block explorer for OP Mainnet and OP Sepolia with REST API access for contracts, transacti...46.5zkSync Era Block Explorer APIOfficial Blockscout-based block explorer for zkSync Era with REST API exposing blocks, batches, transaction...43.6GUNZScan Explorer APIGUNZScan is the GUNZ chain block explorer, referenced from Gunzilla's own chain documentation as the offici...43.5Arbiscan Block ExplorerEtherscan-family block explorer for Arbitrum One, Nova, and Sepolia with a public REST API for contracts, t...39.5
Thin 6 Limited public surface area
Starkscan Block ExplorerBlock explorer for Starknet Mainnet, Sepolia, and Sepolia Integration with a public REST API for blocks, tr...34.7Voyager Block ExplorerNethermind-built block explorer for Starknet Mainnet and Sepolia with a public REST API for blocks, transac...34.7Base Blockscout Block ExplorerBlockscout-powered open-source block explorer for Base with REST and GraphQL APIs.30.1BaseScan Block ExplorerEtherscan-family block explorer for Base Mainnet and Sepolia with a public contract / transaction / address...30.1Litecoin Space WebSocket APIA real-time WebSocket API provided by Litecoin Space (litecoinspace.org) for subscribing to live Litecoin n...28.8Iron Fish Public REST APIHosted public REST API (the block-explorer and faucet backend) exposing blocks, transactions, and network d...27.4
Emerging 1 Early or largely undocumented
Dash Insight REST APIOpen-source REST and WebSocket API for querying the Dash Core (layer 1) blockchain. Provides endpoints for ...21.0

Score breakdown

Frequency
36.4
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
0.4
spread across providers
Quality lift
42.7
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
0.0
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

Canonical 5 co-occurrences Sepolia 5 co-occurrences Mainnet 5 co-occurrences Bridge 6 co-occurrences Testnet 5 co-occurrences Layer 2 5 co-occurrences JSON-RPC 8 co-occurrences EVM 5 co-occurrences

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