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.
– Related: 📚 Supported Blockchains • 🌐 RPC Nodes → Litecoin • 🔗 Official Litecoin Website
RPC Gateway for Litecoin blockchain
Litecoin RPC networks
Connect to Litecoin and Fetch the Latest Block
This widget lets you instantly query the latest block height (or equivalent) for Litecoin using a chain-specific RPC method like eth_blockNumber, getblockcount, or getBlockHeight. Useful for connectivity checks, uptime monitoring, or API testing.
Retrieve Litecoin Node Status or Client Version via RPC
Use this pre-configured request to get version or status information for your connected Litecoin node. Whether it's web3_clientVersion, getblockchaininfo, or chain-specific endpoints, the method is optimized for each supported blockchain.
Test Litecoin RPC Methods in Postman
Explore and test Litecoin blockchain methods instantly using our pre-configured Postman collection. Perfect for developers who want to experiment with Litecoin RPC endpoints, validate API responses, or integrate Litecoin into their applications.
How to use the Litecoin 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 Litecoin collection
- Configure your environment: Update the
gateway-api-keyvariable in the Tatum Gateway environment - Start testing: Execute any Litecoin RPC method and see real-time responses
Available Litecoin interfaces and methods
Each Litecoin network and interface below exposes its own set of RPC methods, listed live from Tatum's RPC Gateway. Query these endpoints for any interface to explore what it supports:
/_methods– machine-readable list of interfaces and methods/llms.txt– human- and AI-readable documentation context
Litecoin Mainnet
JSON-RPC
Base URL: https://litecoin-mainnet.gateway.tatum.io
Discovery: /_methods · /llms.txt
createrawtransactiondecoderawtransactiondecodescriptestimatefeeestimatesmartfeegetbestblockhashgetblockgetblockcountgetblockhashgetblockheadergetblockchaininfogetblockstatsgetdifficultygetchaintipsgetmempoolancestorsgetmempoolclustergetmempooldescendantsgetmempoolentrygetmempoolfeeratediagramgetmempoolinfogetnetworkinfogetrawmempoolgetrawtransactiongettxoutgettxoutproofsearchrawtransactionssendrawtransactiontestmempoolacceptvalidateaddressverifymessageverifytxoutproof
REST API · REST
Base URL: https://litecoin-mainnet.gateway.tatum.io/rest
Discovery: /_methods · /llms.txt
GET /block/{block-hash}GET /block/notxdetails/{block-hash}GET /blockhashbyheight/{height}GET /getutxos/{outpoint}/{outpoint}/.../{outpoint}GET /getutxos/checkmempool/{outpoint}/{outpoint}/.../{outpoint}GET /headers/{block-hash}GET /headers/{count}/{block-hash}GET /chaininfo.jsonGET /mempool/contents.jsonGET /mempool/info.jsonGET /tx/{tx-hash}
Litecoin Testnet
JSON-RPC
Base URL: https://litecoin-testnet.gateway.tatum.io
Discovery: /_methods · /llms.txt
createrawtransactiondecoderawtransactiondecodescriptestimatefeeestimatesmartfeegetbestblockhashgetblockgetblockcountgetblockhashgetblockheadergetblockchaininfogetblockstatsgetdifficultygetchaintipsgetmempoolancestorsgetmempoolclustergetmempooldescendantsgetmempoolentrygetmempoolfeeratediagramgetmempoolinfogetnetworkinfogetrawmempoolgetrawtransactiongettxoutgettxoutproofsearchrawtransactionssendrawtransactiontestmempoolacceptvalidateaddressverifymessageverifytxoutproof
REST API · REST
Base URL: https://litecoin-testnet.gateway.tatum.io/rest
Discovery: /_methods · /llms.txt
GET /block/{block-hash}GET /block/notxdetails/{block-hash}GET /blockhashbyheight/{height}GET /getutxos/{outpoint}/{outpoint}/.../{outpoint}GET /getutxos/checkmempool/{outpoint}/{outpoint}/.../{outpoint}GET /headers/{block-hash}GET /headers/{count}/{block-hash}GET /chaininfo.jsonGET /mempool/contents.jsonGET /mempool/info.jsonGET /tx/{tx-hash}
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