# Explorer Gateway API – Bitcoin Cash Address Lookup

> Explorer Gateway API – Bitcoin Cash Address Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from api.blockchain.com, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-02).

Looks up on-chain data for a Bitcoin Cash (BCH) address via the blockchain.com explorer gateway

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.blockchain.com/explorer-gateway-kt/x402/bch/address?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-02
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/explorer-gateway-api-bitcoin-cash-address-lookup-4403cb19
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_5IlHBxmqXoQ9dVM0OziC4

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability explorer-gateway-api-bitcoin-cash-address-lookup-4403cb19 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the on-chain details for Bitcoin Cash address bitcoincash:qp3wjpa3tjlj042z2wv7hahsldgwhwy0rq9sywjpyy and tell me its balance and recent transactions?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you specifically need Bitcoin Cash (BCH) address data — balance, UTXOs, or transaction history — via a reliable, pay-per-call gateway without needing your own blockchain node. Prefer it over general-purpose blockchain APIs when BCH is the target chain and you want a lightweight micropayment-gated call with no subscription required.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed BCH address returns an error response
- Address with no on-chain activity may return empty transaction list
- Network or gateway timeout if blockchain node is unreachable
- Payment required (402) if USDC micropayment is not attached to the request
- Rate limiting if too many requests are sent in a short window

## How this service works

Blockchain explorer gateway — Solana, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum

## Output

Returns JSON data about the queried Bitcoin Cash address, including current balance, total received, total sent, UTXO set, and transaction history entries as recorded on the BCH blockchain via the blockchain.com explorer gateway.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "address": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash address"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "format": "application/json"
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/explorer-gateway-api-bitcoin-cash-address-lookup-4403cb19/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.blockchain.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.blockchain.com/llms.txt)