PUBLIC RPC

Read and broadcast blockchain state.

The public RPC surface is JSON over HTTP. Read routes are suitable for explorers and applications. Transaction signing stays outside the node.

GET/rpc/status

Node status

Public

Returns public chain, frozen genesis identity, synchronization, protocol and peer-discovery information. Operator-wallet address, balance and local mining details are intentionally omitted.

cURL

Shell

curl https://paybyte.org/rpc/status

GET/rpc/consensus

Consensus parameters

Public

Returns slot timing, next block reward, Argon2id participation work parameters and the holding-multiplier schedule.

cURL

Shell

curl https://paybyte.org/rpc/consensus

GET/rpc/block/{height}

Block by height

Public

Returns canonical block v4 JSON.

Parameters

Name	Location / Type	Required	Description
height	path unsigned integer	yes	Canonical block height.

cURL

Shell

curl https://paybyte.org/rpc/block/100

GET/rpc/balance/{address}

Account state

Public

Returns the account balance and nonce in base units.

Parameters

Name	Location / Type	Required	Description
address	path PBE address	yes	Mainnet address beginning with pbe.

cURL

Shell

curl https://paybyte.org/rpc/balance/pbe1...

GET/rpc/address/{address}/transactions

Address transactions

Public

Returns recent confirmed transfers involving an address.

Parameters

Name	Location / Type	Required	Description
address	path PBE address	yes	Mainnet address.
limit	query integer	no	1-100; default 25.

cURL

Shell

curl "https://paybyte.org/rpc/address/pbe1.../transactions?limit=25"

GET/rpc/transaction/{txid}

Transaction by TXID

Public

Returns a confirmed canonical transaction.

Parameters

Name	Location / Type	Required	Description
txid	path 64-char hex	yes	Transaction ID.

cURL

Shell

curl https://paybyte.org/rpc/transaction/0123...

POST/rpc/broadcast

Broadcast signed transaction

Public

Validates a signed transaction v2 and submits it to the mempool. The node never needs the sender private key.

Request body

JSON

{"transaction":{"version":2,"networkId":1,"type":1,"senderPublicKey":"...","senderAddress":"pbe1...","nonce":"1","fee":"...","timestamp":"...","payload":{"recipient":"pbe1...","amount":"100000000","paymentReference":"optional_ref"},"signature":"..."}}

cURL

Shell

curl -X POST https://paybyte.org/rpc/broadcast -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @signed.json

CORS

RPC routes return permissive CORS headers so browser wallets and applications can query compatible nodes. Sensitive node-management actions are protected by local-interface restrictions, one-time setup codes, operator signatures, or merchant bearer credentials as applicable.