API Overview
The Ordinals API provides you with fast, reliable data for Bitcoin ordinals and BRC-20 tokens via an easy-to-use REST interface.
The Ordinals API is a service that helps you with the complete ingestion of ordinals inscription data. Using our endpoints, you can retrieve metadata for a particular inscription, trading activity, all inscriptions held by a particular address, and more.
The Ordinals API uses REST endpoints and cached responses in order to optimize performance and reduce unnecessary requests. Start integrating ordinals and BRC-20 tokens into your app with one of the most reliable APIs on the market today.
Popular endpoints
Fetch Ordinals content
Retrieve all metadata related to individual inscriptions.
Integrate BRC-20 tokens
Retrieve all metadata related to BRC-20 tokens.
Showcase user portfolios
Get all inscriptions held by particular addresses.
Retrieve Ordinals data for a specific satoshi
Get all inscription data related to a particular satoshi.
Graph marketplace activity
Pull all transfers from a specific block.
Related tools
- Ordhook: Want to run your own infra? Set up your own Ordhook, the indexer that powers the Ordinals API.
- Ordinals Explorer: The Ordinals API powers Hiro’s Ordinals Explorer, which lets you rapidly discover inscriptions and verify on-chain activity.
Need help building with Ordinals API? Reach out to us on the #ordinals channel on Discord. Or join us at our weekly office hours on Discord every Monday at 11am ET.