# Overview

## Welcome to the Glassnode Documentation

**Glassnode** is the industry-leading digital asset data platform, equipping investors, researchers, and developers with comprehensive on-chain and market analytics  and financial metrics. Whether you are conducting deep market analysis, building automated trading models, or integrating blockchain data into your applications, Glassnode provides the foundational data you need to navigate the crypto ecosystem.

### Access Our Data Anywhere

We believe in meeting you where you work. That is why the exact same robust datasets are accessible across a variety of environments tailored to your specific workflow:

* [Glassnode Studio](https://studio.glassnode.com/): Our flagship web platform for interactive visual analysis, dashboards, and charting.
* [Glassnode API](https://docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/api): Programmatic access to integrate our data directly into your automated systems.
* [Glassnode CLI](https://docs.glassnode.com/basic-api/glassnode-cli): A powerful command-line interface tool to access and manipulate data seamlessly from your terminal.
* [Glassnode MCP Server](https://docs.glassnode.com/guides-and-tutorials/glassnode-mcp-server): Connect our platform seamlessly with LLMs and AI agents via the Model Context Protocol.
* [Glassnode Excel Add-In](https://docs.glassnode.com/guides-and-tutorials/glassnode-excel-add-in): Use our data directly in Excel.
* [Data Shares](https://docs.glassnode.com/data/data-sharing): Enterprise-grade access to bulk data and historical datasets for heavy-duty analytics and machine learning.

### Getting Started

Ready to dive into the code and start fetching metrics? To get started with our API, go here:

👉 [**Getting Started with the API**](/basic-api/api.md)

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### Quick Links

Navigate quickly to the tools, endpoints, and catalogs you need:

* [Glassnode Changelog](https://docs.glassnode.com/further-information/changelog) - Stay up to date with all the latest updates.
* [Metric Catalog](https://docs.glassnode.com/data/metric-catalog) - Full overview of all metrics available on Glassnode.
* [Point-in-Time Metrics](/basic-api/point-in-time-metrics.md) - Learn about immutable Point-in-Time metrics.  


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