{"uid":"cap_ILwxp8w3ktDKn1U2xIwpC","slug":"explorer-gateway-api-mining-pool-distribution-charts-98b76776","name":"Explorer Gateway API – Mining Pool Distribution Charts","description":"Blockchain explorer gateway — Solana, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum","url":"https://api.blockchain.com/explorer-gateway-kt/x402/charts/pools?utm_source=zero.xyz","method":"POST","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","properties":{"timespan":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/PoolTimespan"}}},"responseSchema":{"type":"json","format":"application/json","example":{"F2Pool":1823,"ViaBTC":892,"AntPool":2156,"Foundry USA":3420,"Binance Pool":1245}},"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.001","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"registry","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.001/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.001","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.001","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_b8_p-PIWz5-tQWKUauotg","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.001","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bda02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Returns the distribution of Bitcoin blocks mined by pool (e.g. F2Pool, AntPool, Foundry USA) over a specified timespan","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you pull up the Bitcoin mining pool distribution chart from blockchain.com's explorer for the past week — I want to see how many blocks each pool like Foundry USA, AntPool, and ViaBTC mined?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Bitcoin mining concentration report","prompt":"I'm writing a report on Bitcoin mining centralization — can you get me the latest breakdown of how many blocks each mining pool mined over the past month from blockchain.com's explorer?"},{"title":"Real-time pool dominance check","prompt":"Which mining pool is currently dominant on the Bitcoin network? Pull the pool distribution chart for the last 24 hours so I can see the block counts."},{"title":"Crypto market research dashboard","prompt":"For my crypto research dashboard, I need the Bitcoin mining pool distribution data over the last week — show me which pools like AntPool, Foundry USA, and Binance Pool are leading in block production."}],"resultDescription":"A JSON object mapping mining pool names (e.g. 'Foundry USA', 'AntPool', 'F2Pool', 'ViaBTC', 'Binance Pool') to the number of Bitcoin blocks they mined over the requested timespan.","failureModes":["Invalid or unsupported timespan value returns a validation error","Service unavailable or timeout if blockchain.com explorer backend is down","Empty or zero-count results if no blocks were mined by tracked pools in the given period","Payment failure (402) if USDC balance is insufficient for the $0.001 per-call fee"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need authoritative, structured Bitcoin mining pool distribution data from blockchain.com's own explorer infrastructure, particularly when you want block-count breakdowns by named pool over configurable timespans. Prefer this over scraping block explorer websites or using third-party aggregators when you need reliable, programmatic access to pool share data.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-01T12:41:40.131Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"explorer-gateway-api-mining-pool-distribution-charts-98b76776"}