Zcash API

Zcash was built on the original Bitcoin code base to provide a secure means of buying goods and services and exchanging currencies, including crypto and fiat.

Networks Mainnet, Testnet
Released 2016
Consensus Proof of Work (PoW)
Smart contracts No
Block time 75 seconds
Smart contract language(s) supported No
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Bitcoin
Ethereum
XRP Ledger
Ethereum Classic
Bitcoin Cash
Dash
Litecoin
Dogecoin
Zilliqa
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The Zcash API — build without running a node

Access Zcash blockchain data through one unified REST API: transaction and address data, balances, block data, and real-time webhooks for on-chain events — with no Zcash node to run and maintain. Start free and scale as you grow.

Blockchain data

Read Zcash transactions, addresses, balances, UTXOs, and block data through one REST API.

Real-time webhooks

Subscribe to on-chain events — incoming and outgoing transactions, confirmations, and mined blocks.

No node to run

Skip the infrastructure — managed, always-synced access with no node to operate or maintain.

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Building a full wallet? Explore Wallet as a Service.

Need prices too? See the crypto price API, or run your own Zcash RPC nodes.

Privacy-protecting digital currency

Zcash provides users with the strongest privacy available for any digital currency. It uses shielded transactions, ensuring transactions remain completely private and confidential while allowing people to transact efficiently and safely with low fees.