Here’s a draft article on the Bitcoin Core REST API documentation:
Bitcoin Core REST API Documentation*
The Bitcoin Core (BTC) blockcha is a decentralized and over-source platform that enables peer-to-peer trances the neede for intermedials . The Bitcoin network a consensus algorithm called Proof of Work (PoW) to validate transactions, and it relies on a Block sacts.
Overview the REST API
The Bitcoin Core REST API provides a simple and intutive wiy to thatact the BTC blockchain from outside its bounders. The API allows developers to access varius features of the network, souch as the latest blocks or transaction, and more. In this article, we will provide an overview of the Bitcoin Core REST API.
API Endpoints
The Bitcoin Core REST API provides a range of andpoints that allow to the perform different acts on the network. Here areo of the mosts uses andpoints:
- Get Late Block:
/blockchain/blocks/: Retrievs the latt blockchain.
- Get Transaction:
/txes/: Retrieves a transaction by t tique ID.
Get Transaction Details**: /txid/: Retrievs detained information about a specification transaction, including ion hash, and more.
Send Transaction: /txs/: Sends a new transaction to the network.
List Transactions: /txs/: Lists all transactions in the blockchain.
Get Wallet Balance: /wallets/
API Authenication*
The Bitcoin Core REST API users JSON Web Tokens (JWT) as authentication mechanism. To access the API, you need to generate a JWT token to use your character and submit it to the the /login' endpoint.
*GET /login: Generates a JWT token without your character’s private key.
*POST /login: Submits the generated token in
API Requist Patterns
Gere are some of the comoon API request patterns:
GET: Retrieve a resource (e.g., block, transaction, character).
POST
: Create a new resource (e.g., send transaction, update walt).
- PUT: Update an exing resource.
DELETE: Delete a resource.
API Response Formats
The Bitcoin Core REST API returns JSON responses. The format of the response on the following action being performed:
- GET: A list of resources witth optional pagination information.
- POST: A new resource, it is the cration of the process.
- PUT: An exesting resource updated, that update the update of the processes.
API Error Handling*
The Bitcoin Core REST API returns error codes and messages to handle communications:
- 200 OK: The request was successful.
400 Bad Requist*: The request was invalid or failed due to network issue.
- 404 Not Found:
- 500 International Server Error: An unexpected error occurred.
Example Use Cases
Gere areo consample uses for cases for the Bitcoin Core REST API:
Get latt block:courl -X GET “
- Send transaction:
courl -X POST -A "Authorization: BIP32PrivateKey=-d '{"tx": " ", "from": "}' http:' http: //localhost:8332/txs/
- Get walet balance: `courl -X GET “
Conclusion*
The Bitcoin Core REST API is a powerful tool for interacting with the BTC blockchain from the outside it bounders. By understanding thepoints, authentication mechanisms, and review formats of the API, you can create robust aplication, the networks.