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Bitcoin’s RPC documentation offers developers a comprehensive guide to programmatically interact with the original blockchain network. This documentation details the API endpoints needed to query transaction data, submit new transactions, and manage wallets. Operating on a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism, Bitcoin ensures security and decentralization at scale. Developers can utilize the RPC gateway to build applications such as payment gateways and wallets while leveraging Bitcoin’s global recognition and robust infrastructure.
– Related: 📚 Supported Blockchains • 🌐 RPC Nodes → Bitcoin • 🔗 Official Bitcoin Website
RPC Gateway for Bitcoin blockchain
Connect to Bitcoin and Fetch the Latest Block
This widget lets you instantly query the latest block height (or equivalent) for Bitcoin using a chain-specific RPC method like eth_blockNumber, getblockcount, or getBlockHeight. Useful for connectivity checks, uptime monitoring, or API testing.
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Retrieve Bitcoin Node Status or Client Version via RPC
Use this pre-configured request to get version or status information for your connected Bitcoin node. Whether it's web3_clientVersion, getblockchaininfo, or chain-specific endpoints, the method is optimized for each supported blockchain.
Test Bitcoin RPC Methods in Postman
Explore and test Bitcoin blockchain methods instantly using our pre-configured Postman collection. Perfect for developers who want to experiment with Bitcoin RPC endpoints, validate API responses, or integrate Bitcoin into their applications.
How to use the Bitcoin Postman Collection
- Get your API key: Visit Tatum Dashboard to obtain your free API key
- Import the collection: Click the "Run in Postman" button below to import the Bitcoin collection
- Configure your environment: Update the
gateway-api-keyvariable in the Tatum Gateway environment - Start testing: Execute any Bitcoin RPC method and see real-time responses
Available Bitcoin interfaces
Bitcoin - Electrs
- blockchainTransactionBroadcast
- blockchainTransactionGet
- blockchainHeadersSubscribe
- blockchainEstimateFee
- blockchainBlockHeader
- blockchainBlockGet
- serverBanner
- blockchainRelayFee
- blockchainHeadersTip
- serverVersion
- blockchainBlockHeaders
Bitcoin - JSON-RPC
- decoderawtransaction
- createrawtransaction
- Bitcoin Electrum
- getbestblockhash
- getblockhash
- getblock
- getblockcount
- getblockchaininfo
- getblockheader
- getblockstats
- getchaintips
- getdifficulty
- gettxout
- gettxoutproof
- verifytxoutproof
- getmempoolancestors
- getmempooldescendants
- getmempoolentry
- getmempoolinfo
- getrawmempool
- validateaddress
- verifymessage
Bitcoin - Tatum API
- Generate a Bitcoin wallet
- Generate a Bitcoin address from the wallet's extended public key
- Generate the private key for a Bitcoin address
- Get Bitcoin blockchain information
- Get the hash of a Bitcoin block
- Get a Bitcoin block by its hash or height
- Get the balance of a Bitcoin address
- Get the balance of multiple Bitcoin addresses
- Get all transactions for a Bitcoin address
- Get transactions for multiple Bitcoin addresses in a batch
- Send BTC to Bitcoin addresses
- Get a Bitcoin transaction by its hash
- Get information about a transaction output (UTXO) in a Bitcoin transaction
- Get transactions from the Bitcoin mempool
- Broadcast a signed Bitcoin transaction
- Connect to a Bitcoin node through an RPC driver