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.

Steem data via REST API

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.

JSON Response · Illustrative
{
  "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.

Request
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.

Parse error / invalid JSON-RPC Malformed JSON in the request body or missing required JSON-RPC fields
Ensure every request includes 'jsonrpc': '2.0', 'method', 'params' (as an array), and 'id'; validate your JSON before sending.
Method not found Using an outdated API method name from old Steem documentation
Steem uses namespaced methods like 'condenser_api.get_content' — always prefix with the correct API namespace in current docs.
No HTTPS / SSL warnings The primary Steem API endpoint does not use HTTPS
Use 'https://api.steemit.com' which supports HTTPS, or community-run nodes listed at steem.world that offer secure connections.

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested

Technical Specifications

Auth No Auth
HTTPS NO
CORS NO
Category Blockchain
Difficulty Beginner
Listing details not endpoint-verified

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