Blockchain.com Charts, Stats & Market Data API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Blockchain.com Charts, Stats & Market Data API
  description: |
    Aggregated JSON endpoints covering Bitcoin network statistics, historical chart datasets,
    mining pool distribution, BTC exchange rates (ticker) and fiat-to-BTC conversion. Generated
    from https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/api/charts_api and
    https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/api/exchange_rates_api.
  version: '1.0.0'
  contact:
    name: Blockchain.com
    url: https://www.blockchain.com/api
  license:
    name: Blockchain.com API Terms of Service
    url: https://www.blockchain.com/legal/terms
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-30'

servers:
- url: https://api.blockchain.info
  description: Blockchain.com aggregated data host (charts, stats, pools).
- url: https://blockchain.info
  description: Blockchain.info explorer host (ticker, fiat-to-BTC conversion).

tags:
- name: Charts
  description: Historical time-series datasets for Bitcoin network metrics.
- name: Stats
  description: Real-time blockchain statistics.
- name: Pools
  description: Mining pool distribution.
- name: Market Data
  description: Bitcoin exchange rates and fiat conversion.

paths:

  /charts/{chartName}:
    get:
      operationId: getChart
      summary: Blockchain.com Get a Chart Time-series
      description: |
        Returns a time-series dataset for the requested chart name. Common chart names include
        `transactions-per-second`, `market-price`, `hash-rate`, `difficulty`, `miners-revenue`,
        `mempool-size`, `n-transactions`, `total-bitcoins`, `avg-block-size`, `mempool-count`,
        `cost-per-transaction`, and many others.
      tags: [Charts]
      servers:
      - url: https://api.blockchain.info
      parameters:
      - name: chartName
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Chart identifier (kebab-case).
        schema:
          type: string
          example: market-price
      - name: timespan
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Duration spanned by the dataset (e.g. `5weeks`, `1year`, `all`). Default `1year`.
        schema:
          type: string
          default: 1year
      - name: rollingAverage
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Smoothing window applied to the time series (e.g. `8hours`, `7days`).
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: start
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Custom start date in `YYYY-MM-DD` format.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: format
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Response format (`json` or `csv`). Default `json`.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum: [json, csv]
          default: json
      - name: sampled
        in: query
        required: false
        description: If true, downsample to ~1.5k points for performance.
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Chart time-series.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Chart'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK

  /stats:
    get:
      operationId: getStats
      summary: Blockchain.com Get Bitcoin Network Statistics
      description: Real-time blockchain statistics — price, hash rate, transaction counts, mining economics.
      tags: [Stats]
      servers:
      - url: https://api.blockchain.info
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Network statistics snapshot.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Stats'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK

  /pools:
    get:
      operationId: getPools
      summary: Blockchain.com Get Mining Pool Distribution
      description: Returns block counts attributed to known mining pools over a rolling window.
      tags: [Pools]
      servers:
      - url: https://api.blockchain.info
      parameters:
      - name: timespan
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Duration window in days (max 10, default 4).
        schema:
          type: string
          default: 4days
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Mapping of pool name to block count.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PoolDistribution'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK

  /ticker:
    get:
      operationId: getTicker
      summary: Blockchain.com Get Exchange-rate Ticker
      description: Returns a map of currency codes to current Bitcoin price data.
      tags: [Market Data]
      servers:
      - url: https://blockchain.info
      parameters:
      - name: cors
        in: query
        required: false
        description: If true, the response will include CORS headers.
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Ticker map keyed by ISO currency code.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Ticker'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK

  /tobtc:
    get:
      operationId: convertToBtc
      summary: Blockchain.com Convert Fiat to BTC
      description: Converts a fiat amount to its current BTC equivalent.
      tags: [Market Data]
      servers:
      - url: https://blockchain.info
      parameters:
      - name: currency
        in: query
        required: true
        description: ISO currency code (e.g. `USD`, `EUR`, `GBP`).
        schema:
          type: string
          example: USD
      - name: value
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Amount of fiat to convert.
        schema:
          type: number
          example: 500
      responses:
        '200':
          description: BTC equivalent value.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: number
                example: 0.00702345
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK

components:
  schemas:

    Chart:
      type: object
      description: Time-series dataset returned by the Charts API.
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          description: Response status (e.g. `ok`).
          example: ok
        name:
          type: string
          description: Chart name.
          example: Market Price (USD)
        unit:
          type: string
          description: Unit of measure for `y` values.
          example: USD
        period:
          type: string
          description: Sampling period (e.g. `day`).
        description:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of what the chart represents.
        values:
          type: array
          description: Time-series data points.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChartPoint'

    ChartPoint:
      type: object
      description: Single time-series sample.
      properties:
        x:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Timestamp in Unix seconds.
          example: 1
        y:
          type: number
          description: Measured value at `x`.

          example: 1.0
    Stats:
      type: object
      description: Real-time blockchain statistics snapshot.
      properties:
        market_price_usd:
          type: number
          description: BTC price in USD.
          example: 72525.0
        hash_rate:
          type: number
          description: Network hash rate (GH/s).
          example: 72525.0
        total_fees_btc:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Total fees in Satoshi over the period.
          example: 1
        n_btc_mined:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: New BTC mined over the period (Satoshi).
          example: 1
        n_tx:
          type: integer
          description: Number of transactions over the period.
          example: 1
        n_blocks_mined:
          type: integer
          description: Number of blocks mined over the period.
          example: 1
        minutes_between_blocks:
          type: number
          description: Average minutes between blocks.
          example: 1.0
        totalbc:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Total Bitcoins in circulation (Satoshi).
          example: 1
        n_blocks_total:
          type: integer
          description: Chain height.
          example: 1
        estimated_transaction_volume_usd:
          type: number
          description: Estimated transaction volume in USD over the period.
          example: 0.5
        miners_revenue_usd:
          type: number
          description: Miners revenue in USD over the period.
          example: 1.0
        miners_revenue_btc:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Miners revenue in Satoshi over the period.
          example: 1
        difficulty:
          type: number
          description: Current difficulty target.
          example: 1.0
        estimated_btc_sent:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Estimated BTC sent (Satoshi).
          example: 1
        total_btc_sent:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Total BTC sent (Satoshi).
          example: 1
        trade_volume_btc:
          type: number
          description: Trading volume in BTC.
          example: 0.5
        trade_volume_usd:
          type: number
          description: Trading volume in USD.
          example: 0.5
        nextretarget:
          type: integer
          description: Block height of the next difficulty retarget.
          example: 1
        timestamp:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Unix timestamp of the snapshot.

          example: 1748609400000
    PoolDistribution:
      type: object
      description: Mapping of mining pool name to block count over the requested window.
      additionalProperties:
        type: integer

    Ticker:
      type: object
      description: Map of currency code to Bitcoin price data.
      additionalProperties:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/TickerEntry'

    TickerEntry:
      type: object
      description: Current BTC pricing in a single fiat currency.
      properties:
        15m:
          type: number
          description: 15-minute delayed market price.
          example: 1.0
        last:
          type: number
          description: Most recent market price.
          example: 1.0
        buy:
          type: number
          description: Current buy price.
          example: 1.0
        sell:
          type: number
          description: Current sell price.
          example: 1.0
        symbol:
          type: string
          description: Currency symbol (e.g. `$`, `€`, `£`).
          example: BTC-USD