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Everything you can query on Bitcoin
One indexed chain, every question. Look up addresses, transactions, balances and UTXOs over the REST API, write SQL against the data, read on-chain metrics and the rich list, or trace flows for compliance. Pick what you need, or compare BitcoinDatabase to the tool you use today. Informational on-chain data only.
REST API & SQL · address history since genesis · no node to run
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Everything you can query
From a single address lookup to a full SQL workbench, each page ends the same way: clean, typed Bitcoin data straight from the indexed chain.
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Best Bitcoin API
Compare the main Bitcoin API providers on data depth, price and limits.
Learn moreBitcoin address balance history API
What an address held on any past date, not just what it holds now.
Learn moreBitcoin audit trail API
Period-end balances pinned to a block, with the rollforward that proves them.
Learn moreDormant Bitcoin wallet and address API
Find addresses whose coins have not moved in years, by last spend rather than last touch.
Learn moreBulk Bitcoin address balance checker
Check thousands of addresses in one pass, not twenty at a time.
Learn moreBitcoin address clustering
Resolve one address into the whole wallet cluster that controls it, with the heuristic stated.
Learn moreBitcoin ordinals and inscriptions API
Query Bitcoin ordinals, inscriptions, BRC-20 events and Runes balances from the same indexed chain, over REST and SQL.
Learn moreCrypto tax API
The on-chain data and price layer that powers Bitcoin tax software and cost-basis calculators.
Learn moreBitcoin API
Query addresses, transactions and balances across the whole indexed chain in one call.
Learn moreBitcoin block explorer API
Power an explorer with blocks, transactions and addresses, no node to maintain.
Learn moreBitcoin address lookup
Look up any Bitcoin address: balance, full history and UTXOs in one query.
Learn moreBitcoin historical data API
Full-depth history: every block, transaction and metric back to 2009.
Learn moreBitcoin transaction API
Pull any transaction with inputs, outputs, fees and confirmations.
Learn moreBitcoin data API
One Bitcoin data API and data provider for chain rows, balances, metrics and market history.
Learn moreBitcoin address types
Script type on every input and output: legacy, P2SH, native SegWit and Taproot, counted and valued.
Learn moreBTC address balance API
Get exact balances and UTXOs for any address, in batches.
Learn moreQuery the Bitcoin blockchain with SQL
Write plain SQL against the whole indexed chain, no node, no ETL.
Learn moreBitcoin blockchain API
The whole indexed chain through one API: blocks, txs, addresses, UTXOs.
Learn moreBitcoin node API
JSON-RPC style access to blocks, transactions and balances, with no Bitcoin Core to run.
Learn moreBitcoin webhook API
Real-time notifications on address activity, incoming payments and confirmations.
Learn moreBitcoin mempool API
Read unconfirmed transactions and current fee rates without running a node.
Learn moreBitcoin double spend detection API
Detect conflicting and replaced transactions before you credit an unconfirmed Bitcoin payment.
Learn moreBitcoin fee estimation API
Quote Bitcoin fee rates from live mempool state, then audit what your withdrawals actually paid.
Learn moreBitcoin broadcast transaction API
Push a signed raw transaction to the Bitcoin network over REST and get the txid back, or the node's exact reason for refusing it.
Learn moreBitcoin RPC API
Make JSON-RPC style calls like getblock and getrawtransaction over clean REST, no node to sync.
Learn morexpub balance API
Derive an HD wallet's addresses from its xpub and total the balance to the satoshi.
Learn moreBitcoin transaction decoder
Decode a raw Bitcoin transaction hex into readable JSON: inputs, outputs, scripts and addresses.
Learn moreBitcoin address labels
Attach exchange, miner and service labels to addresses, so raw hashes read as entities.
Learn moreBitcoin exchange flow API
Measure bitcoin moving into and out of exchanges: inflows, outflows and net flow.
Learn moreBitcoin realized price API
Pull realized price, realized cap and the MVRV ratio from the indexed chain.
Learn moreBitcoin address screening API
Screen a Bitcoin address for sanctions-list matches and exposure to labeled high-risk entities.
Learn moreBitcoin cost basis API
Query on-chain cost basis: the realized price bands and cost basis distribution of the whole supply.
Learn moreBitcoin SOPR API
Pull SOPR, the spent output profit ratio, and realized profit and loss from the indexed chain.
Learn moreBitcoin Whale Alert API
Detect large bitcoin transactions and whale moves from the indexed chain, on your own thresholds.
Learn moreBitcoin Supply Metrics API
Query supply in profit and loss, HODL waves and exchange supply from the indexed chain.
Learn moreBitcoin OHLC API
Pull OHLCV candles and full price history, joined to on-chain activity in one query.
Learn moreBitcoin Network Stats API
Query hashrate, difficulty, block times and network health from the indexed chain.
Learn moreBitcoin API for Python
Pull balances, transactions and UTXOs into Python with one HTTP call.
Learn moreCompliance & flows
Bitcoin transaction tracing API
Follow Bitcoin funds hop by hop across the transaction graph, over REST and SQL, with entity labels on the endpoints.
Learn moreBitcoin proof of reserves API
Verify reserve addresses, balances and control claims against the indexed chain.
Learn moreBitcoin wallet tracker
Monitor wallet balances, activity and flows with labels for context.
Learn moreBitcoin dust attack detection
Dust limits per script type, dust transaction data, and the spray patterns behind address poisoning.
Learn moreCrypto AML API
Risk signals, exposure and entity labels to support your compliance review.
Learn moreBitcoin flow analysis
Trace how funds move between addresses, clusters and entities.
Learn moreCrypto transaction monitoring API
Screen Bitcoin addresses and flows for AML risk from one fully-indexed data source.
Learn moreResearch and analytics
On-chain metrics
On-chain data
The raw on-chain truth: addresses, balances, UTXOs and flows, queryable.
Learn moreOn-chain metrics
Active addresses, realized cap, SOPR, HODL waves and exchange flows.
Learn moreBitcoin transaction volume
Raw, change-adjusted and entity-adjusted on-chain volume series from the indexed chain.
Learn moreBitcoin exchange reserves
Exchange balance and reserve totals per address, with dated snapshots and the transactions behind every move.
Learn moreBitcoin active addresses
Daily active address counts, historical series and entity-adjusted numbers from the indexed chain.
Learn moreBitcoin rich list
The largest balances ranked, with labels and historical snapshots.
Learn moreBitcoin UTXO data
The full UTXO set: ages, values, script types and age distribution.
Learn moreBitcoin price API
Historical and on-chain market data: OHLCV, realized price and cost basis by the chain.
Learn moreBy who you are
Built for your team
Developers, funds, exchanges, researchers and compliance teams all query the same indexed chain. See how BitcoinDatabase fits your work.
For developers
Build wallets, explorers and bots on Bitcoin data without running your own node.
ExploreFor funds and traders
On-chain metrics, flows, cohorts and the rich list, with SQL access for your own research.
ExploreFor exchanges
Deposit detection, confirmations, balance monitoring and address watching at production scale.
ExploreFor researchers
Address history since genesis over REST, plus SQL and bulk CSV export for reproducible datasets.
ExploreFor AML and compliance
Risk signals, exposure scoring, entity labels and fund-flow tracing as tooling for your own review.
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How BitcoinDatabase compares
Already using a Bitcoin data vendor? See a fair, factual comparison and what changes when the REST API, SQL and dashboards live on one fully-indexed chain.
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CompareQuery the Bitcoin blockchain, three ways
Whatever you need to look up, one request returns it, with address history back to the 2009 genesis. REST API, SQL and dashboards. Informational on-chain data only.
REST API · SQL · dashboards · entity labels · no node to run