# Glassnode Lightning Network Gini Coefficient (Channel Distribution)

> Glassnode Lightning Network Gini Coefficient (Channel Distribution) is a paid API for AI agents from x402.glassnode.com, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns the Gini coefficient measuring inequality in channel count distribution across Lightning Network nodes for Bitcoin, indicating network centralization levels.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402.glassnode.com/v1/metrics/lightning/gini_channel_distribution
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/glassnode-lightning-network-gini-coefficient-channel-distribution-859977f5
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_HE_1bFWBsV6osR3ziiLoh

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## 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 glassnode-lightning-network-gini-coefficient-channel-distribution-859977f5
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the latest Gini coefficient for Bitcoin Lightning Network channel distribution from Glassnode — I want to see how centralized node channel counts are right now?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to quantitatively assess the degree of centralization in the Bitcoin Lightning Network by examining how unevenly channel counts are distributed across nodes. Prefer this over general Lightning Network statistics when your use case specifically involves inequality measurement, centralization risk assessment, or Gini-based analytics from Glassnode's authoritative on-chain data.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'a' query parameter (asset symbol) returns a 400 error
- Unsupported asset symbol other than BTC may return an error or empty result
- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance returns a 402 Payment Required response
- Rate limiting or quota exceeded may result in 429 Too Many Requests
- Network timeout or upstream Glassnode data unavailability may return 503

## How this service works

Lightning Network Gini Coefficient (Channel Distribution) — Lightning Network Gini Coefficient (Channel Distribution) is a statistical measure of how channel counts are distributed across nodes on the Lightning Network, used to monitor the degree of centralization and the potential risks associated with highly concentrated node influence. Data by Glassnode.

## Output

Returns a JSON array of timestamped data points, each containing a Unix timestamp (t) and the Gini coefficient value (v) representing the inequality of channel distribution across Lightning Network nodes, where values closer to 1 indicate higher centralization and values closer to 0 indicate more even distribution.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "a"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "a": {
       "enum": [
        "BTC"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Asset symbol, e.g. BTC, ETH"
      },
      "c": {
       "enum": [
        "native"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Currency for denominated values, e.g. usd, native"
      },
      "f": {
       "enum": [
        "csv",
        "json"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Response format: json or csv"
      },
      "i": {
       "enum": [
        "24h"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Time interval / resolution, e.g. 24h, 1w, 1month"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "array",
     "items": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
       "t": {
        "type": "number"
       },
       "v": {
        "type": "number"
       }
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

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