# Explorer Gateway API – Solana Blocks

> Explorer Gateway API – Solana Blocks is a paid API for AI agents from api.blockchain.info, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-02).

Fetches a paginated list of recent Solana blocks via the blockchain.info explorer gateway

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.blockchain.info/explorer-gateway-kt/x402/sol/blocks?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.002/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-solana-blocks-7831c964
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_TGayxFp92StxC-VL9AjQh

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-solana-blocks-7831c964 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the last 10 recent blocks from the Solana network using the blockchain.info explorer gateway?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a simple, paginated list of recent Solana blocks via a hosted explorer API without running your own node. Ideal for quick blockchain monitoring or audit tasks where you need up to 20 recent SOL blocks in a single call. Use it over raw RPC calls when you want a managed, paid-per-call gateway with no infrastructure setup.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid network value returns error or empty result
- limit exceeding maximum of 20 returns validation error
- Payment failure (x402) if USDC balance is insufficient
- Network timeout if Solana RPC is temporarily unavailable
- Malformed JSON request body returns 400 error

## How this service works

Paid AI-agent access to Blockchain.com Explorer API

## Output

Returns a JSON array of recent Solana block records including block metadata such as block numbers, timestamps, and other on-chain identifiers for the requested number of blocks on the Solana network.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "limit": {
   "type": "integer",
   "default": 10,
   "maximum": 20,
   "minimum": 1
  },
  "network": {
   "type": "string",
   "example": "SOL"
  }
 }
}
```

## 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-solana-blocks-7831c964/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.blockchain.info](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.blockchain.info/llms.txt)