aid: bigchaindb
name: Bigchaindb
description: >-
  BigchainDB is an open-source blockchain database that combines the developer
  experience and query power of a database with blockchain properties:
  decentralized (Byzantine fault-tolerant) control, immutable append-only data
  storage, and built-in support for registering and transferring assets.
  Developed by BigchainDB GmbH (Berlin) with the IPDB Foundation overseeing the
  software and public networks, it exposes a simple versioned HTTP API on each
  node (default port 9984) for creating and reading transactions, assets,
  outputs, metadata, blocks and validators. Applications sign transactions with
  Ed25519 crypto-conditions, so authorization is enforced at the payload level
  rather than via transport authentication. Official Python, JavaScript and Java
  drivers are published, and the maintained continuation of the codebase is the
  Planetmint project.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bigchaindb/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- anthemis
- earlybird
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
image: https://github.com/bigchaindb.png
tags:
- Company
- Crypto
- Blockchain
- Database
- Decentralization
- Distributed Ledger
- Assets
- Immutability
apis:
- aid: bigchaindb:bigchaindb-assets-api
  name: Bigchaindb Assets API
  description: Full-text search over asset payloads.
  humanURL: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/http-client-server-api.html
  baseURL: https://test.ipdb.io:9984
  tags:
  - Assets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bigchaindb-assets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/http-client-server-api.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/bigchaindb-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/bigchaindb-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/bigchaindb-data-model.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/bigchaindb-conventions.yml
  - type: Idempotency
    url: conventions/bigchaindb-conventions.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/bigchaindb-lifecycle.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/bigchaindb-conformance.yml
- aid: bigchaindb:bigchaindb-blocks-api
  name: Bigchaindb Blocks API
  description: Read blocks by height or by contained transaction.
  humanURL: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/http-client-server-api.html
  baseURL: https://test.ipdb.io:9984
  tags:
  - Blocks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bigchaindb-blocks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/http-client-server-api.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/bigchaindb-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/bigchaindb-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/bigchaindb-data-model.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/bigchaindb-conventions.yml
  - type: Idempotency
    url: conventions/bigchaindb-conventions.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/bigchaindb-lifecycle.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/bigchaindb-conformance.yml
- aid: bigchaindb:bigchaindb-metadata-api
  name: Bigchaindb Metadata API
  description: Full-text search over transaction metadata.
  humanURL: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/http-client-server-api.html
  baseURL: https://test.ipdb.io:9984
  tags:
  - Metadata
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bigchaindb-metadata-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/http-client-server-api.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/bigchaindb-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/bigchaindb-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/bigchaindb-data-model.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/bigchaindb-conventions.yml
  - type: Idempotency
    url: conventions/bigchaindb-conventions.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/bigchaindb-lifecycle.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/bigchaindb-conformance.yml
- aid: bigchaindb:bigchaindb-outputs-api
  name: Bigchaindb Outputs API
  description: List transaction outputs by public key.
  humanURL: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/http-client-server-api.html
  baseURL: https://test.ipdb.io:9984
  tags:
  - Outputs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bigchaindb-outputs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/http-client-server-api.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/bigchaindb-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/bigchaindb-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/bigchaindb-data-model.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/bigchaindb-conventions.yml
  - type: Idempotency
    url: conventions/bigchaindb-conventions.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/bigchaindb-lifecycle.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/bigchaindb-conformance.yml
- aid: bigchaindb:bigchaindb-root-api
  name: Bigchaindb Root API
  description: Node discovery endpoints.
  humanURL: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/http-client-server-api.html
  baseURL: https://test.ipdb.io:9984
  tags:
  - Root
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bigchaindb-root-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/http-client-server-api.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/bigchaindb-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/bigchaindb-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/bigchaindb-data-model.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/bigchaindb-conventions.yml
  - type: Idempotency
    url: conventions/bigchaindb-conventions.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/bigchaindb-lifecycle.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/bigchaindb-conformance.yml
- aid: bigchaindb:bigchaindb-transactions-api
  name: Bigchaindb Transactions API
  description: Create and read transactions (CREATE and TRANSFER operations).
  humanURL: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/http-client-server-api.html
  baseURL: https://test.ipdb.io:9984
  tags:
  - Transactions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bigchaindb-transactions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/http-client-server-api.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/bigchaindb-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/bigchaindb-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/bigchaindb-data-model.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/bigchaindb-conventions.yml
  - type: Idempotency
    url: conventions/bigchaindb-conventions.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/bigchaindb-lifecycle.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/bigchaindb-conformance.yml
- aid: bigchaindb:bigchaindb-validators-api
  name: Bigchaindb Validators API
  description: Read the node's validator set.
  humanURL: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/http-client-server-api.html
  baseURL: https://test.ipdb.io:9984
  tags:
  - Validators
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bigchaindb-validators-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/http-client-server-api.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/bigchaindb-authentication.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/bigchaindb-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/bigchaindb-data-model.yml
  - type: Conventions
    url: conventions/bigchaindb-conventions.yml
  - type: Idempotency
    url: conventions/bigchaindb-conventions.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/bigchaindb-lifecycle.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/bigchaindb-conformance.yml
common:
- type: Packages
  url: packages/bigchaindb-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/bigchaindb-packages.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/bigchaindb-llms.txt
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.bigchaindb.com/
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.bigchaindb.com
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/bigchaindb
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.bigchaindb.com/terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.bigchaindb.com/privacy/
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb
- type: Website
  url: https://www.bigchaindb.com/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence