Lightning

Lightning Network Base Fee (Median)

get

The median base fee in the Lightning Network in Satoshi, derived from the channel graph. Base fees are fees that have to be paid for each payment that is routed through the channel. For payments between two peers that share a direct channel connection no fees have to be spent.

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Authorizations

ApiKeyAuth

api_keystringRequired

Your Glassnode API key

Query parameters

astringRequired

asset id - (see metadata (metadata/metric) page for more details)}

sintegerOptional

since, unix timestamp

uintegerOptional

until, unix timestamp

istringOptional

frequency interval - 10m, 1h, 24h

fstring · enumOptional

format - csv, json

Default: jsonPossible values:

cstringOptional

currency - NATIVE, USD

timestamp_formatstring · enumOptional

timestamp format - unix or humanized (RFC 3339)

Default: unixPossible values:

Responses

200

Successful response

application/json

400

Bad Request - Invalid parameters or unsupported asset

application/json

401

Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key

application/json

429

Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded

application/json

get

/v1/metrics/lightning/base_fee_median

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /v1/metrics/lightning/base_fee_median?a=text HTTP/1.1
Host: api.glassnode.com
Accept: */*

[
  {
    "t": 1726790400,
    "v": 822077
  }
]

Lightning Network Capacity

get

The total amount of BTC locked in the Lightning Network. The Bitcoin Lightning Network is a Layer 2 payment protocol built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain. It is designed to provide faster, cheaper, and more scalable transactions than traditional on-chain Bitcoin transactions.

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Authorizations

ApiKeyAuth

api_keystringRequired

Your Glassnode API key

Query parameters

astringRequired

asset id - (see metadata (metadata/metric) page for more details)}

sintegerOptional

since, unix timestamp

uintegerOptional

until, unix timestamp

istringOptional

frequency interval - 10m, 1h, 24h

fstring · enumOptional

format - csv, json

Default: jsonPossible values:

cstringOptional

currency - NATIVE, USD

timestamp_formatstring · enumOptional

timestamp format - unix or humanized (RFC 3339)

Default: unixPossible values:

Responses

200

Successful response

application/json

400

Bad Request - Invalid parameters or unsupported asset

application/json

401

Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key

application/json

429

Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded

application/json

get

/v1/metrics/lightning/network_capacity_sum

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /v1/metrics/lightning/network_capacity_sum?a=text HTTP/1.1
Host: api.glassnode.com
Accept: */*

[
  {
    "t": 1726790400,
    "v": 822077
  }
]

Lightning Network Channel Size (Mean)

get

The mean BTC size of public Lightning Network channels. The Lightning Network works by creating payment channels between two parties, where multiple transactions can be made without the need for each individual transaction to be recorded on the Bitcoin blockchain. These transactions are instead recorded off-chain, which makes them faster and cheaper.

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Authorizations

ApiKeyAuth

api_keystringRequired

Your Glassnode API key

Query parameters

astringRequired

asset id - (see metadata (metadata/metric) page for more details)}

sintegerOptional

since, unix timestamp

uintegerOptional

until, unix timestamp

istringOptional

frequency interval - 10m, 1h, 24h

fstring · enumOptional

format - csv, json

Default: jsonPossible values:

cstringOptional

currency - NATIVE, USD

timestamp_formatstring · enumOptional

timestamp format - unix or humanized (RFC 3339)

Default: unixPossible values:

Responses

200

Successful response

application/json

400

Bad Request - Invalid parameters or unsupported asset

application/json

401

Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key

application/json

429

Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded

application/json

get

/v1/metrics/lightning/channel_size_mean

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /v1/metrics/lightning/channel_size_mean?a=text HTTP/1.1
Host: api.glassnode.com
Accept: */*

[
  {
    "t": 1726790400,
    "v": 822077
  }
]

Lightning Network Channel Size (Median)

get

The median BTC size of public Lightning Network channels. The Lightning Network works by creating payment channels between two parties, where multiple transactions can be made without the need for each individual transaction to be recorded on the Bitcoin blockchain. These transactions are instead recorded off-chain, which makes them faster and cheaper.

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Authorizations

ApiKeyAuth

api_keystringRequired

Your Glassnode API key

Query parameters

astringRequired

asset id - (see metadata (metadata/metric) page for more details)}

sintegerOptional

since, unix timestamp

uintegerOptional

until, unix timestamp

istringOptional

frequency interval - 10m, 1h, 24h

fstring · enumOptional

format - csv, json

Default: jsonPossible values:

cstringOptional

currency - NATIVE, USD

timestamp_formatstring · enumOptional

timestamp format - unix or humanized (RFC 3339)

Default: unixPossible values:

Responses

200

Successful response

application/json

400

Bad Request - Invalid parameters or unsupported asset

application/json

401

Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key

application/json

429

Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded

application/json

get

/v1/metrics/lightning/channel_size_median

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /v1/metrics/lightning/channel_size_median?a=text HTTP/1.1
Host: api.glassnode.com
Accept: */*

[
  {
    "t": 1726790400,
    "v": 822077
  }
]

Lightning Network Fee Rate (Median)

get

The median fee rate in the Lightning Network, derived from the channel graph. On top of a base fee, fees for payments are proportional to the transferred amount. Values here are given in units sat / BTC. E.g., a value of 1000 indicates that a fee of 1000 Satoshi is required to transfer 1 BTC.

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Authorizations

ApiKeyAuth

api_keystringRequired

Your Glassnode API key

Query parameters

astringRequired

asset id - (see metadata (metadata/metric) page for more details)}

sintegerOptional

since, unix timestamp

uintegerOptional

until, unix timestamp

istringOptional

frequency interval - 10m, 1h, 24h

fstring · enumOptional

format - csv, json

Default: jsonPossible values:

timestamp_formatstring · enumOptional

timestamp format - unix or humanized (RFC 3339)

Default: unixPossible values:

Responses

200

Successful response

application/json

400

Bad Request - Invalid parameters or unsupported asset

application/json

401

Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key

application/json

429

Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded

application/json

get

/v1/metrics/lightning/fee_rate_median

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /v1/metrics/lightning/fee_rate_median?a=text HTTP/1.1
Host: api.glassnode.com
Accept: */*

[
  {
    "t": 1726790400,
    "v": 822077
  }
]

Lightning Network Gini Capacity Distribution

get

The Gini coefficient of the Lightning network capacity is a statistical measure of the distribution of Bitcoin capacity among the nodes on the Lightning Network. It is calculated by comparing the actual distribution of Bitcoin capacity among the nodes to a hypothetical uniform distribution. It ranges from 0 to 1, with 0 representing perfect equality and 1 representing maximum inequality. A higher Gini coefficient indicates a more unequal distribution of Bitcoin capacity among nodes, while a lower Gini coefficient indicates a more even distribution of Bitcoin capacity. The Gini coefficient of the Lightning network capacity can be used to monitor the degree of centralization and potential risks associated with a highly concentrated distribution of Bitcoin capacity.

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Authorizations

ApiKeyAuth

api_keystringRequired

Your Glassnode API key

Query parameters

astringRequired

asset id - (see metadata (metadata/metric) page for more details)}

sintegerOptional

since, unix timestamp

uintegerOptional

until, unix timestamp

istringOptional

frequency interval - 10m, 1h, 24h

fstring · enumOptional

format - csv, json

Default: jsonPossible values:

timestamp_formatstring · enumOptional

timestamp format - unix or humanized (RFC 3339)

Default: unixPossible values:

Responses

200

Successful response

application/json

400

Bad Request - Invalid parameters or unsupported asset

application/json

401

Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key

application/json

429

Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded

application/json

get

/v1/metrics/lightning/gini_capacity_distribution

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /v1/metrics/lightning/gini_capacity_distribution?a=text HTTP/1.1
Host: api.glassnode.com
Accept: */*

[
  {
    "t": 1726790400,
    "v": 822077
  }
]

Lightning Network Gini Channel Distribution

get

The Gini coefficient of the Lightning network channel distribution is a statistical measure of the distribution of numbers of channels among the nodes on the Lightning Network. It is calculated by comparing the actual distribution of channels among the nodes to a hypothetical uniform distribution. It ranges from 0 to 1, with 0 representing perfect equality and 1 representing maximum inequality. A higher Gini coefficient indicates a more unequal distribution of channel numbers among nodes, while a lower Gini coefficient indicates a more even distribution of channel counts. The Gini coefficient of the Lightning network channel distribution can be used to monitor the degree of centralization and potential risks associated with a highly concentrated influence of network nodes.

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Authorizations

ApiKeyAuth

api_keystringRequired

Your Glassnode API key

Query parameters

astringRequired

asset id - (see metadata (metadata/metric) page for more details)}

sintegerOptional

since, unix timestamp

uintegerOptional

until, unix timestamp

istringOptional

frequency interval - 10m, 1h, 24h

fstring · enumOptional

format - csv, json

Default: jsonPossible values:

timestamp_formatstring · enumOptional

timestamp format - unix or humanized (RFC 3339)

Default: unixPossible values:

Responses

200

Successful response

application/json

400

Bad Request - Invalid parameters or unsupported asset

application/json

401

Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key

application/json

429

Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded

application/json

get

/v1/metrics/lightning/gini_channel_distribution

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /v1/metrics/lightning/gini_channel_distribution?a=text HTTP/1.1
Host: api.glassnode.com
Accept: */*

[
  {
    "t": 1726790400,
    "v": 822077
  }
]

Lightning Network Node Connectivity

get

The number of nodes in the Lightning Network that are connected via IP, TOR, or both.

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Authorizations

ApiKeyAuth

api_keystringRequired

Your Glassnode API key

Query parameters

astringRequired

asset id - (see metadata (metadata/metric) page for more details)}

sintegerOptional

since, unix timestamp

uintegerOptional

until, unix timestamp

istringOptional

frequency interval - 10m, 1h, 24h

fstring · enumOptional

format - csv, json

Default: jsonPossible values:

timestamp_formatstring · enumOptional

timestamp format - unix or humanized (RFC 3339)

Default: unixPossible values:

Responses

200

Successful response

application/json

400

Bad Request - Invalid parameters or unsupported asset

application/json

401

Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key

application/json

429

Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded

application/json

get

/v1/metrics/lightning/node_connectivity

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /v1/metrics/lightning/node_connectivity?a=text HTTP/1.1
Host: api.glassnode.com
Accept: */*

[
  {
    "t": 1726790400,
    "v": 822077
  }
]

Lightning Network Number of Channels

get

The number of public Lightning Network channels. The Lightning Network works by creating payment channels between two parties, where multiple transactions can be made without the need for each individual transaction to be recorded on the Bitcoin blockchain. These transactions are instead recorded off-chain, which makes them faster and cheaper.

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Authorizations

ApiKeyAuth

api_keystringRequired

Your Glassnode API key

Query parameters

astringRequired

asset id - (see metadata (metadata/metric) page for more details)}

sintegerOptional

since, unix timestamp

uintegerOptional

until, unix timestamp

istringOptional

frequency interval - 10m, 1h, 24h

fstring · enumOptional

format - csv, json

Default: jsonPossible values:

timestamp_formatstring · enumOptional

timestamp format - unix or humanized (RFC 3339)

Default: unixPossible values:

Responses

200

Successful response

application/json

400

Bad Request - Invalid parameters or unsupported asset

application/json

401

Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key

application/json

429

Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded

application/json

get

/v1/metrics/lightning/channels_count

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /v1/metrics/lightning/channels_count?a=text HTTP/1.1
Host: api.glassnode.com
Accept: */*

[
  {
    "t": 1726790400,
    "v": 822077
  }
]

Lightning Network Number of Nodes

get

The number of Lightning Network nodes.

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Authorizations

ApiKeyAuth

api_keystringRequired

Your Glassnode API key

Query parameters

astringRequired

asset id - (see metadata (metadata/metric) page for more details)}

sintegerOptional

since, unix timestamp

uintegerOptional

until, unix timestamp

istringOptional

frequency interval - 10m, 1h, 24h

fstring · enumOptional

format - csv, json

Default: jsonPossible values:

timestamp_formatstring · enumOptional

timestamp format - unix or humanized (RFC 3339)

Default: unixPossible values:

Responses

200

Successful response

application/json

400

Bad Request - Invalid parameters or unsupported asset

application/json

401

Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key

application/json

429

Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded

application/json

get

/v1/metrics/lightning/nodes_count

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /v1/metrics/lightning/nodes_count?a=text HTTP/1.1
Host: api.glassnode.com
Accept: */*

[
  {
    "t": 1726790400,
    "v": 822077
  }
]