brk-client

Python client for the Bitcoin Research Kit API.

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Installation

pip install brk-client
# or
uv add brk-client

Quick Start

from brk_client import BrkClient

# Use the free public API or your own instance
client = BrkClient("https://bitview.space")

# Blockchain data (mempool.space compatible)
block = client.get_block_by_height(800000)
tx = client.get_tx("abc123...")
address = client.get_address("bc1q...")

# Metrics API - typed, chainable
prices = client.metrics.price.usd.split.close \
    .by.dateindex() \
    .tail(30) \
    .fetch()  # Last 30 items

# Generic metric fetching
data = client.get_metric("price_close", "dateindex", -30)

API

# Range methods
.head(n)   # First n items
.tail(n)   # Last n items
.fetch()   # Execute the request

Configuration

client = BrkClient("https://bitview.space", timeout=60.0)