Overview
Steem is a blockchain-based social media platform with a public API for reading posts, comments, votes, account data, and blockchain operations. It enables building decentralized social apps or analytics tools on the Steem blockchain.
Beginner Tip
Steem uses JSON-RPC over HTTP — all calls go to the same endpoint with different method names; start by calling 'condenser_api.get_trending_posts' to fetch popular content without any authentication.
Available Data
The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.
Example Response
Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.
{
"status": "success",
"data": {
"result": "Data from Steem",
"description": "Blockchain-based blogging and social media website",
"timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
}
} Field Reference
id Echo of the id field from your request, used to match responses to requests in async flows. result The actual data returned by the API method — for get_trending_posts, this is an array of post objects. author Steem username of the post or comment author. permlink URL-safe slug that together with author uniquely identifies a post on the Steem blockchain. net_votes Total upvotes minus downvotes on this post or comment. pending_payout_value Estimated payout in STEEM/SBD for this post before the 7-day reward window closes. Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "https://api.steemit.com";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
Common Errors & Troubleshooting
Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.
Metadata Score Breakdown
Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested
Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested
Technical Specifications
Related Tags
Similar APIs
View All →Chainlink
Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network that connects smart contracts to real-world data like price feeds, random numbers, and external APIs.
Chainpoint
⭐ Beginner's PickChainpoint anchors any data hash to the Bitcoin blockchain, creating a tamper-proof proof of existence for documents, records, or any digital content.
Helium
⭐ Beginner's PickThe Helium API provides access to legacy blockchain data for the Helium IoT network — hotspot locations, earnings, network coverage, and device activity.
Bitquery
Bitquery provides GraphQL APIs for querying on-chain data across 40+ blockchains including Ethereum, Solana, and BSC.
Etherscan
⭐ Beginner's PickEtherscan's API gives programmatic access to Ethereum blockchain data — account balances, transaction histories, token transfers, smart contract ABIs, and gas prices.