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@@ -5,15 +5,18 @@ The REST API can be enabled with the `-rest` option.
Supported API
-------------
-`GET /rest/tx/TX-HASH.{bin|hex|json}`
+
+####Transactions
+`GET /rest/tx/<TX-HASH>.<bin|hex|json>`
Given a transaction hash,
Returns a transaction, in binary, hex-encoded binary or JSON formats.
For full TX query capability, one must enable the transaction index via "txindex=1" command line / configuration option.
-`GET /rest/block/BLOCK-HASH.{bin|hex|json}`
-`GET /rest/block/notxdetails/BLOCK-HASH.{bin|hex|json}`
+####Blocks
+`GET /rest/block/<BLOCK-HASH>.<bin|hex|json>`
+`GET /rest/block/notxdetails/<BLOCK-HASH>.<bin|hex|json>`
Given a block hash,
Returns a block, in binary, hex-encoded binary or JSON formats.
@@ -22,6 +25,15 @@ The HTTP request and response are both handled entirely in-memory, thus making m
With the /notxdetails/ option JSON response will only contain the transaction hash instead of the complete transaction details. The option only affects the JSON response.
+####Blockheaders
+`GET /rest/headers/<COUNT>/<BLOCK-HASH>.<bin|hex>`
+
+Given a block hash,
+Returns <COUNT> amount of blockheaders in upward direction.
+
+JSON is not supported.
+
+####Chaininfos
`GET /rest/chaininfo.json`
Returns various state info regarding block chain processing.
@@ -34,6 +46,39 @@ Only supports JSON as output format.
* verificationprogress : (numeric) estimate of verification progress [0..1]
* chainwork : (string) total amount of work in active chain, in hexadecimal
+####Query UTXO set
+`GET /rest/getutxos/<checkmempool>/<txid>-<n>/<txid>-<n>/.../<txid>-<n>.<bin|hex|json>`
+
+The getutxo command allows querying of the UTXO set given a set of outpoints.
+See BIP64 for input and output serialisation:
+https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0064.mediawiki
+
+Example:
+```
+$ curl localhost:18332/rest/getutxos/checkmempool/b2cdfd7b89def827ff8af7cd9bff7627ff72e5e8b0f71210f92ea7a4000c5d75-0.json 2>/dev/null | json_pp
+{
+ "chaintipHash" : "00000000fb01a7f3745a717f8caebee056c484e6e0bfe4a9591c235bb70506fb",
+ "chainHeight" : 325347,
+ "utxos" : [
+ {
+ "scriptPubKey" : {
+ "addresses" : [
+ "mi7as51dvLJsizWnTMurtRmrP8hG2m1XvD"
+ ],
+ "type" : "pubkeyhash",
+ "hex" : "76a9141c7cebb529b86a04c683dfa87be49de35bcf589e88ac",
+ "reqSigs" : 1,
+ "asm" : "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 1c7cebb529b86a04c683dfa87be49de35bcf589e OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG"
+ },
+ "value" : 8.8687,
+ "height" : 2147483647,
+ "txvers" : 1
+ }
+ ],
+ "bitmap" : "1"
+}
+```
+
Risks
-------------
Running a webbrowser on the same node with a REST enabled bitcoind can be a risk. Accessing prepared XSS websites could read out tx/block data of your node by placing links like `<script src="http://127.0.0.1:8332/rest/tx/1234567890.json">` which might break the nodes privacy.