Blockchain explorer
The main advantage of blockchain network is that it is fully transparent, it means that it is possible to analyze and see transactions…
The main advantage of blockchain network is that it is fully transparent, it means that it is possible to analyze and see transactions, blocks, wallets, etc.
Moreover, to make it happen, some tool is required, it is called blockchain explorer.
Agenda:
- intro,
- definition,
- What can be done with blockchain explorer,
- How it works,
- Examples,
- Conclusion.
Definition
A blockchain explorer is the online blockchain browser which can show details of each transaction which happened in the network. Some blockchain explorers can analyze transactions across multiple ecosystems, but usually each one is attached to concrete chain.
What can be done with blockchain explorer
Explorer allows to view status of pending transactions which are not added in new block in the chain. Moreover, it gives a possibility to check wallet balance without even using wallet software.
What is more, there is a list of an actions which can be done:
- Examination history of any wallet,
- Explore change addresses,
- View blocks which are not attached to main chain,
- Exploring the largest transaction made in 24h,
- Discover miners and validators,
- Explore genesis block
How it works
Explorer is some kind of searching engine but implemented to work with blockchain.
From technical view it works in these steps:
- Connecting with api and relational database to retrieve the informations,
- software organizes this data and make it readable, using database,
- Explorer is ready to use and search data through organized tables,
- user interacts through UI, requests are sent in backend server and response are displayed in page.
Examples:
Conclusion Blockchain explorer is the very valuable tool to get known while discovering and learning web3. Even for no-developers it can give possibility to gather needed informations easier than in traditional financial system.
