---
title: "Average block rewards over time"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/onchain/bitcoin/mining/rewards"
tags: ["Digital Economy and Infrastructure"]
---

# Average block rewards over time

`GET /api/v1/onchain/bitcoin/mining/rewards`

Historical average block rewards (subsidy + fees). Shows miner revenue trends. Block subsidy halves every ~4 years.

## Query parameters

- `period` string — Time period: 24h, 3d, 1w, 1m, 3m, 6m, 1y, 2y, 3y

## Response `200`

Average block rewards time series.

- EnvelopeMempoolMiningRewardsData
  - `data` MempoolMiningRewardsData, required
    - `period` string, required — Time period identifier.
    - `count` integer, required — Number of items in this result set.
    - `rewards` Reward[], required — Array of block reward records.
      - `avgHeight` integer, required — Average block height for this data point.
      - `timestamp` integer, required — Unix timestamp.
      - `avgRewards` integer, required — Average rewards per block (satoshi).
      - `USD` integer, required — Value denominated in US Dollars.
  - `meta` SugraMeta, required — Metadata attached to every /api/v1/* response envelope.
    - `endpoint` string, required — Requested endpoint path.
    - `data_time` string, required — ISO 8601 UTC timestamp of the source data, not of the request.
    - `response_time` string, required — ISO 8601 UTC timestamp when this response was produced.
    - `provider` string, required — API name and version.
    - `source` string, nullable — Identifier of the primary upstream source used for this response.
    - `attribution` string, nullable — Human-readable attribution mandated by an upstream source (e.g. a securities regulator or self-regulatory organization). Present only on responses whose source requires the owner and source to be clearly identified. Do not remove or alter it when using the response.
    - `fallback_used` boolean, nullable — True when the primary source failed and a fallback produced the data.
    - `fallback_chain` string[], nullable — Ordered list of sources attempted, in the order they were tried.
    - `cached` boolean, nullable — True when this response was served from the internal cache.
    - `stale` boolean, nullable — True when the cached response was returned after the upstream rate-limited or errored. Clients can use this to detect degraded data.

## Other responses

- `401` — Missing or invalid `x-api-key` header.
- `422` — Validation Error
- `429` — Daily rate limit exceeded. Check `X-RateLimit-Reset` for the next window.
- `503` — Upstream source is temporarily unavailable. Retry after a short delay.

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