(HTTP API) RPC commands

General

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is a protocol that one program can use to request a service from a program located in another computer on a network without having to understand the network's details. A procedure call is also sometimes known as a function call or a subroutine call. Source: RPC

Blockchain-based RPC calls

• GetBestBlockHash returns the header hash of the most recent block on the best blockchain.
• GetBlock gets a block with a particular header hash from the local block database either as a JSON object or as a serialized block.
• GetBlockChainInfo provides information about the current state of the block chain.
• GetBlockCount returns the number of blocks in the local best block chain.
• GetBlockHash returns the header hash of a block at the given height in the local best block chain.
• GetBlockHeader gets a block header with a particular header hash from the local block database either as a JSON object or as a serialized block header.
• GetChainTips returns information about the highest-height block (tip) of each local block chain.
• GetDifficulty returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty.
• GetMemPoolAncestors returns all in-mempool ancestors for a transaction in the mempool.
• GetMemPoolDescendants returns all in-mempool descendants for a transaction in the mempool.
• GetMemPoolEntry returns mempool data for given transaction (must be in mempool).
• GetMemPoolInfo returns information about the node’s current transaction memory pool.
• GetRawMemPool returns all transaction identifiers (TXIDs) in the memory pool as a JSON array, or detailed information about each transaction in the memory pool as a JSON object.
• GetTxOut returns details about a transaction output. Only unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs) are guaranteed to be available.
• GetTxOutProof returns a hex-encoded proof that one or more specified transactions were included in a block.
• GetTxOutSetInfo returns statistics about the confirmed unspent transaction output (UTXO) set. Note that this call may take some time and that it only counts outputs from confirmed transactions—it does not count outputs from the memory pool.
• PreciousBlock treats a block as if it were received before others with the same work.
• PruneBlockChain prunes the blockchain up to a specified height or timestamp.
• VerifyChain verifies each entry in the local block chain database.
• VerifyTxOutProof verifies that a proof points to one or more transactions in a block, returning the transactions the proof commits to and throwing an RPC error if the block is not in our best block chain.
• Control RPCs

Node-related RPC calls

• GetInfo prints various information about the node and the network. Deprecated
• Help lists all available public RPC commands, or gets help for the specified RPC. Commands which are unavailable will not be listed, such as wallet RPCs if wallet support is disabled.
• Stop safely shuts down the Bitcoin Core server.
• Generating RPCs
• Generate nearly instantly generates blocks.
• GenerateToAddress mines blocks immediately to a specified address.
• Mining RPCs
• GetBlockTemplate gets a block template or proposal for use with mining software.
• GetMiningInfo returns various mining-related information.
• GetNetworkHashPS returns the estimated current or historical network hashes per second based on the last n blocks.

Network-related RPC calls

• PrioritiseTransaction adds virtual priority or fee to a transaction, allowing it to be accepted into blocks mined by this node (or miners which use this node) with a lower priority or fee. (It can also remove virtual priority or fee, requiring the transaction have a higher priority or fee to be accepted into a locally-mined block.)
• SubmitBlock accepts a block, verifies it is a valid addition to the block chain, and broadcasts it to the network. Extra parameters are ignored by Bitcoin Core but may be used by mining pools or other programs.
• Network RPCs
• AddNode attempts to add or remove a node from the addnode list, or to try a connection to a node once.
• ClearBanned clears list of banned nodes.
• DisconnectNode immediately disconnects from a specified node.
• GetAddedNodeInfo returns information about the given added node, or all added nodes (except onetry nodes). Only nodes which have been manually added using the addnode RPC will have their information displayed.
• GetConnectionCount returns the number of connections to other nodes.
• GetNetTotals returns information about network traffic, including bytes in, bytes out, and the current time.
• GetNetworkInfo returns information about the node’s connection to the network.
• GetPeerInfo returns data about each connected network node.
• ListBanned lists all banned IPs/Subnets.
• Ping sends a P2P ping message to all connected nodes to measure ping time. Results are provided by the getpeerinfo RPC pingtime and pingwait fields as decimal seconds. The P2P ping message is handled in a queue with all other commands, so it measures processing backlog, not just network ping.
• SetBan attempts add or remove an IP/Subnet from the banned list.
• SetNetworkActive disables/enables all P2P network activity.

Debugging RPC calls

• Raw Transaction RPCs
• CreateRawTransaction creates an unsigned serialized transaction that spends a previous output to a new output with a P2PKH or P2SH address. The transaction is not stored in the wallet or transmitted to the network.
• FundRawTransaction adds inputs to a transaction until it has enough in value to meet its out value.
• DecodeRawTransaction decodes a serialized transaction hex string into a JSON object describing the transaction.
• DecodeScript decodes a hex-encoded P2SH redeem script.
• GetRawTransaction gets a hex-encoded serialized transaction or a JSON object describing the transaction. By default, Bitcoin Core only stores complete transaction data for UTXOs and your own transactions, so the RPC may fail on historic transactions unless you use the non-default txindex=1 in your Bitcoin Core startup settings.
• SendRawTransaction validates a transaction and broadcasts it to the peer-to-peer network.
• SignRawTransaction signs a transaction in the serialized transaction format using private keys stored in the wallet or provided in the call.
• Utility RPCs
• CreateMultiSig creates a P2SH multi-signature address.
• EstimateFee estimates the transaction fee per kilobyte that needs to be paid for a transaction to be included within a certain number of blocks. Deprecated
• EstimatePriority estimates the priority that a transaction needs in order to be included within a certain number of blocks as a free high-priority transaction. Deprecated
• GetMemoryInfo returns information about memory usage.

Wallet-based RPC calls

• ValidateAddress returns information about the given Bitcoin address.
• VerifyMessage verifies a signed message.
• Wallet RPCs
• AbandonTransaction marks an in-wallet transaction and all its in-wallet descendants as abandoned. This allows their inputs to be respent.
• BackupWallet safely copies wallet.dat to the specified file, which can be a directory or a path with filename.
• BumpFee replaces an unconfirmed wallet transaction that signaled RBF with a new transaction that pays a higher fee.
• DumpPrivKey returns the wallet-import-format (WIP) private key corresponding to an address. (But does not remove it from the wallet.)
• DumpWallet creates or overwrites a file with all wallet keys in a human-readable format.
• EncryptWallet encrypts the wallet with a passphrase. This is only to enable encryption for the first time. After encryption is enabled, you will need to enter the passphrase to use private keys.
• GetAccountAddress returns the current Bitcoin address for receiving payments to this account. If the account doesn’t exist, it creates both the account and a new address for receiving payment. Once a payment has been received to an address, future calls to this RPC for the same account will return a different address. Deprecated
• GetAccount returns the name of the account associated with the given address.
• GetAddressesByAccount returns a list of every address assigned to a particular account. Deprecated
• GetBalance gets the balance in decimal bitcoins across all accounts or for a particular account.
• GetNewAddress returns a new Bitcoin address for receiving payments. If an account is specified, payments received with the address will be credited to that account.
• GetRawChangeAddress returns a new Bitcoin address for receiving change. This is for use with raw transactions, not normal use.
• GetReceivedByAccount returns the total amount received by addresses in a particular account from transactions with the specified number of confirmations. It does not count coinbase transactions. Deprecated
• GetReceivedByAddress returns the total amount received by the specified address in transactions with the specified number of confirmations. It does not count coinbase transactions.
• GetTransaction gets detailed information about an in-wallet transaction.
• GetUnconfirmedBalance returns the wallet’s total unconfirmed balance.
• GetWalletInfo provides information about the wallet.
• ImportAddress adds an address or pubkey script to the wallet without the associated private key, allowing you to watch for transactions affecting that address or pubkey script without being able to spend any of its outputs.
• ImportMulti imports addresses or scripts (with private keys, public keys, or P2SH redeem scripts) and optionally performs the minimum necessary rescan for all imports.
• ImportPrunedFunds imports funds without the need of a rescan. Meant for use with pruned wallets.
• ImportPrivKey adds a private key to your wallet. The key should be formatted in the wallet import format created by the dumpprivkey RPC.
• ImportWallet imports private keys from a file in wallet dump file format (see the dumpwallet RPC). These keys will be added to the keys currently in the wallet. This call may need to rescan all or parts of the block chain for transactions affecting the newly-added keys, which may take several minutes.
• KeyPoolRefill fills the cache of unused pre-generated keys (the keypool).
• ListAccounts lists accounts and their balances. Deprecated
• ListAddressGroupings lists groups of addresses that may have had their common ownership made public by common use as inputs in the same transaction or from being used as change from a previous transaction.
• ListLockUnspent returns a list of temporarily unspendable (locked) outputs.
• ListReceivedByAccount lists the total number of bitcoins received by each account. Deprecated
• ListReceivedByAddress lists the total number of bitcoins received by each address.
• ListSinceBlock gets all transactions affecting the wallet which have occurred since a particular block, plus the header hash of a block at a particular depth.
• ListTransactions returns the most recent transactions that affect the wallet.
• ListUnspent returns an array of unspent transaction outputs belonging to this wallet.
• LockUnspent temporarily locks or unlocks specified transaction outputs. A locked transaction output will not be chosen by automatic coin selection when spending bitcoins. Locks are stored in memory only, so nodes start with zero locked outputs and the locked output list is always cleared when a node stops or fails.
• Move moves a specified amount from one account in your wallet to another using an off-block-chain transaction. Deprecated
• RemovePrunedFunds deletes the specified transaction from the wallet. Meant for use with pruned wallets and as a companion to importprunedfunds.
• SendFrom spends an amount from a local account to a bitcoin address. Deprecated
• SendMany creates and broadcasts a transaction which sends outputs to multiple addresses.
• SendToAddress spends an amount to a given address.
• SetAccount puts the specified address in the given account. Deprecated
• SetTxFee sets the transaction fee per kilobyte paid by transactions created by this wallet.
• SignMessage signs a message with the private key of an address.
• SignMessageWithPrivKey signs a message with a given private key.
• WalletLock removes the wallet encryption key from memory, locking the wallet. After calling this method, you will need to call walletpassphrase again before being able to call any methods which require the wallet to be unlocked.
• WalletPassphrase stores the wallet decryption key in memory for the indicated number of seconds. Issuing the walletpassphrase command while the wallet is already unlocked will set a new unlock time that overrides the old one.
• WalletPassphraseChange changes the wallet passphrase from ‘old passphrase’ to ‘new passphrase’.