The HTTP Client-Server API

When you start Bigchaindb using bigchaindb start, an HTTP API is exposed at:

• http://localhost:9984/api/v1/

Please note that for security reasons the server binds to localhost:9984. If you want to bind the server to 0.0.0.0 we recommend you to read Deploying Gunicorn and follow the instructions to deploy it in production.

The HTTP API currently exposes two endpoints, one to get information about a specific transaction id, and one to push a transaction to the BigchainDB cluster. Those endpoints are documented at:

• http://docs.bigchaindb.apiary.io/