Steem API

Beginner's Pick Blockchain / No Auth Required Beginner HTTP
Free to Use Varies (check documentation)
80 A
Measured Score 0 50 100 Reachability 30/30 Speed 10/20 Security 5/15 Developer XP 20/20 Reliability 15/15 TESTED 2026-07-23

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

Steem data via REST API

Example Response

JSON 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

Request
const url = "https://developers.steem.io/";
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

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Method not found Using an outdated API method name from old Steem documentation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.

Measured Score Breakdown

Live HTTP request to the API endpoint

Reachability 30/30
Speed 10/20
Security 5/15
Developer XP 20/20
Reliability 15/15
Endpoint Response Time 768ms

Fully tested on Jul 23, 2026

Technical Specifications

Auth No Auth
HTTPS NO
CORS NO
Category Blockchain
Difficulty Beginner
Verified: 2026-04-04

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