Blockchain API
Mainnet + Testnet
Litecoin API
The Crypto APIs Litecoin API, part of the Blockchain API, lets you read balances, transactions, blocks and unspent outputs and send LTC 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.
What can you do with the Litecoin API?
Read balances and history
Confirmed balance, transactions and unspent outputs (UTXOs) for any Litecoin address.
Work with xPubs
Derive addresses and sync balances from an extended public key (xPub).
Estimate fees
Fee recommendations for slow, standard and fast confirmation on Litecoin.
Prepare and broadcast
We build the unsigned transaction. You sign it, and we send it to the network.
Get webhooks
We call your URL when coins arrive at an address and when the transaction confirms.
Same shape on 35+ networks
Swap litecoin for another chain in the path, such as Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash.
How do I get the latest Litecoin block?
Send one GET request with your API key; the same request works on testnet when you replace mainnet with testnet in the path.
- Base URL
https://rest.cryptoapis.io - Auth: the X-API-Key header
- JSON responses, same shape on every chain
curl https://rest.cryptoapis.io/blocks/utxo/litecoin/mainnet/latest/details \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
const res = await fetch( "https://rest.cryptoapis.io/blocks/utxo/litecoin/mainnet/latest/details", { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.CRYPTOAPIS_KEY } }, ); const { data } = await res.json(); console.log(data.item);
import os, requests r = requests.get( "https://rest.cryptoapis.io/blocks/utxo/litecoin/mainnet/latest/details", headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["CRYPTOAPIS_KEY"]}, ) print(r.json()["data"]["item"])
{
"height": 234324,
"hash": "00000000000000000002ad6f9c74faf503bb055c54e0d0746ef34f888f95890f",
"transactionsCount": 23432,
"timestamp": 1681893875
}
Which Litecoin endpoints are available?
The main calls. Every path takes the network: mainnet or testnet.
/addresses-historical/utxo/litecoin/mainnet/{address}/unspent-outputs/utils/litecoin/mainnet/xpubs/{extendedPublicKey}/derive-addresses/blockchain-events/litecoin/mainnet/address-coins-transactions-confirmedHow do I send a Litecoin transaction without giving up my keys?
Crypto APIs never holds your private keys. You keep signing; we do the rest.
- Step 1 Derive Get Litecoin addresses from your xPub.
- Step 2 Prepare We build the unsigned transaction with the fee set.
- Step 3 Sign locally You sign on your own servers. Keys never leave.
- Step 4 Broadcast We push the signed transaction to the Litecoin network.
- Step 5 Confirm A webhook tells you when it confirms.
Litecoin API vs Litecoin RPC: which do I need?
Most apps start with the API. Use RPC when you need a method the node exposes directly.
Litecoin RPC
Need raw node calls (JSON-RPC)? NodeGrid RPC will give you one endpoint with automatic failover between partner providers. Until then, JSON-RPC access is part of the Blockchain API.
Explore NodeGrid RPCCheck a Litecoin address for AML risk
A free risk band and sanctions check for any Litecoin address is coming soon. Today, screen addresses with the AML API.
Coming soonLitecoin vs. Bitcoin
Litecoin was created in 2011 as a fork of Bitcoin. It changes parts of Bitcoin’s design to confirm transactions faster and at lower fees.
Litecoin includes considerable improvements over Bitcoin’s model. It produces significantly more coins, has faster transaction and processing speed, and uses a newer and better cryptographic algorithm - Scrypt. Litecoin also generates a new block 4 times faster.
Other UTXO chains, same request shape
Litecoin API questions
Is there a free Litecoin API?
You can try it free for 14 days. The Blockchain API free trial covers Litecoin 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 Litecoin address?
Call the address balance endpoint with the address; it returns the confirmed balance in LTC. For the spendable coins, list the address's unspent outputs (UTXOs).
How do I broadcast a Litecoin 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 Litecoin network and returns the transaction ID. We can prepare the unsigned transaction for you first.
Do you support Litecoin testnet?
Yes. Every Litecoin endpoint works on mainnet and testnet. Change mainnet to testnet in the path; the same API key works on both.
What makes Litecoin 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 Litecoin transaction is confirmed?
Create a webhook subscription for the address. Crypto APIs calls your URL when a transaction to or from it confirms on Litecoin.
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