Botanix API Quickstart
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Botanix is a Bitcoin-native, EVM-compatible Layer 2 that makes it easy to build and run smart contracts using Bitcoin as the native asset.
The Botanix API allows interaction with the Botanix network through a set of JSON-RPC methods. Its design is familiar to developers who have worked with Ethereum’s JSON-RPC APIs, making it intuitive and straightforward to use.
Send Your First Request on Alchemy
Let’s use the viem package to create a Botanix client connected to Alchemy and fetch the latest block number!
Create Client Connected to Alchemy
Now that you’ve created a client connected to Alchemy, you can continue with some basics:
Get Latest Block Number
Get an Address Balance
Read Block Data
Fetch a Transaction by Hash
Fetch Transaction Receipt
Botanix APIs
For the full list of Botanix APIs, see the Botanix API Endpoints.