Blockdaemon RPC API - Supported Bitcoin Custom Methods

This guide provides Blockdaemon-specific JSON-RPC methods that extend standard Bitcoin methods, with functionalities such as balance queries and transaction handling. These endpoints are available via our RPC API and return data in JSON-RPC format.

Bitcoin custom methods support the following networks:

mainnet
testnet3 (referred to as testnet)
testnet4

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See the Bitcoin RPC API connection guide.

Balance API

`bd_getbalances`

Returns confirmed (trusted) and mempool (untrusted_pending) balances for multiple Bitcoin addresses.

Compute Unit Value: 5 CU

Request Example

{
  "jsonrpc": "1.0",
  "id": "curltest",
  "method": "bd_getbalances",
  "params": [
    [
      "bc1qaddress1...",
      "bc1qaddress2..."
    ]
  ]
}

Request Parameter

Field	Type	Description
`params`: Address	String	(required) One or more Bitcoin addresses.

Response Example

{
  "result": {
    "mine": {
      "trusted": "4535.02985542",
      "untrusted_pending": "4541.38229464"
    }
  }
}

Response Object

Field	Type	Description
`mine`	Object	Balances from outputs that the wallet can sign.
`trusted`	Int	Trusted balance (outputs created by the wallet or confirmed outputs)
`untrusted_pending`	Int	Untrusted pending balance (outputs created by others that are in the mempool)

`bd_getbalance`

Returns the balance for an address at the current block height, a specific height, or including mempool transactions.

Compute Unit Value: 5 CU

Request Example

{
    "jsonrpc": "1.0",
    "id": "curltest",
    "method": "bd_getbalance",
    "params": [
        "bc1quhruqrghgcca950rvhtrg7cpd7u8k6svpzgzmrjy8xyukacl5lkq0r8l2d"
    ]
}

{
    "jsonrpc": "1.0",
    "id": "curltest",
    "method": "bd_getbalance",
    "params": [
        "bc1quhruqrghgcca950rvhtrg7cpd7u8k6svpzgzmrjy8xyukacl5lkq0r8l2d", 900000
    ]
}

{
    "jsonrpc": "1.0",
    "id": "curltest",
    "method": "bd_getbalance",
    "params": [
        "bc1quhruqrghgcca950rvhtrg7cpd7u8k6svpzgzmrjy8xyukacl5lkq0r8l2d", -1
    ]
}

Request Parameters

Field	Type	Description
`params`: Address	String	(required)* Address to retrieve the balance for.
Balance Context	Int	(optional)* Determines how the balance is calculated: If set to `-1`, the balance is computed considering mempool transactions. If set to a number bigger than or equal to 0, the balance for the given address is fetched at this block number. If omitted, the balance at the latest block height is fetched.

Response Example

{
    "id": "curltest",
    "result": "4535.02985542"
}

Fees API

`bd_estimatefee`

Estimates current fee rates for Bitcoin transactions.

Compute Unit Value: 10 CU

Request Example

{
    "jsonrpc": "1.0",
    "id": "curltest",
    "method": "bd_estimatefee",
    "params": ["sat/vb"]
}

Request Parameter

Field	Type	Description
Unit	String	(optional)The unit of the fee rate, either`btc/kvb` or `sat/vb`. Defaults to `btc/kvb`. The unit is case-insensitive*.

Response Example

{
    "id": "1",
    "result": {
        "fast_feerate": "28",
        "medium_feerate": "25",
        "slow_feerate": "17",
        "unit": "sat/vb"
    }
}

Response Object

Field	Type	Description
`fast_feerate`	Int	Fee rate (BTC/byte) for fastest confirmation.
`medium_feerate`	Int	Fee rate for medium-speed confirmation.
`slow_feerate`	Int	Fee rate for slower confirmation.
`unit`	String	The unit of the fee rate, either `btc/kvb` or `sat/vb`. Defaults to `btc/kvb`.

Transaction API

`bd_listtransactions`

Retrieves transactions for a given address within a specified block range.

Compute Unit Value: 10 CU

Request Example

{
    "jsonrpc": "1.0",
    "id": "curltest",
    "method": "bd_listtransactions",
    "params": [
        "bc1q84e0f2qswgzth4tavedrv35f6fv9669ljww2ww", //address
        {
            "block_start": 850000, 
            "block_end": 862810,   
            "type": "all",       
            "verbose": false,   
            "page_size": 20,
            "page_token": "OTIyMzM3MjAzNjg1MzkxMzY5NCM1YmIyZWY3MjExYTgyNjE0ODkxZDAyNzQzYzUzYjZkNzU5ZTE2MmU2MTFiNGQxZjljMDYyOTM3YzdjMzdkNjA3",
            "order": "asc" 
        }
    ]
}

Request Parameter

Field	Type	Description
`params`: Address	String	(required) Address to retrieve transactions for.
`block_start`	Int	(optional) Block height to start querying from.
`block_end`	Int	(optional) Block height to stop querying.
`type`	String	(optional) Transaction type: `all`, `inputs`, or `outputs`. Default: `all`.
`verbose`	Boolean	(optional) Whether to return detailed transaction information. Default: `false`.
`page_size`	Int	(optional) Number of results per page.
`page_token`	String	(optional) Token for paginated results. You can use this token in the request payload to get the next result.
`order`	String	(optional) Sorting order: `asc` or `desc`. Default: `desc`.

Response Example

{
    "id": "curltest",
    "result": {
        "transactions": [
            "74980dd4049324587471e266ff144f0d75d81f0f44767deaf6babdc9b8703c57",
            "08ba4c433016377851f2e5b4fdad14aa715cab8b2d6393828e1539775e5aabb2",
            "f594f9fbd52014308544030cdf154236b65f24b5ab832e5447fff1509decca9d"
        ],
        "page_token": "OTIyMzM3MjAzNjg1MzkxNzA2NSNmNTk0ZjlmYmQ1MjAxNDMwODU0NDAzMGNkZjE1NDIzNmI2NWYyNGI1YWI4MzJlNTQ0N2ZmZjE1MDlkZWNjYTlk"
    }
}

Response Object

Field	Type	Description
`transactions`	Array of strings	An array of transaction IDs.
`page_token`	String	Token for paginated results. You can use this token in the request payload to get the next result.

`bd_getspendingtx`

Checks if a TXO (transaction output) has been spent and returns the spending tx hash.

Compute Unit Value: 5 CU

Request Example

{
    "jsonrpc": "1.0",
    "id": "curltest",
    "method": "bd_getspendingtx",
    "params": [
        "b6127b392bd2e02971d7cdc416f16b9471530ac5fc3fd5cd5554a1093b31005c", 0
    ]
}

Request Parameter

Field	Type	Description
`params`: Address	`String`	(required) The transaction output (TXO) identifier, which includes the transaction hash and index.

Response Example

{
    "id": "curltest",
    "result": "d64a943e0c2035b7032c89e73c20ecf1596458fdca002600d8f450cebf69bbb0"
}

{
    "id": "curltest",
    "result": null
}

`bd_listunspent`

Retrieves unspent outputs (UTXOs) for a given address.

Compute Unit Value: 5 CU

Request Example

{
    "jsonrpc": "1.0",
    "id": "curltest",
    "method": "bd_listunspent",
    "params": [ 
        "1HA1kDL993bdxvRH9KtrAh91Br4agzCYBt", 
        {
            "include_mempool": true, 
            "page_size": 100, 
            "page_token": "OTIyMzM3MjAzNjg1MzkxMzY5NCM1YmIyZWY3MjExYTgyNjE0ODkxZDAyNzQzYzUzYjZkNzU5ZTE2MmU2MTFiNGQxZjljMDYyOTM3YzdjMzdkNjA3"
        }
    ]
}

Request Parameters

Field	Type	Description
`params`: Address	String \| Array of strings	required The address(es) to list UTXOs.
`include_mempool`	Boolean	optional Whether to include UTXOs from the mempool.
`page_size`	Int	optional The number of UTXOs to return per page.
`page_token`	String	optional Token for paginated results. You can use this token in the request payload to get the next result.

Response Example


    "id": "curltest",
    "result": {
        "data": [
            {
                "address": "138ky3HqkdEdJFqVqGwTGsQZGTZ2VyJw29",
                "index": 1,
                "mempool": false,
                "value": "0.00094262"
            },
            {
                "address": "13AbC9ufSMBaFeARs2YhAAQyU9dULcDmDp",
                "confirmations": 20957,
                "index": 133,
                "mempool": false,
                "ts": 1715993030,
                "txId": "59cdca9335dc720bcd32750e28a7d0808e483f5444cb3d256e38ca9e928149f8",
                "value": "0.00901766"
            },
           ......
        ],
        "page_token": "do#0000000000000000000000018aed923c250162fe3f058d6af0f3932d9d9aa08c#13gqBKGmRJc3gK7iysnjnK3oDcCcGo9mUH#721dd62c1ec80a604a0b0573092cd01928ed8e21f3c23a354284cdde1c1d47f6#1"
    }
}

Response Object

Field	Type	Description
`address`	String	The address associated with the UTXO.
`index`	Int	The index of the UTXO in the transaction.
`mempool`	Boolean	Indicates whether the UTXO is in the mempool.
`confirmations`	Int	The number of confirmations for the UTXO (if confirmed).
`ts`	Int	The timestamp of the transaction (if available).
`txId`	String	The transaction ID that created the UTXO.
`value`	String	The value of the UTXO in BTC or the respective currency.

Market Data API

`bd_marketquote`

Returns the market price of BTC in one or more fiat currencies.

Compute Unit Value: 10 CU

Request Example

{
    "jsonrpc": "1.0",
    "id": "curltest",
    "method": "bd_marketquote",
    "params": [
        "USD" // currencies
    ]
}

Request Parameter

Filed	Type	Description
`params`: Currencies	Array of strings	(required) List of fiat currencies (e.g., USD, EUR, GBP).

Response Example

{
    "id": "curltest",
    "result": {
        "timestamp": 1727795820,
        "unit": "USD",
        "price": "62090.55536814973"
    }
}

Response Object

Field	Type	Description
`timestamp`	Int	The Unix timestamp when the price was retrieved.
`unit`	String	The fiat currency unit (e.g., USD).
`price`	String	The current price of BTC in the specified currency.

Blocks API

`bd_getblockheaderbydate`

Returns basic block header information for a specified date.

Compute Unit Value: 5 CU

Request Example

{
    "jsonrpc": "1.0",
    "id": "curltest",
    "method": "bd_getblockheaderbydate",
    "params": [
        1725584753 // unix time
    ]
}

Request Parameter

Filed	Type	Description
`params`: Time	Int	(required) The Unix timestamp for the desired date.

Response Example

{
    "id": "curltest",
    "result": {
        "time": 1725584753,
        "height": 860072,
        "hash": "00000000000000000000e729cfc01f3300341d07f14f2a9aa45eb2a31d2cb9d3"
    }
}

Response Object

Field	Type	Description
`time`	Int	The Unix timestamp for the block header.
`height`	Int	The block height (number).
`hash`	String	The hash of the block header.

Balance API

bd_getbalances

bd_getbalance

Fees API

bd_estimatefee

Transaction API

bd_listtransactions

bd_getspendingtx

bd_listunspent

Market Data API

bd_marketquote

Blocks API

bd_getblockheaderbydate

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`bd_getbalances`

`bd_getbalance`

`bd_estimatefee`

`bd_listtransactions`

`bd_getspendingtx`

`bd_listunspent`

`bd_marketquote`

`bd_getblockheaderbydate`