We are working on an API for Bitcoin!

[witcher_sense]

We changed the domain, and the service is available at https://btc.blockread.io/docs
the new format is https://btc.blockread.io/api/...
Sorry for this change!

It throws an internal server error whenever I try to access the API documentation,  the same is true for API itself. Could you explain why this happens and also how exactly you monitor the server status? Specifically, I am interested in internal mechanisms and implementation tricks that allow for faster response to errors on the server side. As for the search option, it is a great addition that is going to make the life of API consumers a lot easier since it works very fast (at least for queries I was testing it with) and is user-friendly. I would also add support for RegExp to make queries even more flexible, but it is not that important because such type of functionality is of rare need. By the way, will the search only work with Legacy-type addresses, or are you planning to expand it for multisig, SegWit, Taproot, etc.?

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[xuzerBTC]

We changed the domain, and the service is available at https://btc.blockread.io/docs
the new format is https://btc.blockread.io/api/...
Sorry for this change!

It throws an internal server error whenever I try to access the API documentation,  the same is true for API itself. Could you explain why this happens and also how exactly you monitor the server status? Specifically, I am interested in internal mechanisms and implementation tricks that allow for faster response to errors on the server side.

Sorry for all the trouble, as you know we were in the process of the whole infrastructure and decided to change the routes as well which we rolled back, so the doc is available at https://btc-docs.blockread.io and the API https://btc.blockread.io/..

we use different scripts to check the performance and in case of trouble, they send emails and call us through a third party if necessary. Didn't get the internal mechanism question, would be helpful if you elaborate(as far as I know we don't use a specific mechanism(the reason might be when the service is down, it doesn't wait up for the answer, and it responds pretty quickly). btw, I can share with you the whole system design if you like too(send me and email in that case)

We changed the domain, and the service is available at https://btc.blockread.io/docs
the new format is https://btc.blockread.io/api/...
Sorry for this change!

As for the search option, it is a great addition that is going to make the life of API consumers a lot easier since it works very fast (at least for queries I was testing it with) and is user-friendly. I would also add support for RegExp to make queries even more flexible, but it is not that important because such type of functionality is of rare need. By the way, will the search only work with Legacy-type addresses, or are you planning to expand it for multisig, SegWit, Taproot, etc.?

Yes! we are adding Segwit and Taproot as well, it is going to be available in a couple of days(syncing the data ATM). Also, we made an MVP type of thing to show how fun and fast this search is, it will be available at https://btc-vanity.blockread.io in a couple of hours.

[arabspaceship123]

merapi.io & blockread.io doesn't work so what's the latest from your side have you discontinued the project?

We would love to hear your feedback about Merapi.io. Our team has put a lot of effort into making Merapi.io a valuable resource for developers working with Bitcoin, and we hope you'll give it a try.

[xuzerBTC]

merapi.io & blockread.io doesn't work so what's the latest from your side have you discontinued the project?

We would love to hear your feedback about Merapi.io. Our team has put a lot of effort into making Merapi.io a valuable resource for developers working with Bitcoin, and we hope you'll give it a try.

no, on the contrary, we expanded the project to BCH and LTC as well! we did some re-routing to make it more memorable for the future where there are many other coins(sorry for this!)


Service Routes:

- BTC: https://api.blockread.io/btc

- BCH: https://api.blockread.io/bch

- LTC: https://api.blockread.io/ltc
 
E.g
https://api.blockread.io/btc/network/info

Documentation:

- BTC: https://api.blockread.io/btc/docs

- BCH: https://api.blockread.io/bch/docs

- LTC: https://api.blockread.io/ltc/docs

(the documentation of BCH and LTC will be available within two days, but basically they are the same as BTC)

Also we are working o the sockets to make them available in the next couple of days(we need to make some changes due to rerouting)

[arabspaceship123]

It looks good you've expanded to BCH & LTC so it's a work in progress. Is it staying as active service with donations or paid service in future ?

no, on the contrary, we expanded the project to BCH and LTC as well! we did some re-routing to make it more memorable for the future where there are many other coins(sorry for this!)

[xuzerBTC]

It looks good you've expanded to BCH & LTC so it's a work in progress. Is it staying as active service with donations or paid service in future ?

no, on the contrary, we expanded the project to BCH and LTC as well! we did some re-routing to make it more memorable for the future where there are many other coins(sorry for this!)

It will be a paid service at some point for businesses interested in having high TPS and high daily usage, but it always will be free for small startups and developers who are not making money.

And donations(if happens) always go a long way in helping us provide a better service! but for now it is all funded by me and the other Co-Founder.

[roksana.hee]

Hello everyone!

We are thrilled to announce Merapi.io, an API for Bitcoin BTC that we believe can be a valuable tool for developers building applications using Bitcoin network data.

Merapi.io is a flexible and user-friendly API that allows developers to interact with the Bitcoin network and leverage Bitcoin as a payment method.

Try Merapi.io and experience how easy it is to build powerful Bitcoin applications. You can check out our documentation at https://btc-docs.merapi.io/#introduction and the Swagger at https://btc.merapi.io/swagger.

We would love to hear your feedback about Merapi.io. Our team has put a lot of effort into making Merapi.io a valuable resource for developers working with Bitcoin, and we hope you'll give it a try.

Thank you for considering Merapi.io for your development needs. We look forward to hearing from you!


P.S
This is our donation address in case anyone wants to support our project
Bitcoin:
bc1q5rc6wwmz2053k70d5cqge7xgdv48hmevpr8sme

Zcash:
t1V9QMioEB9vxEfzXTwoJM2y7mmYsQwYQPN

Best,
Merapi Team

Thank you for your creation. I hope that it helps users to use this forum as like as BTC hunters. But I found here a few problems for that I can't reach your site properly. Please solve the bug to use for users flexibly.

[xuzerBTC]

Hello everyone!

We are thrilled to announce Merapi.io, an API for Bitcoin BTC that we believe can be a valuable tool for developers building applications using Bitcoin network data.

Merapi.io is a flexible and user-friendly API that allows developers to interact with the Bitcoin network and leverage Bitcoin as a payment method.

Try Merapi.io and experience how easy it is to build powerful Bitcoin applications. You can check out our documentation at https://btc-docs.merapi.io/#introduction and the Swagger at https://btc.merapi.io/swagger.

We would love to hear your feedback about Merapi.io. Our team has put a lot of effort into making Merapi.io a valuable resource for developers working with Bitcoin, and we hope you'll give it a try.

Thank you for considering Merapi.io for your development needs. We look forward to hearing from you!


P.S
This is our donation address in case anyone wants to support our project
Bitcoin:
bc1q5rc6wwmz2053k70d5cqge7xgdv48hmevpr8sme

Zcash:
t1V9QMioEB9vxEfzXTwoJM2y7mmYsQwYQPN

Best,
Merapi Team

Thank you for your creation. I hope that it helps users to use this forum as like as BTC hunters. But I found here a few problems for that I can't reach your site properly. Please solve the bug to use for users flexibly.

Sorry for the confusion, the routes have been changed:
Service Routes:

- BTC: https://api.blockread.io/btc

- BCH: https://api.blockread.io/bch

- LTC: https://api.blockread.io/ltc
 
E.g
https://api.blockread.io/btc/network/info

Documentation:

- BTC: https://api.blockread.io/btc/docs

- BCH: https://api.blockread.io/bch/docs

- LTC: https://api.blockread.io/ltc/docs

I will update the main post shortly.

[OmegaStarScream]

I tried to make some GET requests to some endpoints, and things seem to be working fine but I keep getting a Read timed out error like the last time when using Socket? (spent-address).

[WillyAp]

Sorry for the confusion, the routes have been changed:

The site https://www.blocklead.io is not really a magnet for funds. Lots of info is missing.

Blog i.e. is not there or not clickable.
The site looks to me as if you after funding without bothering much to address concerns an investor could have.
E.G your about us looks as if taken off pixabay, or is your team 30 + developers?
If you want money you need to show faces, real ones, yours.

The site is not done properly IMO due to the missing info it looks off. 

[xuzerBTC]

Sorry for the confusion, the routes have been changed:

The site https://www.blocklead.io is not really a magnet for funds. Lots of info is missing.

Blog i.e. is not there or not clickable.
The site looks to me as if you after funding without bothering much to address concerns an investor could have.
E.G your about us looks as if taken off pixabay, or is your team 30 + developers?
If you want money you need to show faces, real ones, yours.

The site is not done properly IMO due to the missing info it looks off.  

Partially agree but it is about the service and not the landing page! As I recall, we didn't say we are looking for investors(always appreciate donation, though), whenever we do, we would show faces to those people, and to the ones who we would go through a deal, SLA, etc.(we are already in contact with some people who us by the names and the faces)

And No, we are not 30 developers! and we don't mind not having a through "about us" at this stage(would be helpful, I know that), we are in the phase where we are looking for feedbacks regarding the service itself, and the documentation, swaggers, and the "try out" section is a good place for the users to go to. That being said , I am going to write up a proper landing page(when I get some extra time which is rare these days considering how we are involved with the development of the project itself)

P.S
Check the service and let me know what you think(if you have time of course!)

[arabspaceship123]

The website's changed where's the api for service route links?

It will be a paid service at some point for businesses interested in having high TPS and high daily usage, but it always will be free for small startups and developers who are not making money.

And donations(if happens) always go a long way in helping us provide a better service! but for now it is all funded by me and the other Co-Founder.

[xuzerBTC]

The website's changed where's the api for service route links?

It will be a paid service at some point for businesses interested in having high TPS and high daily usage, but it always will be free for small startups and developers who are not making money.

And donations(if happens) always go a long way in helping us provide a better service! but for now it is all funded by me and the other Co-Founder.

it hasn't since my last announcement!

BTC:
https://api.blockread.io/btc/docs

BCH:
https://api.blockread.io/bch/docs

LTC:
https://api.blockread.io/ltc/docs

[mic_all79]

Hi guys,
interesting project! Currently for our project, we are using the API of another provider, but in the future maybe we could use yours! Here you can find our project: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5457075.0.

Good luck!!!

/M