Merge pull request #6041

2ccfc63 [REST] update documentation (Jonas Schnelli)
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Wladimir J. van der Laan 2015-04-29 15:57:35 +02:00
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@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The REST API can be enabled with the `-rest` option.
Supported API
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####Transactions
`GET /rest/tx/TX-HASH.{bin|hex|json}`
Given a transaction hash,
@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ Returns a transaction, in binary, hex-encoded binary or JSON formats.
For full TX query capability, one must enable the transaction index via "txindex=1" command line / configuration option.
####Blocks
`GET /rest/block/BLOCK-HASH.{bin|hex|json}`
`GET /rest/block/notxdetails/BLOCK-HASH.{bin|hex|json}`
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With the /notxdetails/ option JSON response will only contain the transaction hash instead of the complete transaction details. The option only affects the JSON response.
####Blockheaders
`GET /rest/headers/<COUNT>/<BLOCK-HASH>.<bin|hex>`
Given a block hash,
Returns <COUNT> amount of blockheaders in upward direction.
JSON is not supported.
####Chaininfos
`GET /rest/chaininfo.json`
Returns various state info regarding block chain processing.