Introducing HelloBlock - Focus on building Bitcoin apps, not infrastructure.

[locksley]

https://helloblock.io

We’ve built a Blockchain API so developers can focus on the important stuff (app logic, UX) rather worry about bitcoind.

This was built out of frustration of both bitcoind and the blockchain.info API. We previously built www.tippercoin.com (send BTCs via a tweet) and www.sparecoins.io (Chrome extension wallet) via these tools. However, bitcoind just doesn’t give the data you need and blockchain.info isn’t developer friendly, e.g. no testnet, goes down quite often, weird http codes

We’ve also built a programmatic faucet API so you can write proper integration tests! (https://helloblock.io/docs/ref#faucet). This comes with a block explorer as well for both testnet/mainnet (https://helloblock.io/latest, https://test.helloblock.io/latest)

Let me know what you guys think.

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[xenoky]

https://helloblock.io

We’ve built a Blockchain API so developers can focus on the important stuff (app logic, UX) rather worry about bitcoind.

This was built out of frustration of both bitcoind and the blockchain.info API. We previously built www.tippercoin.com (send BTCs via a tweet) and www.sparecoins.io (Chrome extension wallet) via these tools. However, bitcoind just doesn’t give the data you need and blockchain.info isn’t developer friendly, e.g. no testnet, goes down quite often, weird http codes

We’ve also built a programmatic faucet API so you can write proper integration tests! (https://helloblock.io/docs/ref#faucet). This comes with a block explorer as well for both testnet/mainnet (https://helloblock.io/latest, https://test.helloblock.io/latest)

Let me know what you guys think.

i am building a bitcoin services and your api is one of the best to me.

Waiting for websocket documentation

[jayc89]

Are you hosting wallets, or just presenting BlockChain data? The wallet section of the docs slightly confused me; https://helloblock.io/docs/ref#wallet

[BitCoinDream]

https://helloblock.io

We’ve built a Blockchain API so developers can focus on the important stuff (app logic, UX) rather worry about bitcoind.

This was built out of frustration of both bitcoind and the blockchain.info API. We previously built www.tippercoin.com (send BTCs via a tweet) and www.sparecoins.io (Chrome extension wallet) via these tools. However, bitcoind just doesn’t give the data you need and blockchain.info isn’t developer friendly, e.g. no testnet, goes down quite often, weird http codes

We’ve also built a programmatic faucet API so you can write proper integration tests! (https://helloblock.io/docs/ref#faucet). This comes with a block explorer as well for both testnet/mainnet (https://helloblock.io/latest, https://test.helloblock.io/latest)

Let me know what you guys think.

Do u offer send/receive API ? If yes, can u plz point at the links for the same ?

[Chillance]

How is this going? When are you guys gonna support websockets (or anything with live notifications)?

[arnuschky]

Hey, didn't you guys close down?

[s2]

Looks a really promising API, just needs Websocket docs to get flagged when a transaction/confirmation to an address happens.

[arnuschky]

Turns out that they have indeed stopped. Website and API is still online, but:

apologies but the Helloblock API is no longer supported.

[chagry]

Hi.

the API is stopped. Error DNS.

[avatar_kiyoshi]

I can't open the site, this is something wrong with the site?
what i understand on op is the site just show blockchain data? or are you want to build to a bitcoin wallet which like electrum? you don't need to downloas data from blockchain?

[jdebunt]

I can't open the site, this is something wrong with the site?
what i understand on op is the site just show blockchain data? or are you want to build to a bitcoin wallet which like electrum? you don't need to downloas data from blockchain?

Can't read the topic through properly before making these posts? It was mentioned in May that this API is no longer supported, so of course it goes down sooner or later...