# Mempool API

> 2 public methods for Mempool (mempool.space), each 1 credit per completed run.

Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Mempool.

- Page: https://fous.com/methods/mempool.space

## Methods

### [Get Bitcoin fees](https://fous.com/methods/mempool.space/get-bitcoin-fees.md)

`mempool.space/get_bitcoin_fees`, read. Gets current Bitcoin fee-rate recommendations, the estimated USD cost of a 140-vbyte transaction at each rate, and the Bitcoin price in USD. Confirmation times are estimates, not guarantees.

Returns: fee rates in sat/vbyte, USD cost per rate, Bitcoin price in USD, reading time

### [Get Bitcoin address](https://fous.com/methods/mempool.space/get-bitcoin-address.md)

`mempool.space/get_bitcoin_address`, read. Returns a Bitcoin address's confirmed and pending balances, lifetime received and sent totals, and up to 50 recent transactions. USD balance uses the latest reported Bitcoin price.

Returns: address, confirmed and unconfirmed balances (BTC, confirmed USD), total received and sent, transaction count, recent transactions