GET
/
v1
/
metrics
List Metrics
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.blockworks.com/v1/metrics \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>'
{
  "page": 1073741824,
  "total": 50,
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "<string>",
      "description": "<string>",
      "identifier": "rev",
      "project": "Bitcoin",
      "source": "Blockworks",
      "data_type": "float",
      "parameters": {
        "end_date": {
          "type": "date",
          "required": false,
          "description": "End date (inclusive)"
        },
        "start_date": {
          "type": "date",
          "required": false,
          "description": "Start date (inclusive)"
        }
      },
      "updated_at": 123,
      "interval": "daily",
      "aggregation": "SUM",
      "category": "Financials"
    }
  ]
}

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Overview

Use this endpoint to discover every metric available for a single project/chain by applying the project query parameter. The response includes the metric name, description, stable identifier (used with Get Single Metric), data type, and data lineage source.

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Quick summary

WhatDetails
PurposeDiscover metrics for a specific project/chain
How to filterAdd ?project={project} to the request URL
Best next stepCopy the identifier, then query the series via GET /v1/metrics/{identifier}
Typical filtersidentifier, limit, page
PaginationPage-based via limit and page

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Basic Example

curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \\
  "https://api.blockworks.com/v1/metrics?project=ethereum"

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Filtering

Use query parameters to further narrow results for the chosen project:
ParameterTypeDescriptionExample
projectstringChain/project slugproject=ethereum
identifierstringFilter by exact metric identifieridentifier=rev-usd
limitintegerPage sizelimit=100
pagestringPage for paginationpage=1

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Response Structure

A successful response returns a paginated list of metric definitions for the specified project. 
{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "Native Token Price",
      "description": "The average token price during the specified time period for the native asset of that chain.",
      "identifier": "native-token-price",
      "project": "ethereum",
      "source": "Blockworks",
      "interval": "daily",
      "data_type": "timeseries_usd",
      "parameters": {
        "start_date": { "type": "date", "default": "2000-01-01", "description": "Start date (inclusive)" },
        "end_date": { "type": "date", "default": "3000-01-01", "description": "End date (inclusive)" }
      }
    }
  ],
  "next": null,
  "meta": { "request_id": "req_123" }
}

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Field reference

FieldTypeDescription
namestringHuman-readable metric name
descriptionstringWhat the metric measures and how it’s intended to be used
identifierstringStable key used with GET /v1/metrics/{identifier}
projectstringChain/project slug (e.g., ethereum, base)
sourcestringData lineage owner (e.g., Blockworks)
data_typestringSeries shape and units (e.g., timeseries_usd, timeseries_float)
parametersobjectSupported query parameters when fetching this series

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Pagination

This endpoint uses page-based pagination. Pass limit to set page size and page to fetch the next page. 
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \\
  "https://api.blockworks.com/v1/metrics?project=ethereum&limit=100&page=1"

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Error Example

If the specified project has no metrics, the response will return an empty list: 
{
    "data": [],
    "total": 0,
    "page": 1
}

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See also

Authorizations

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x-api-key
string
header
required

Query Parameters

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page
integer
default:1
Required range: 1 <= x <= 2147483647
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limit
integer
default:100
Required range: 1 <= x <= 100
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project
string[]
Example:

"Bitcoin,Ethereum"

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identifier
string[]
Example:

"txns,issuance"

Response

200
application/json

The response is of type object.