Blockchain APIs Compared: Which Type Do You Actually Need?
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Compare blockchain APIs by type: RPC providers, data APIs, custody platforms, exchange APIs, payment APIs and self-hosted nodes, with dated prices.
Latest Blog Posts
The Chaingateway blog collects developer guides on creating wallets, receiving deposits through webhooks and sending token transfers over a REST API. It also explains the chains behind the API, from Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain to TRON and Bitcoin, and announces releases. Filter by category or open the newest post below.
Chaingateway V2.1 Beta: Testnets, Webhooks
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Chaingateway V2.1 beta, released 16 September 2024: testnet support, a rebuilt webhook system, a redesigned dashboard and the steps to migrate from V2.
Blockchain Interoperability: What APIs Can and Cannot Do
Blockchains cannot read each other. How bridges and protocols move assets across chains, and what a blockchain API does and does not solve for developers.
How to Set Up a TRON Node (the Pragmatic Way)
By chaingateway
Run a TRON node without 3 TB of disk: Lite FullNode from a snapshot, systemd and Docker setups, hardware table, costs, and the API break-even.
How to Set Up a Binance Smart Chain (BSC) Node
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Set up a BSC node the official way: snapshot sync, the bnb-chain geth fork, a systemd unit, hardware table, costs, and when an API is the better call.
Blockchain API Use Cases: Six Examples
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Six use cases for a blockchain API, with the Chaingateway endpoints each one uses: payments, payouts, wallets, monitoring, lookups and NFT checks.
Webhooks for Crypto Deposits: How They Work
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How a webhook detects an incoming crypto deposit: webhook versus polling, the payload fields, verifying the HMAC signature and handling missed notifications.
BNB Smart Chain API: What You Can Build
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What a BNB Smart Chain (BSC) API provides: wallets, BNB and BEP-20 transfers, balances and webhooks, with request examples and the limits of public RPC.
Blockchain API for Finance: What It Does
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What a blockchain API does for payment and finance teams: wallets, transfers and deposit webhooks, plus what it does not cover, such as KYC and reporting.
Blockchain APIs in Web3 Applications
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What a blockchain API does in a Web3 app: read chain data, send transactions and receive notifications, and why smart contracts need oracles for off-chain data.
Blockchain API: What It Does and Why Use One
By chaingateway
A blockchain API lets your software read chains and send transactions over HTTPS without running nodes. What it covers, how auth works, and where it stops.