Explore Litecoin, a blockchain designed for fast and low-fee transactions. Build decentralized payment solutions using its RPC gateway.
The Litecoin RPC documentation provides developers with the necessary tools to interact with the Litecoin blockchain programmatically. Litecoin is a decentralized blockchain optimized for faster transaction speeds and lower fees compared to Bitcoin. The documentation includes API endpoints for querying blockchain data, submitting transactions, and managing wallets. Litecoin’s proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism and its efficiency make it ideal for peer-to-peer payments and financial applications.
- Litecoin Website: https://litecoin.orgLitecoin RPC Gateway
*Supported Blockchains - tiers: 💎 Tier 1, ⭐ Tier 2, ✨ Tier 3
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Quick connection to Litecoin
curl --request POST \
--url 'https://litecoin-mainnet.gateway.tatum.io/' \
--header 'accept: application/json' \
--header 'content-type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: <INSERT-YOUR-API-KEY>' \
--data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"getblockcount","id":1}'Litecoin Video tutorial - Getting started using RPC Submodule
In this video tutorial, we will guide you through the process of getting started with Litecoin RPC using the Tatum SDK. Tatum SDK is a comprehensive blockchain development toolkit that simplifies the interaction with various blockchain networks, including Litecoin. By following the tutorial, you will learn how to set up your development environment, establish a connection to the Litecoin network via RPC, and perform common operations such as getBestBlockHash. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced developer, this tutorial will provide you with the necessary steps to kickstart your web3 app development journey on Litecoin.
Available Litecoin interfaces
Litecoin - JSON-RPC
- getblockcount
- getchaintips
- getblockchaininfo
- getmempoolancestors
- verifymessage
- getrawmempool
- getdifficulty
- getblockstats
- decodescript
- getmempoolentry
- getbestblockhash
- createrawtransaction
- decoderawtransaction
- gettxout
- gettxoutproof
- getrawtransaction
- sendrawtransaction
- estimatesmartfee
- getmempooldescendants
- getblockhash
- verifytxoutproof
- getblock
- getmempoolinfo
- getblockheader
- validateaddress
Litecoin - Tatum API
- Generate Litecoin wallet
- JSON RPC HTTP driver
- Get Litecoin Blockchain Information
- Get Litecoin Block hash
- Get Litecoin Block by hash or height
- Get Litecoin Transaction by hash
- Get Mempool Transactions
- Get Litecoin Transactions by address
- Get the balance of a Litecoin address
- Get the balance of multiple Litecoin addresses
- Get information about a transaction output (UTXO) in a Litecoin transaction
- Generate Litecoin deposit address from Extended public key
- Generate Litecoin private key
- Send LTC to Litecoin addresses
- Broadcast signed Litecoin transaction