Build on Hive.
Hive is an open-source blockchain with no transaction fees, human-readable account names and one-block irreversibility. Developers choose Hive because it's fast with near-instant finality, carries custom text data at base layer, costs users nothing per transaction, and is quick to get started on: the first API call needs no node and no signup.
Our builders create games, social apps, payment and financial services, timestamping and verification tools, and apps that read public account and post data. The Hive tech stack is more than just truly decentralized cryptocurrency: it balances flexibility and speed with immutability and censorship resistance. Click and explore a selection of live apps and services across the Hive ecosystem for inspiration.
A new block every 3 seconds.
Accounts, posts, votes, json, transfers and more confirm in the next block, with no transaction fees. Read from head block quickly enough for web2 response times and user experiences.
Hive APIs, libraries and node software.
The node software that produces and validates blocks and serves the core APIs. Run one to follow the chain yourself. hived, the Hive node
A HAF server fills a PostgreSQL database from a hived node, so you write your API or app in SQL instead of parsing blocks. Hive Application Framework (HAF)
HAF APIs
- hivemindSocial API: posts, communities and follows.
- hafahAccount history API.
- haf_block_explorerThe API behind Hive block explorers.
Libraries
Wallets and signing
- cliveInteractive command-line wallet.
- beekeeperWallet daemon that holds keys and signs over HTTP or WebSocket.
- Hive KeychainBrowser extension and mobile wallet most Hive apps use to sign transactions.
- HiveSignerOAuth2-style sign-in and signing for web apps, maintained by Ecency.