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Backend API

General Endpoints

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GET /
Basic endpoint to test if your BitClout node is running.
Parameters
None
Response
Your BitClout node is running!

Health Check

GET /api/v0/health-check
Check if your BitClout node is synced
Parameters:
None
Response:
If node is synced and received all transactions.
200

Get Exchange Rate

GET /api/v0/get-exchange-rate
Get BitClout exchange rate, total amount of nanos sold, and Bitcoin exchange rate.
Parameters:
None
Response:
{
"SatoshisPerBitCloutExchangeRate":498484,
"NanosSold":8491518125648433,
"USDCentsPerBitcoinExchangeRate":3608200
}

Get App State

POST /api/v0/get-app-state
Get state of BitClout App, such as cost of profile creation and diamond level map. Example use in the frontend and endpoint implementation in backend.
Parameters
None; however, you need to send an empty JSON { }. Otherwise, you will get 400 - Bad Request. More info on the request here.
Name
Type
Description
PublicKeyBase58Check
string
(optional) check public key
Response
{
"AmplitudeKey": "",
"AmplitudeDomain": "api.amplitude.com",
"MinSatoshisBurnedForProfileCreation": 50000,
"IsTestnet": false,
"SupportEmail": "[email protected]",
"ShowProcessingSpinners": true,
"HasStarterBitCloutSeed": false,
"HasTwilioAPIKey": false,
"CreateProfileFeeNanos": 10000000,
"CompProfileCreation": false,
"DiamondLevelMap": {
"1": 50000,
"2": 500000,
"3": 5000000,
"4": 50000000,
"5": 500000000,
"6": 5000000000,
"7": 50000000000,
"8": 500000000000
},
"HasWyreIntegration": false,
"Password": ""
}

Transaction Endpoints

Get Txn

POST /api/v0/get-txn
Check if Txn is currently in mempool. Example use in the frontend and endpoint implementation in backend.
Parameters
More info on the request here.
Name
Type
Description
TxnHashHex
string
Transaction hash
Response
{
"TxnFound": true
}

Submit Transaction

POST /api/v0/submit-transaction
Submit transaction to BitClout blockchain. Example use in frontend and endpoint implementation in backend.
Parameters
Read more on transaction format here. More info on the request here.
Name
Type
Description
TransactionHex
string
Transaction hash
Response
{
Transaction: {
TxInputs : [
{
TxID: [...],
Index: 0
} , ...
],
TxOutputs : [
{
PublicKey: "...",
AmountNanos: 999420
}, ...
],
TxnMeta : {...},
PublicKey: "...",
ExtraData: {...},
Signature: {...},
TxnTypeJSON: 6
},
TxnHashHex: "...",
PostEntryResponse: {...}
}

Update Profile

POST /api/v0/update-profile
Update profile fields and receive corresponding Txn. Transaction needs to be signed and submitted through api/v0/submit-transaction before changes come into effect. Example use in frontend and endpoint implementation in backend.
Parameters
More info on the request here.
Name
Type
Description
UpdaterPublicKeyBase58Check
string
Public key of updater
ProfilePublicKeyBase58Check
string
(optional) Public key of the profile if different from updater
NewUsername
string
Username
NewDescription
string
Description
NewProfilePic
string
Profile picture
NewCreatorBasisPoints
uint64
Creator Reward
NewStakeMultipleBasisPoints
uint64
Staking Reward
IsHidden
bool
​
MinFeeRateNanosPerKB
uint64
Rate per KB
Response
{
TotalInputNanos: 999999,
ChangeAmountNanos: 999420,
FeeNanos: 579
Transaction: {
TxInputs : [
{
TxID: [...],
Index: 0
} , ...
],
TxOutputs : [
{
PublicKey: "...",
AmountNanos: 999420
}, ...
],
TxnMeta : {...},
PublicKey: "...",
ExtraData: {...},
Signature: {...},
TxnTypeJSON: 6
},
TransactionHex: "...",
TxnHashHex: "..."
}

Burn Bitcoin

TODO

Send BitClout

POST /api/v0/send-bitclout
Prepare transaction for sending BitClout. Transaction needs to be signed and submitted through api/v0/submit-transaction before changes come into effect. Example use in frontend and endpoint implementation in backend.
Parameters
More info on the request here.
Name
Type
Description
SenderPublicKeyBase58Check
string
Public key of the sender
RecipientPublicKeyOrUsername
string
Public key of the recipient
AmountNanos
int64
transaction amount in nanos
MinFeeRateNanosPerKB
uint64
Rate per KB
Response
{
TotalInputNanos: 2220387140,
SpendAmountNanos: 2000000000
ChangeAmountNanos: 220386848,
FeeNanos: 579
Transaction: {
TxInputs : [
{
TxID: [...],
Index: 0
} , ...
],
TxOutputs : [
{
PublicKey: "...",
AmountNanos: 999420
}, ...
],
TxnMeta : {...},
PublicKey: "...",
ExtraData: {...},
Signature: {...},
TxnTypeJSON: 6
},
TransactionHex: "...",
TxnHashHex: "...",
}

Submit Post

POST /api/v0/submit-post
Prepare transaction for submiting a post. Transaction needs to be signed and submitted through api/v0/submit-transaction before changes come into effect. Example use in frontend and endpoint implementation in backend.
Parameters
More info on the request here.
Name
Type
Description
UpdaterPublicKeyBase58Check
string
Public key of the updater
PostHashHexToModify
string
(optional) Modified post's hash
ParentStakeID
string
(optional)
Title
string
(optional)
BodyObj
json
{Body: STRING, ImageURLs: []}
RecloutedPostHashHex
string
(optional) hash of post to modify
PostExtraData
json
(optional) extra data, values must be strings
IsHidden
bool
​
MinFeeRateNanosPerKB
uint64
Rate per KB
Response
{
TstampNanos: 1623106441519911200,
PostHashHex: "..."
TotalInputNanos: 96669,
ChangeAmountNanos: 96434,
FeeNanos: 235,
Transaction: {
TxInputs : [
{
TxID: [...],
Index: 0
} , ...
],
TxOutputs : [
{
PublicKey: "...",
AmountNanos: 999420
}, ...
],
TxnMeta : {...},
PublicKey: "...",
ExtraData: {...},
Signature: {...},
TxnTypeJSON: 6
},
TransactionHex: "...",
}

Create Follow Txn Stateless

POST /api/v0/create-follow-txn-stateless
Prepare a follow/unfollow transaction. Transaction needs to be signed and submitted through api/v0/submit-transaction before changes come into effect. Example use in frontend and endpoint implementation in backend.
Parameters
More info on the request here.
Name
Type
Description
FollowerPublicKeyBase58Check
string
Public key of creator followed
FollowedPublicKeyBase58Check
string
Public key of follower
IsUnfollow
bool
false if follow / true if unfollow
MinFeeRateNanosPerKB
uint64
Rate per KB
Response
{
TotalInputNanos: 220387362,
ChangeAmountNanos: 220387140
FeeNanos: 235,
Transaction: {
TxInputs : [
{
TxID: [...],
Index: 0
} , ...
],
TxOutputs : [
{
PublicKey: "...",
AmountNanos: 999420
}, ...
],
TxnMeta : {...},
PublicKey: "...",
ExtraData: {...},
Signature: {...},
TxnTypeJSON: 6
},
TransactionHex: "...",
}

Creator Like Stateless

POST /api/v0/create-like-stateless
Prepare a like/unlike transaction. Transaction needs to be signed and submitted through api/v0/submit-transaction before changes come into effect. Example use in frontend and implementation in backend.
Parameters
More info on the request here.
Name
Type
Description
ReaderPublicKeyBase58Check
string
Public key of reader
LikedPostHashHex
string
Hash of liked post
IsUnlike
bool
false if like / true if unlike
MinFeeRateNanosPerKB
uint64
Rate per KB
Response
{
TotalInputNanos: 220387362,
ChangeAmountNanos: 220387140
FeeNanos: 235,
Transaction: {
TxInputs : [
{
TxID: [...],
Index: 0
} , ...
],
TxOutputs : [
{
PublicKey: "...",
AmountNanos: 999420
}, ...
],
TxnMeta : {...},
PublicKey: "...",
ExtraData: {...},
Signature: {...},
TxnTypeJSON: 6
},
TransactionHex: "...",
}

Buy or Sell Creator Coin

POST /api/v0/buy-or-sell-creator-coin
Prepare transaction for buying/selling creator coin. Transaction needs to be signed and submitted through api/v0/submit-transaction before changes come into effect. Example use in frontend and implementation in backend.
Parameters
More info on the request here.
Name
Type
Description
UpdaterPublicKeyBase58Check
string
Public key of updater
CreatorPublicKeyBase58Check
string
Public key of creator
OperationType
string
"buy" or "sell"
BitCloutToSellNanos
uint64
Amount of BitClout to spend
CreatorCoinToSellNanos
uint64
Amount of Creator Coin to spend
BitCloutToAddNanos
uint64
0
MinBitCloutExpectedNanos
uint64
0
MinCreatorCoinExpectedNanos
uint64
0
MinFeeRateNanosPerKB
uint64
Rate per KB
Response
{
ExpectedBitCloutReturnedNanos: 0,
ExpectedCreatorCoinReturnedNanos: 220387140
FounderRewardGeneratedNanos: 0,
FounderRewardGeneratedNanos 0
SpendAmountNanos 285038185
TotalInputNanos 1220385962
ChangeAmountNanos 935347512,
FeeNanos: 265
Transaction: {
TxInputs : [
{
TxID: [...],
Index: 0
} , ...
],
TxOutputs : [
{
PublicKey: "...",
AmountNanos: 999420
}, ...
],
TxnMeta : {...},
PublicKey: "...",
ExtraData: {...},
Signature: {...},
TxnTypeJSON: 6
},
TransactionHex: "...",
TxnHashHex: "..."
}

Transfer Creator Coin

POST /api/v0/transfer-creator-coin
Prepare transaction for transfering creator coin. Transaction needs to be signed and submitted through api/v0/submit-transaction before changes come into effect. Example use in frontend and implementation in backend.
Parameters
More info on the request here.
Name
Type
Description
SenderPublicKeyBase58Check
string
Public key of sender
CreatorPublicKeyBase58Check
string
Public key of creator
ReceiverUsernameOrPublicKeyBase58Check
string
username or public key of receiver
CreatorCoinToTransferNanos
uint64
Amount of Creator Coin to transfer
MinFeeRateNanosPerKB
uint64
Rate per KB
Response
{
SpendAmountNanos: 0,
TotalInputNanos 355031025
ChangeAmountNanos 355030764
FeeNanos 261
Transaction: {
TxInputs : [
{
TxID: [...],
Index: 0
} , ...
],
TxOutputs : [
{
PublicKey: "...",
AmountNanos: 999420
}, ...
],
TxnMeta : {...},
PublicKey: "...",
ExtraData: {...},
Signature: {...},
TxnTypeJSON: 6
},
TransactionHex: "...",
TxnHashHex: "..."
}

Send Diamonds

POST /api/v0/send-diamonds
Prepare transaction for sending diamonds 💎. Transaction needs to be signed and submitted through api/v0/submit-transaction before changes come into effect. Example use in frontend and implementation in backend.
Parameters
More info on the request here.
Name
Type
Description
SenderPublicKeyBase58Check
string
Public key of sender
ReceiverPublicKeyBase58Check
string
Public key of receiver
DiamondPostHashHex
string
Hash of post receiving diamond
DiamondLevel
int64
Diamond level
MinFeeRateNanosPerKB
uint64
Rate per KB
Response
{
SpendAmountNanos: 0,
TotalInputNanos 355031025
ChangeAmountNanos 355030764
FeeNanos 261
Transaction: {
TxInputs : [
{
TxID: [...],
Index: 0
} , ...
],
TxOutputs : [
{
PublicKey: "...",
AmountNanos: 999420
}, ...
],
TxnMeta : {...},
PublicKey: "...",
ExtraData: {...},
Signature: {...},
TxnTypeJSON: 6
},
TransactionHex: "...",
TxnHashHex: "..."
}

User Endpoints

Get Users Stateless

POST /api/v0/get-users-stateless
Get information about users. Request contains a list of public keys of users to fetch. Example use in frontend and implementation in backend.
Parameters
More info on the request here.
Name
Type
Description
PublicKeysBase58Check
[]string
list of public keys
SkipHodlings
bool
HODL
Response
{
UserList:[
{
PublicKeyBase58Check "BC1YLg3FS19Syz9h6fqErZEtsKkRxBfkzqp75PiGwMUXJ1fLrytRVVk"
ProfileEntryResponse null
Utxos null
BalanceNanos 0
UnminedBalanceNanos 0
PublicKeysBase58CheckFollowedByUser []
UsersYouHODL null
UsersWhoHODLYou null
HasPhoneNumber false
CanCreateProfile true
BlockedPubKeys Object { }
IsAdmin true
IsBlacklisted false
IsGraylisted false
}, ...
],
DefaultFeeRateNanosPerKB: 100,
ParamUpdaters: {...}
}

Delete Identities

POST /api/v0/delete-identities
Temporary route to wipe seedinfo cookies. This endpoint relies on identity api. Example use in frontend and implementation in backend.
Parameters
None
Response
None

Get Profiles

POST /api/v0/get-profiles
Get user profile information. Default number of returned profiles is 20. Example use in frontend and implementation in backend.
Parameters
OrderBy possible values: {"influencer_stake", "influencer_post_stake", "newest_last_post", "newest_last_comment", "influencer_coin_price"}. More info on the request here.
Name
Type
Description
PublicKeyBase58Check
string
(optional) Check public key
Username
string
(optional) reader username
UsernamePrefix
string
(optional) username prefix
Description
string
(optional) description
OrderBy
string
Order ENUM
NumToFetch
uint32
(optional) number of profiles to fetch
ReaderPublicKeyBase58Check
string
Reader public key
ModerationType
string
(optional) empty string or "leaderboard"
FetchUsersThatHODL
bool
If single profile is requested, return a list of HODLers
AddGlobalFeedBool
bool
If set to true posts in response will contain boolean if they are in global feed
Response
{
ProfilesFound: [
{
PublicKeyBase58Check: "...",
Username: "...",
Description: "...",
ProfilePic : "...",
IsHidden: false,
IsReserved: false,
IsVerified: false,
Comments: null,
Posts: null,
CoinEntry: {
CreatorBasisPoints: 1000,
BitCloutLockedNanos: 0,
NumberOfHolders: 0,
CoinsInCirculationNanos: 0,
CoinWatermarkNanos: 0
},
CoinPriceBitCloutNanos: 0,
StakeMultipleBasisPoints: 12500,
StakeEntryStats: {
TotalStakeNanos: 0,
TotalStakeOwedNanos: 0,
TotalCreatorEarningsNanos: 0,
TotalFeesBurnedNanos: 0,
TotalPostStakeNanos: 0
}
UsersThatHODL: {...}
}, ...
],
NextPublicKey: null
}

Get Single Profile

POST /api/v0/get-single-profile
Get information about single profile. Example use in frontend and implementation in backend.
Parameters
More info on the request here.
Name
Type
Description
PublicKeyBase58Check
string
(optional) Check public key
Username
string
profile username
Response
{
ProfilesFound: [
{
PublicKeyBase58Check: "...",
Username: "...",
Description: "...",
ProfilePic : "...",
IsHidden: false,
IsReserved: false,
IsVerified: false,
Comments: null,
Posts: null,
CoinEntry: {
CreatorBasisPoints: 1000,
BitCloutLockedNanos: 0,
NumberOfHolders: 0,
CoinsInCirculationNanos: 0,
CoinWatermarkNanos: 0
},
CoinPriceBitCloutNanos: 0,
StakeMultipleBasisPoints: 12500,
StakeEntryStats: {
TotalStakeNanos: 0,
TotalStakeOwedNanos: 0,
TotalCreatorEarningsNanos: 0,
TotalFeesBurnedNanos: 0,
TotalPostStakeNanos: 0
}
UsersThatHODL: {...}
}, ...
],
NextPublicKey: null
}

Get Hodlers For Public Key

POST /api/v0/get-hodlers-for-public-key
Example use in frontend and implementation in backend.
Parameters
More info on the request here.
Name
Type
Description
PublicKeyBase58Check
string
(optional) check public key
Username
string
profile username
LastPublicKeyBase58Check
string
(optional) last public key check
NumToFetch
uint64
number of records to fetch
FetchHodlings
bool
if true fetch balance for hodlings
FetchAll
bool
if true fetch all
Response
{
Hodlers: [
{
HODLerPublicKeyBase58Check: "...",
CreatorPublicKeyBase58Check: "...",
HasPurchased: false,
BalanceNanos: 2500509627,
NetBalanceInMempool: 0,
ProfileEntryResponse: {...}
}, ...
],
LastPublicKeyBase58Check: "..."
}

Get Diamonds for Public Key

POST /api/v0/get-diamonds-for-public-key
Example use in frontend and implementation in backend.
Parameters
More info on the request here.
Name
Type
Description
PublicKeyBase58Check
string
Check public key
FetchYouDiamonded
bool
If true fetch diamonds this user gave out
Response
{
DiamondSenderSummaryResponses: [
{
SenderPublicKeyBase58Check: "...",
ReceiverPublicKeyBase58Check: "...",
TotalDiamonds: "...",
HighestDiamondLevel: "...",
DiamondLevelMap: {...},
ProfileEntryResponse: {...}
}, ...
],
TotalDiamonds: 555
}

Get Follows Stateless

POST /api/v0/get-follows-stateless
Get followers. Example use in frontend and endpoint implementation in backend.
Parameters
Either publickey or username can be set. More info on the request here.
Name
Type
Description
PublicKeyBase58Check
string
Check public key
Username
string
username
GetEntriesFollowingUsername
bool
Get entries following username
LastPublicKeyBase58Check
string
public key of last follower/followee
NumToFetch
uint64
number of records to fetch
Response
{
PublicKeyToProfileEntry: {
"BC1YLfuD5AGm2guj3q5wF7WGi3jTUzNhHUHc84GtVsk9kHyxbnk5V1H" : {
PublicKeyBase58Check: "...",
Username: "...",