Unauthenticated REST Interface
==============================
The REST API can be enabled with the `-rest` option.
Supported API
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####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.
####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.
The HTTP request and response are both handled entirely in-memory, thus making maximum memory usage at least 2.66MB (1 MB max block, plus hex encoding) per request.
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.
Only supports JSON as output format.
* chain : (string) current network name as defined in BIP70 (main, test, regtest)
* blocks : (numeric) the current number of blocks processed in the server
* headers : (numeric) the current number of headers we have validated
* bestblockhash : (string) the hash of the currently best block
* difficulty : (numeric) the current difficulty
* 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.<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 --data '{"checkmempool":true,"outpoints":[{"txid":"b2cdfd7b89def827ff8af7cd9bff7627ff72e5e8b0f71210f92ea7a4000c5d75","n":0}]}' localhost:18332/rest/getutxos.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
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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.
