# Dash API

The Crypto APIs Dash API, part of the Blockchain API, lets you read balances, transactions, blocks and unspent outputs and send DASH without running a node. One API key covers mainnet and testnet. Webhooks tell your server when a payment confirms, and we never hold your private keys.

## Key facts

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Networks | Mainnet, Testnet |
| Model | UTXO |
| Endpoints | 48 |
| Confirmations webhook | Yes, per address |
| Custody | Non-custodial, you sign |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card |

## How do I get the latest Dash block?

Send one GET request with your API key; the same request works on testnet when you replace mainnet with testnet in the path.

```
curl https://rest.cryptoapis.io/blocks/utxo/dash/mainnet/latest/details \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## Which Dash endpoints are available?

The main calls. Every path takes the network: mainnet or testnet.

| What it does | Method and path | Reference |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Latest block | `GET /blocks/utxo/dash/mainnet/latest/details` | [Docs](https://developers.cryptoapis.io/v-2.2024-12-12-175/RESTapis/blocks-utxos/get-last-mined-block-utxos/get) |
| Block by height | `GET /blocks/utxo/dash/mainnet/height/{blockHeight}/details` | [Docs](https://developers.cryptoapis.io/v-2.2024-12-12-175/RESTapis/blocks-utxos/get-block-details-by-block-height-utxos/get) |
| Address balance | `GET /addresses-latest/utxo/dash/mainnet/{address}/balance` | [Docs](https://developers.cryptoapis.io/v-2.2024-12-12-175/RESTapis/address-latest-utxos/get-address-balance-utxos/get) |
| Unspent outputs of an address | `GET /addresses-historical/utxo/dash/mainnet/{address}/unspent-outputs` | [Docs](https://developers.cryptoapis.io/v-2.2024-12-12-175/RESTapis/address-history-utxos/list-unspent-transaction-outputs-by-address-utxos/get) |
| Transactions of an address | `GET /addresses-latest/utxo/dash/mainnet/{address}/transactions` | [Docs](https://developers.cryptoapis.io/v-2.2024-12-12-175/RESTapis/address-latest-utxos/list-confirmed-transactions-by-address-utxos/get) |
| Transaction by hash | `GET /transactions/utxo/dash/mainnet/{transactionHash}` | [Docs](https://developers.cryptoapis.io/v-2.2024-12-12-175/RESTapis/transactions-data-utxos/get-transaction-details-by-transaction-hash-utxos/get) |
| Fee recommendations | `GET /blockchain-fees/utxo/dash/mainnet/mempool` | [Docs](https://developers.cryptoapis.io/v-2.2024-12-12-175/RESTapis/blockchain-fees-utxos/get-fee-recommendations-utxos/get) |
| Derive addresses from an xPub | `GET /utils/dash/mainnet/xpubs/{extendedPublicKey}/derive-addresses` | [Docs](https://developers.cryptoapis.io/v-2.2024-12-12-175/RESTapis/features/derive-hd-wallet-xpub-ypub-zpub-change-or-receiving-addresses/get) |
| Prepare an unsigned transaction | `POST /prepare-transactions/utxo/dash/mainnet/native-coins` | [Docs](https://developers.cryptoapis.io/v-2.2024-12-12-175/RESTapis/prepare-transactions-utxo/prepare-transaction-from-address-utxo/post) |
| Broadcast a signed transaction | `POST /broadcast-transactions/dash/mainnet` | [Docs](https://developers.cryptoapis.io/v-2.2024-12-12-175/RESTapis/broadcast-locally-sign-transactions/broadcast-locally-signed-transaction/post) |
| Webhook on a confirmed payment | `POST /blockchain-events/dash/mainnet/address-coins-transactions-confirmed` | [Docs](https://developers.cryptoapis.io/v-2.2024-12-12-175/RESTapis/create-subscriptions-for/new-confirmed-coins-transactions/post) |

## Dash API questions

**Is there a free Dash API?** You can try it free for 14 days. The Blockchain API free trial covers Dash and every feature, with no card. It ends after 14 days or when its credits run out; after that, calls need a subscription, listed on the pricing page.

**How do I get the balance of a Dash address?** Call the address balance endpoint with the address; it returns the confirmed balance in DASH. For the spendable coins, list the address's unspent outputs (UTXOs).

**How do I broadcast a Dash transaction?** Sign the transaction on your own server, then send the signed raw transaction to the broadcast endpoint, authenticated with your API key, and Crypto APIs pushes it to the Dash network and returns the transaction ID. We can prepare the unsigned transaction for you first.

**Do you support Dash testnet?** Yes. Every Dash endpoint works on mainnet and testnet. Change mainnet to testnet in the path; the same API key works on both.

**What makes Dash different to work with?** It is a UTXO chain — balances are the sum of unspent outputs, not a single account figure. 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.

**How do I know when a Dash transaction is confirmed?** Create a webhook subscription for the address. Crypto APIs calls your URL when a transaction to or from it confirms on Dash.

## Addressing Bitcoin’s weaknesses

Dash is yet another fork of Bitcoin core, but designed to have faster transactions with more privacy. Dash stands for “Digital Cash” and is available over Mainnet and Testnet networks.

Dashcoin “fixes” Bitcoin’s issue with the 10 min block confirmation time. With Dash transactions confirmed in seconds, it’s much more efficient than Bitcoin. Dash also incorporates a feature called “InstantSend” which locks the transactions and avoids the double spend issue some blockchains have.

| About Dash | |
| --- | --- |
| Released | 2014 |
| Consensus | Proof of Work (PoW) |
| Block time | 2.5 minutes |
| Smart contracts | No |

## Other UTXO chains, same request shape

- [Bitcoin API](/chains/bitcoin)
- [Litecoin API](/chains/litecoin)
- [Zcash API](/chains/zcash)

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