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
Zcash
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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 HD Wallets.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which blockchain does Zcash run on?

Zcash settles on Zcash. Because there is no account balance to read, spending means selecting unspent outputs and handling change. Crypto APIs does that selection for you in prepare-transactions, so you sign one prepared transaction rather than assembling inputs yourself.

What kind of chain is Zcash?

It is a UTXO chain — balances are the sum of unspent outputs, not a single account figure.

Can I test Zcash without spending real funds?

Yes — the same endpoints serve Zcash's testnet testnet, so you can build and verify an integration end to end before you touch mainnet.

How do I read Zcash balances and transfers?

Use Address Latest for current state and recent activity — it needs no setup and answers for roughly the last 14 days. For a full history, Address History requires the address to be synced first, which then bills per address per day for as long as it stays synced.

What does reading Zcash data cost?

It depends on the endpoint family rather than on Zcash itself: single-record calls are charged per request, while list endpoints are charged per page returned, and a synced address adds a daily monitoring charge. The pricing calculator has the current per-chain figures.