Learn Bitcoin Backend For Wallets

Welcome to Learn Bitcoin Backend, an interactive API environment designed for experimenting with Bitcoin wallets, transactions, and blockchain interactions. This toolkit offers a hands-on approach to understanding and implementing Bitcoin-related functionalities.

Project Checklist

• Create wallet
• Create HD wallet
• Create Multisig Wallet
• Retrieve Wallet from MNEMONIC
• Get balance of an address
• Get transactions of an address
• Verify transaction
• Send transaction
• Receive transaction using QR Code
• Create timelock transaction
• Estimate transaction fee
• Validate Bitcoin address
• Fetch historical Bitcoin data
• Implement reimbursement functionality
• Implement recurring payments functionality

Getting Started

To get started with the API, follow the steps below:

1. Install the required dependencies:

   npm install
   

2. Clone the repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/ac12644/bitcoin-api-playground.git
   

3. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd bitcoin-api-playground
   

4. Install the project dependencies:

   npm install
   

5. Start the server:

   node app.js
   

Now you're ready to interact with the API endpoints described below.

API Endpoints

Create Wallet

• Endpoint: /wallet
• Method: GET
• Description: Create a new wallet and get its details.

Create HD Wallet

• Endpoint: /wallet/hd
• Method: GET
• Description: Create a new hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallet and get its details.

Create Multisig Wallet

• Endpoint: /wallet/multisig
• Method: POST
• Request Body:

{
  "publicKeys": ["public_key_1", "public_key_2", "public_key_3"],
  "requiredSignatures": 2
}

• Description: Create a Multisig wallet.

Retrieve Wallet

• Endpoint: /wallet/retrieveWallet
• Method: GET
• Description: Import wallet details from a mnemonic phrase.

Get Balance

• Endpoint: /transactions/balance/:address
• Method: GET
• Description: Get the balance of a specific address.

Get Transactions

• Endpoint: /transactions/:address
• Method: GET
• Description: Get the transactions associated with a specific address.

Send BTC

• Endpoint: /sendbtc
• Method: POST
• Description: Send Bitcoin from a specific address to another.

Timelock

• Endpoint: /timeLock
• Method: POST
• Description: Create a time-locked Bitcoin transaction.

Estimate Transaction Fee

• Endpoint: /feeEstimate
• Method: GET
• Description: Estimate transaction fees based on network congestion.

Validate Bitcoin Address

• Endpoint: /validateAddress
• Method: GET
• Query Parameters: address: The Bitcoin address to validate.
• Description: Validate the format of a Bitcoin address and determine if it belongs to the mainnet or testnet.

Fetch Historical Bitcoin Data

• Endpoint: /historicalData
• Method: GET
• Query Parameters: startDate: The start date for the historical data (format YYYY-MM-DD). endDate: The end date for the historical data (format YYYY-MM-DD).
• Description: Fetch historical data for Bitcoin, such as past prices and transaction volumes.

Examples

Here are some example requests and responses for the API endpoints:

Create Wallet

Request:

GET /wallet

Response:

{
  "privateKey": "abcf123456789...",
  "address": "mvWqrftxCJa5eSKp229gkZbMf2XXrfZe9p"
}

Create HD Wallet

Request:

GET /wallet/hd

Response:

{
  "xpub": "xpub6Dp5dtLR...",
  "privateKey": "xprv9s21ZrQH...",
  "address": "mvWqrftxCJa5eSKp229gkZbMf2XXrfZe9p",
  "mnemonic": "word1 word2 word3 ..."
}

Get Balance

Request:

GET /transactions/balance/:address

Response:

{
  "balance": 0.01234567
}

Get Transactions

Request:

GET /transactions/:address

Response:

{
  "transactions": [
    {
      "txid": "0004128cae112e3e1b4ae628b7a78c9ec105a120152ddf65c12f9398fbcb1b20",
      "version": 2,
      "locktime": 2437735,
      "vin": [
        {
          "txid": "8fa65fb497ce511a9134ebb8710b1e650148ce3c871b8a814509b938316786f7",
          "vout": 1,
          "prevout": {
            "scriptpubkey": "0014f10a55ec5dd506e2c84505b78c8d779d7cd1be4b",
            "scriptpubkey_asm": "OP_0 OP_PUSHBYTES_20 f10a55ec5dd506e2c84505b78c8d779d7cd1be4b",
            "scriptpubkey_type": "v0_p2wpkh",
            "scriptpubkey_address": "tb1q7y99tmza65rw9jz9qkmcerthn47dr0jtxtgg69",
            "value": 1224074
          },
          "scriptsig": "",
          "scriptsig_asm": "",
          "witness": [
            "3044022006d9e4b1633569311d7a9d8042c57fcb5857209a0e0d2abd8a8f07e96abebe270220708116a8dfe59617165b43bc3c393ace52dc111fbe67d23f032d137de5ae19a501",
            "0216013066fb948dd9cd8eaacb41913a71692254f36770a1d8b5b67f5e3d7a821d"
          ],
          "is_coinbase": false,
          "sequence": 4294967294
        }
      ],
      "vout": [
        {
          "scriptpubkey": "76a914e7d8367357aa01fbdc6b51c9cae3113059fb602688ac",
          "scriptpubkey_asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 OP_PUSHBYTES_20 e7d8367357aa01fbdc6b51c9cae3113059fb6026 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
          "scriptpubkey_type": "p2pkh",
          "scriptpubkey_address": "n2eqQ65kSrDRHz5QYkGe3GTVDiJYeuatmV",
          "value": 7868
        },
        {
          "scriptpubkey": "76a9146a7c340d7b74f3d347182df2b049f535be8dbafd88ac",
          "scriptpubkey_asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 OP_PUSHBYTES_20 6a7c340d7b74f3d347182df2b049f535be8dbafd OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
          "scriptpubkey_type": "p2pkh",
          "scriptpubkey_address": "mqDziBnVjjFT9oZjRxNGPuatxTf245zybf",
          "value": 1216059
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Send BTC

Request:

POST /sendbtc

Request Body:

{
  "to": "destination_BTC_address",
  "amount": 0.01
}

Response:

{
  "txId": "transaction_id"
}

Verify Transaction

Request:

POST /verifyTx

Request Body:

// for multiple transactions
{
  "txids": ["transaction_id_1", "transaction_id_2", ...]
}

// for single transaction
{
  "txids": "transaction_id"
}

Response:

{
  "txid": "transaction_id_1",
  "confirmed": true/false,
  "confirmations": "number_of_confirmations",
  "message": "Transaction is confirmed/unconfirmed."
}

Verify Transaction

Request:

POST /verifyTx

Request Body:

// for multiple transactions
{
  "txids": ["transaction_id_1", "transaction_id_2", ...]
}

// for single transaction
{
  "txids": "transaction_id"
}

Response:

{
  "txid": "transaction_id_1",
  "confirmed": true/false,
  "confirmations": "number_of_confirmations",
  "message": "Transaction is confirmed/unconfirmed."
}

Estimate Transaction Fee

Request:

GET /feeEstimate

Response:

{
  "1": 87.882,
  "2": 85.123,
  ...
}

Validate Bitcoin Address

Request:

GET /validateAddress?address=yourBitcoinAddressHere

Response:

{
  "address": "yourBitcoinAddressHere",
  "isValid": true,
  "network": "mainnet"
}

Fetch Historical Bitcoin Data

Request:

GET /historicalData?startDate=2022-01-01&endDate=2022-01-31

Response:

{
  "prices": [...],
  "volumes": [...]
}

Getting Test BTC

To get test BTC for your generated wallet, you can visit testnet-faucet.com which provides a faucet for Bitcoin testnet.

Contributions

Contributions are welcome! If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvement, please feel free to contribute by creating a pull request.

Happy learning and exploring with your Bitcoin wallet API!

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