generated: '2026-07-18'
method: derived
source: openapi/blocktorch-hardhat-forking-openapi.yml
docs: https://docs.blocktorch.xyz/concepts/data-sources/local-forks/hardhat-forking-api.md
authentication:
  style: api-key
  location: header
  parameter: x-api-key
  reference: authentication/blocktorch-authentication.yml
media_type: application/json
versioning:
  scheme: uri-path
  evidence: server base path /prod/api (AWS API Gateway stage)
idempotency:
  supported: false
  notes: No idempotency-key header or contract is documented for the Hardhat Forking API.
pagination:
  supported: false
  notes: Documented endpoints are single-resource create/delete; no list/pagination surface.
error_envelope:
  shape: object with an "error" string field on 4xx responses
  reference: errors/blocktorch-problem-types.yml
rate_limit_signaling:
  documented: false
notes: >-
  Cross-cutting semantics for the documented Hardhat Forking API. Blocktorch is
  primarily an observability product; this API is the one programmatic surface
  currently documented.