---
title: "Get Bitcoin blockchain information"
method: GET
path: "/v3/bitcoin/info"
tags: ["Bitcoin - Tatum API"]
---

# Get Bitcoin blockchain information

`GET /v3/bitcoin/info`

/v3/bitcoin/info

**1 credit per API call**

Gets Bitcoin blockchain information. Obtains basic info like the testnet / mainnet version of the chain, the current block number and its hash.

## Response `200`

OK

- BtcInfo
  - `chain` string — Chain of the blockchain, main or test.
  - `blocks` number — Last block.
  - `headers` number — Last headers.
  - `bestblockhash` string — Hash of the last block.
  - `difficulty` number — Difficulty of the algorithm.

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized. Not valid or inactive subscription key present in the HTTP Header.
- `403` — Forbidden. The request is authenticated, but it is not possible to perform the required operation due to a logical error or invalid permissions.
- `500` — Internal server error. There was an error on the server during the processing of the request.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/tatum/apis/blockchain-data.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/tatum/apis/blockchain-data/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/tatum/blockchain-data/revisions/8622ee4b8fae/schema)