A block explorer is a tool used to view and search the blocks, transactions, and balances within a blockchain. It works like a search engine for a blockchain network.
For an enterprise business, it enables transparency and verification. Companies can use block explorers to track transactions, verify the status of payments, and audit financial records, all in real time. This accessibility to information enhances trust and fuels business reporting in operations tied to blockchain-backed applications.
Block Explorer allows you to view on-chain activities by easily browsing blocks, transactions, smart contracts, gas rates, gas consumption and more in your environment.
Leverage the intuitive ledger API to create customized views of data on the chain. Drill down into block detail and extract patterns from relevant subsets of information.
Integrated source code verification feature to turn indecipherable byte code of a smart contract into plain text that can be verified by a counterparty prior to the issuance of a transaction or query.
A block explorer functions as an online interface that accesses and displays information from a blockchain. It connects to a blockchain network's node, retrieving detailed data about blocks, transactions, and wallet addresses. Users can search for specific transactions, addresses, or blocks, and the explorer presents this information in an understandable format.
A block explorer allows users to view the status of transactions, contents of individual blocks, and the balance of specific addresses. This is essential for tracking and verifying transactions on the blockchain. By transforming complex raw data into an easily navigable interface, a block explorer provides insight into the operations and history of a blockchain network.
The Kaleido Block Explorer is an environment-specific console that provides realtime and historical snapshots of the blockchain. It can be leveraged for both high-level analytics (e.g. chain height, commonly called contracts, transaction rate, etc.) and more granular insights (e.g. block contents, transaction hashes, sending accounts, etc.).
Use the search bar to jump directly to a specific subset of the ledger. The search bar accepts three valid inputs:
By default, the Block Explorer home screen displays the 25 most recent blocks on the chain. As mentioned above, blocks are minted in accordance with the consensus protocol’s system configuration and do not necessarily contain transactions. Click the block number to see the contents of a specific block.
Transactions are listed chronologically with the most recent transaction at the top of the list. The transaction table exposes truncated values for transaction hash and the sending account. Additionally, if the transaction is a smart contract deployment, it is denoted with a 'New Contract Created' tag.
A block explorer is a tool that makes it possible to see realtime and historical blockchain data. Block explorers can be leveraged for both high-level analytics on things like chain height, transaction throughput, and smart contract usage, as well as granular insights into things like block contents, specific transactions, and transacting addresses. This makes block explorers a useful tool for monitoring and analyzing blockchains.
Block explorers work by connecting to a specific blockchain and downloading a copy of the blockchain's transaction and block data. The block explorer then indexes this data and makes it searchable and easily accessible to users through a web interface.
When a transaction is made on a blockchain, it is broadcast to the network and included in a block along with other transactions. Each block is then added to the end of the blockchain in a linear, chronological order. The block explorer maintains a copy of the entire blockchain, which allows it to display the transaction and block data to users in real-time as new blocks are added.
Block explorers use various techniques to keep their copy of the blockchain up to date, such as using APIs provided by the blockchain network or subscribing to transaction and block data feeds. Some block explorers also allow users to query the blockchain using specialized search tools, such as by searching for a specific transaction or block by its hash or by looking up the balance of a particular address on the blockchain.
Block explorers are used by a wide variety of people, including:
