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# Litecoin

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> See the [Litecoin RPC API connection guide](https://docs.blockdaemon.com/docs/access-litecoin-rpc).

### `blockchain`

| Method                  | Notes                                                                                  | Compute Unit Value |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ |
| `getbestblockhash`      | Returns the hash of the best block in the active chain.                                | 1                  |
| `getblock`              | Returns a block identified by hash, with detail controlled by the verbosity parameter. | 5                  |
| `getblockchaininfo`     | Returns the node's current blockchain-processing state.                                | 1                  |
| `getblockcount`         | Returns the height of the active chain.                                                | 1                  |
| `getblockfilter`        | Returns the compact block filter and its header for a block hash.                      | 5                  |
| `getblockhash`          | Returns the block hash at a specified height.                                          | 1                  |
| `getblockheader`        | Returns the header for a block hash.                                                   | 5                  |
| `getblockstats`         | Returns calculated statistics for a specified block.                                   | 50                 |
| `getchaintips`          | Returns information about known blockchain tips.                                       | 50                 |
| `getchaintxstats`       | Returns transaction-count and rate statistics for a block range.                       | 5                  |
| `getdifficulty`         | Returns the current proof-of-work difficulty.                                          | 1                  |
| `getmempoolancestors`   | Returns the in-mempool ancestors of a transaction.                                     | 5                  |
| `getmempooldescendants` | Returns the in-mempool descendants of a transaction.                                   | 5                  |
| `getmempoolentry`       | Returns metadata for a transaction in the mempool.                                     | 5                  |
| `getmempoolinfo`        | Returns aggregate mempool information.                                                 | 5                  |
| `getnetworkhashps`      | Estimates the network hash rate over a requested block interval.                       | 1                  |
| `getrawmempool`         | Returns transaction IDs or detailed entries from the mempool.                          | 10                 |
| `gettxout`              | Returns information about an unspent transaction output.                               | 5                  |
| `gettxoutproof`         | Returns a serialized proof that transactions are included in a block.                  | 10                 |
| `gettxoutsetinfo`       | Returns statistics about the current unspent-output set.                               | 100                |

### `rawtransactions`

| Method                 | Notes                                                                                      | Compute Unit Value |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------ |
| `createrawtransaction` | Creates an unsigned serialized transaction from supplied inputs and outputs.               | 10                 |
| `decoderawtransaction` | Decodes a serialized transaction without broadcasting it.                                  | 10                 |
| `decodescript`         | Decodes a hexadecimal script into a JSON description.                                      | 10                 |
| `getrawtransaction`    | Returns a raw transaction by transaction ID.                                               | 10                 |
| `sendrawtransaction`   | Submits a serialized transaction to the network.                                           | 100                |
| `testmempoolaccept`    | Tests whether raw transactions would be accepted into the mempool without submitting them. | 5                  |

### `util`

| Method             | Notes                                                                            | Compute Unit Value |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ |
| `estimatefee`      | Returns an estimated fee rate for confirmation within a target number of blocks. | 50                 |
| `estimatesmartfee` | Returns a smart fee-rate estimate for a target confirmation time.                | 50                 |
| `validateaddress`  | Returns validation and metadata information for an address.                      | 1                  |
| `verifymessage`    | Verifies that a message signature was produced by an address.                    | 1                  |