With the recent update release for piston, we now offer a dedicated public API node for our developers. It can be reached via SSL-secured websocket connection using this URL:
wss://this.piston.rocks
Steem Node
The Steem witness node comes with the following plugins enables:
account_historyfollowmarket_historyprivate_messagetags
Hardware
The underlying hardware should be sufficient to host Steem for quite some time:
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 Cores)
- 32 GB RAM
- 2.8TB disk
- Debian 8.5
Usage
You can install piston using pip:
pip install steem-piston
It comes with it's own executable that you can use, e.g. with
piston list
or programmatically in Python with:
from piston.steem import Steem
steem = Steem()
print(steem.rpc.get_account("xeroc"))
If you already had piston installed, you can redefine the node by running
piston set node wss://this.piston.rocks
Documentation
More documentation and help can be found on the main documentation page.
Disclaimer
The use of this API server is on a best-effort basis. Do not rely on it's accuracy and availability. I will try to deliver some useful statistics from operations. We may, in our sole discretion and without cost to you, with or without prior notice and at any time, modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, any portion of our Services. You agree that Piston is not responsible or liable for Third-Party Content and that you access and use Third-Party Content at your own risk. Your interactions with Third-Party Content are solely between you and the third party providing the content. When you leave Piston, you should understand that these Terms no longer govern and that the terms and policies of those third-party sites or services will then apply.