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Litecoin

Litecoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency network based on the Bitcoin protocol, offering faster block times (2.5 minutes) and lower transaction fees. It exposes a JSON-RPC interface via Litecoin Core for direct node interaction, a built-in unauthenticated REST interface for public blockchain queries, and a Litecoin Space block explorer REST and WebSocket API (mempool.space-compatible) for querying transactions, addresses, blocks, UTXO data, mempool state, and fee estimates.

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APIs

Litecoin Core JSON-RPC API

The primary programmatic interface to a Litecoin Core node. Clients send HTTP POST requests with JSON-RPC 2.0 payloads to interact with the node. Methods cover blockchain state,...

Litecoin Core REST API

An unauthenticated, read-only HTTP REST interface built into Litecoin Core and enabled with the -rest flag. Supports retrieval of transactions, full blocks, block headers, block...

Litecoin Space REST API

A public REST API provided by the Litecoin Space block explorer (litecoinspace.org), a mempool.space-compatible service for the Litecoin network. Endpoints cover addresses (deta...

Litecoin Space WebSocket API

A real-time WebSocket API provided by Litecoin Space (litecoinspace.org) for subscribing to live Litecoin network events. Clients connect to the WebSocket endpoint and subscribe...

Resources

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JSONLd
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GitHubOrg
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Website
Website
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Blog
Blog
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Explorer
Explorer
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SourceCode
SourceCode
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ChangeLog
ChangeLog

Sources

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name: Litecoin
description: Litecoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency network based on the Bitcoin
  protocol, offering faster block times (2.5 minutes) and lower transaction fees.
  It exposes a JSON-RPC interface via Litecoin Core for direct node interaction, a
  built-in unauthenticated REST interface for public blockchain queries, and a Litecoin
  Space block explorer REST and WebSocket API (mempool.space-compatible) for querying
  transactions, addresses, blocks, UTXO data, mempool state, and fee estimates.
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tags:
  - Cryptocurrency
  - Blockchain
  - Litecoin
  - LTC
  - Payments
  - Decentralized Finance
  - Block Explorer
  - JSON-RPC
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/litecoin/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-14'
modified: '2026-06-14'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - name: Litecoin Core JSON-RPC API
    description: The primary programmatic interface to a Litecoin Core node. Clients
      send HTTP POST requests with JSON-RPC 2.0 payloads to interact with the node.
      Methods cover blockchain state, block and transaction retrieval, mempool inspection,
      network peers, mining, UTXO queries, address validation, raw transaction construction
      and broadcast, and fee estimation. The daemon listens on port 9332 (mainnet),
      19332 (testnet), and 19443 (regtest). Authentication is required via cookie
      file or rpcauth credentials.
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    baseURL: http://localhost:9332
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      - Transactions
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      - UTXO
      - Mining
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  - name: Litecoin Core REST API
    description: An unauthenticated, read-only HTTP REST interface built into Litecoin
      Core and enabled with the -rest flag. Supports retrieval of transactions, full
      blocks, block headers, block hash by height, chain information, UTXO set queries
      (per BIP64), and mempool statistics and contents. Responses are available in
      binary, hex-encoded, or JSON format depending on the file extension (.bin, .hex,
      .json) appended to each path. Runs on the same port as JSON-RPC (default 9332
      mainnet).
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    humanURL: https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin/blob/master/doc/REST-interface.md
    baseURL: http://localhost:9332
    tags:
      - REST
      - Blockchain
      - Litecoin Core
      - Transactions
      - Blocks
      - UTXO
      - Mempool
      - Read-Only
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      - FN: Litecoin Project
        url: https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin
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  - name: Litecoin Space REST API
    description: A public REST API provided by the Litecoin Space block explorer (litecoinspace.org),
      a mempool.space-compatible service for the Litecoin network. Endpoints cover
      addresses (details, transactions, UTXOs, validation), blocks (details, headers,
      height, raw data, transactions), transactions (details, hex, raw, Merkle proofs,
      output spend status, broadcast), mempool (statistics, transaction IDs, recent
      transactions), fee recommendations, mining pool statistics, and network hashrate
      and difficulty data. No authentication required for public endpoints.
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    humanURL: https://litecoinspace.org/docs/api/rest
    baseURL: https://litecoinspace.org/api
    tags:
      - REST
      - Block Explorer
      - Litecoin Space
      - Transactions
      - Blocks
      - Addresses
      - UTXO
      - Mempool
      - Fees
      - Mining
      - Public
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    contact:
      - FN: Litecoin Foundation
        url: https://github.com/litecoin-foundation/ltcspace
    meta:
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  - name: Litecoin Space WebSocket API
    description: A real-time WebSocket API provided by Litecoin Space (litecoinspace.org)
      for subscribing to live Litecoin network events. Clients connect to the WebSocket
      endpoint and subscribe to channels including new blocks, mempool block projections,
      live 2-hour fee rate charts, and network stats. Address tracking is supported
      to receive push notifications for new mempool and block-confirmed transactions
      involving a specific address.
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    humanURL: https://litecoinspace.org/docs/api/websocket
    baseURL: wss://litecoinspace.org/api/v1/ws
    tags:
      - WebSocket
      - Block Explorer
      - Litecoin Space
      - Real-Time
      - Blocks
      - Mempool
      - Address Tracking
      - Fees
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        url: https://litecoinspace.org/docs/api/websocket
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    contact:
      - FN: Litecoin Foundation
        url: https://github.com/litecoin-foundation/ltcspace
    meta:
      - name: score
        value: 0

common:
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  - type: Website
    url: https://litecoin.org
  - type: Blog
    url: https://blog.litecoin.org
  - type: Explorer
    url: https://litecoinspace.org
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin/releases
maintainers:
  - FN: API Evangelist
    url: https://apievangelist.com
    email: [email protected]