BlockBeats API Skill

Query crypto newsflashes, articles, search results, and on-chain market data via the BlockBeats Pro API.

Base URL: https://api-pro.theblockbeats.info

Auth: All requests require Header api-key: $BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY

Response format: {"status": 0, "message": "", "data": {...}} — status 0 = success

Scenario 1: Market Overview

Triggers: How's the market today, market overview, daily summary, market conditions

Execute the following four requests in parallel:

# 1. Market sentiment index
curl -s -H "api-key: $BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY" \
  "https://api-pro.theblockbeats.info/v1/data/bottom_top_indicator"

# 2. Important newsflashes (latest 5)
curl -s -H "api-key: $BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY" \
  "https://api-pro.theblockbeats.info/v1/newsflash/important" \
  -G --data-urlencode "size=5" --data-urlencode "lang=en"

# 3. BTC ETF net inflow
curl -s -H "api-key: $BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY" \
  "https://api-pro.theblockbeats.info/v1/data/btc_etf"

# 4. Daily on-chain transaction volume
curl -s -H "api-key: $BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY" \
  "https://api-pro.theblockbeats.info/v1/data/daily_tx"

Output format:

📊 Market Overview · [Today's date]

Sentiment Index: [value] → [<20 potential buy zone / 20-80 neutral / >80 potential sell zone]
BTC ETF: Today net inflow [value] million USD, cumulative [value] million
On-chain Volume: Today [value] (vs yesterday [↑/↓][change%])
Key News:
  · [Title 1] [time]
  · [Title 2] [time]
  · [Title 3] [time]

Interpretation rules:

• Sentiment < 20 → Alert user to potential opportunities
• Sentiment > 80 → Warn about sell-off risk
• ETF positive inflow 3 days in a row → Institutional accumulation signal
• ETF net inflow > 500M/day → Strong buy signal
• Rising on-chain volume → Increasing on-chain activity and market heat

Scenario 2: Capital Flow Analysis

Triggers: Where is capital flowing, on-chain trends, which tokens are being bought, stablecoins, smart money

Execute in parallel:

# 1. Top 10 tokens by on-chain net inflow (default solana; replace network param for Base/ETH)
curl -s -H "api-key: $BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY" \
  "https://api-pro.theblockbeats.info/v1/data/top10_netflow" \
  -G --data-urlencode "network=solana"

# 2. Stablecoin market cap
curl -s -H "api-key: $BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY" \
  "https://api-pro.theblockbeats.info/v1/data/stablecoin_marketcap"

# 3. BTC ETF net inflow
curl -s -H "api-key: $BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY" \
  "https://api-pro.theblockbeats.info/v1/data/btc_etf"

Select network parameter based on user intent: solana (default) / base / ethereum

Output format:

💰 Capital Flow Analysis

On-chain Trending ([chain]):
  1. [token] Net inflow $[value]  Market cap $[value]
  2. ...

Stablecoins: USDT [↑/↓] USDC [↑/↓] (expansion/contraction signal)
Institutional: ETF today [inflow/outflow] [value] million USD

Interpretation rules:

• Stablecoin market cap expanding → More capital in market, stronger buy potential
• Stablecoin market cap shrinking → Capital exiting, caution advised

Scenario 3: Macro Environment Assessment

Triggers: Macro environment, is it a good time to enter, liquidity, US Treasuries, dollar, M2, big picture

Execute in parallel:

# 1. Global M2 supply
curl -s -H "api-key: $BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY" \
  "https://api-pro.theblockbeats.info/v1/data/m2_supply" \
  -G --data-urlencode "type=1Y"

# 2. US 10Y Treasury yield
curl -s -H "api-key: $BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY" \
  "https://api-pro.theblockbeats.info/v1/data/us10y" \
  -G --data-urlencode "type=1M"

# 3. DXY Dollar Index
curl -s -H "api-key: $BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY" \
  "https://api-pro.theblockbeats.info/v1/data/dxy" \
  -G --data-urlencode "type=1M"

# 4. Compliant exchange total assets
curl -s -H "api-key: $BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY" \
  "https://api-pro.theblockbeats.info/v1/data/compliant_total"

Output format:

🌐 Macro Environment Assessment

Global M2: [latest value] YoY [↑/↓][change%] → [expansionary/contractionary]
US Treasury Yield (10Y): [latest value]% → [rising/falling trend]
Dollar Index (DXY): [latest value] → [strong/weak]
Compliant Exchange Assets: $[value] → [inflow/outflow trend]

Overall: [bullish/neutral/bearish] for crypto market

Interpretation rules:

• M2 YoY > 5% → Loose liquidity, favorable for risk assets
• M2 YoY < 0% → Liquidity tightening, caution
• DXY rising → Strong dollar, crypto under pressure
• DXY falling → Weak dollar, crypto benefits
• Rising Treasury yield → Higher risk-free rate, capital returning to bonds
• Rising compliant exchange assets → Growing institutional allocation appetite

Scenario 4: Derivatives Market Analysis

Triggers: Futures market, long/short positioning, open interest, Binance Bybit OI, leverage risk

Execute in parallel:

# 1. Major derivatives platform comparison
curl -s -H "api-key: $BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY" \
  "https://api-pro.theblockbeats.info/v1/data/contract" \
  -G --data-urlencode "dataType=1D"

# 2. Exchange snapshot
curl -s -H "api-key: $BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY" \
  "https://api-pro.theblockbeats.info/v1/data/exchanges" \
  -G --data-urlencode "size=10"

# 3. Bitfinex BTC long positions
curl -s -H "api-key: $BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY" \
  "https://api-pro.theblockbeats.info/v1/data/bitfinex_long" \
  -G --data-urlencode "symbol=btc" --data-urlencode "type=1D"

Output format:

⚡ Derivatives Market Analysis

Platform OI:
  Binance [value]  Bybit [value]  Hyperliquid [value]

Exchange Rankings (by volume):
  1. [name] Volume $[value]  OI $[value]
  2. ...

Bitfinex BTC Longs: [value] → [increasing/decreasing] (leveraged long sentiment [strong/weak])

Interpretation rules:

• Bitfinex longs persistently increasing → Large players bullish, market confidence growing
• Bitfinex longs dropping sharply → Watch for long liquidation cascade

Scenario 5: Keyword Search

Triggers: search [keyword], find [keyword], [keyword] news, what's happening with [keyword]

curl -s -H "api-key: $BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY" \
  "https://api-pro.theblockbeats.info/v1/search" \
  -G --data-urlencode "name=[keyword]" --data-urlencode "size=10" --data-urlencode "lang=en"

Response fields: title, abstract, content (plain text), type (0=article, 1=newsflash), time_cn (relative time), img_url, url; pagination object: total, page, size, total_pages; size max 100

Scenario 6: Newsflash & Article Lists

Select the appropriate newsflash category or article endpoint based on user intent. Default returns 10 items; use size param to adjust.

Newsflash category triggers and endpoints:

| User says | Endpoint path |

|-----------|--------------|

| latest news / newsflash list / what's new | /v1/newsflash |

| last 24 hours / past 24h / today's all news | /v1/newsflash/24h |

| important news / major events / key headlines | /v1/newsflash/important |

| original newsflash / original coverage | /v1/newsflash/original |

| first-report / exclusive / scoop | /v1/newsflash/first |

| on-chain news / on-chain data / on-chain updates | /v1/newsflash/onchain |

| financing news / fundraising / VC deals / investment rounds | /v1/newsflash/financing |

| prediction market / Polymarket / forecast / betting | /v1/newsflash/prediction |

| AI news / AI updates / AI projects / artificial intelligence | /v1/newsflash/ai |

Article category triggers and endpoints:

| User says | Endpoint path |

|-----------|--------------|

| article list / in-depth articles / latest articles | /v1/article |

| last 24 hours articles / today's articles (up to 50, no pagination) | /v1/article/24h |

| important articles / key reports | /v1/article/important |

| original articles / original analysis | /v1/article/original |

Request example (AI newsflash):

curl -s -H "api-key: $BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY" \
  "https://api-pro.theblockbeats.info/v1/newsflash/ai" \
  -G --data-urlencode "page=1" --data-urlencode "size=10" --data-urlencode "lang=en"

Output format:

📰 [Category Name] · Latest [N] items

1. [Title] [time_cn]
   [abstract, if available]

2. [Title] [time_cn]
   [abstract, if available]
...

Notes:

• content field is HTML; strip tags and display plain text only
• Article endpoints do NOT have a url field; use link for the article page URL

Single Endpoint Reference

Newsflash Endpoints (all support page/size/lang)

| Endpoint | URL |

|----------|-----|

| All newsflashes | GET /v1/newsflash |

| Last 24 hours (no pagination) | GET /v1/newsflash/24h |

| Important | GET /v1/newsflash/important |

| Original | GET /v1/newsflash/original |

| First-report | GET /v1/newsflash/first |

| On-chain | GET /v1/newsflash/onchain |

| Financing | GET /v1/newsflash/financing |

| Prediction market | GET /v1/newsflash/prediction |

| AI | GET /v1/newsflash/ai |

curl -s -H "api-key: $BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY" \
  "https://api-pro.theblockbeats.info/v1/newsflash/[type]" \
  -G --data-urlencode "page=1" --data-urlencode "size=10" --data-urlencode "lang=en"

Article Endpoints

| Endpoint | URL | Params |

|----------|-----|--------|

| All articles | GET /v1/article | page/size/lang |

| Last 24 hours (no pagination, up to 50) | GET /v1/article/24h | lang only |

| Important | GET /v1/article/important | page/size/lang |

| Original | GET /v1/article/original | page/size/lang |

RSS Endpoints

| Endpoint | URL | Key Parameters |

|----------|-----|----------------|

| Newsflash RSS | GET /v1/rss/newsflash | page size (1-50) |

| Article RSS | GET /v1/rss/article | page size (1-50) |

RSS endpoints return XML format. Use when user requests RSS feed or wants to subscribe to updates.

Data Endpoints

| Endpoint | URL | Key Parameters |

|----------|-----|----------------|

| BTC ETF net inflow | GET /v1/data/btc_etf | none |

| Daily on-chain volume | GET /v1/data/daily_tx | none |

| IBIT/FBTC net inflow | GET /v1/data/ibit_fbtc | none |

| Stablecoin market cap | GET /v1/data/stablecoin_marketcap | none |

| Compliant exchange assets | GET /v1/data/compliant_total | none |

| US Treasury yield | GET /v1/data/us10y | type=1D/1W/1M |

| Dollar Index (DXY) | GET /v1/data/dxy | type=1D/1W/1M |

| Global M2 supply | GET /v1/data/m2_supply | type=3M/6M/1Y/3Y |

| Bitfinex long positions | GET /v1/data/bitfinex_long | symbol=btc type=1D/1W/1M/h24 |

| Derivatives platform data | GET /v1/data/contract | dataType=1D/1W/1M/3M/6M/12M |

| Buy/sell indicator | GET /v1/data/bottom_top_indicator | none |

| Top 10 on-chain net inflow | GET /v1/data/top10_netflow | network=solana/base/ethereum |

| Exchange snapshot | GET /v1/data/exchanges | name page size |

Time Dimension Mapping

| User says | Parameter |

|-----------|-----------|

| today / latest / real-time | type=1D or size=5 |

| this week / recent | type=1W |

| this month / last 30 days | type=1M |

| this year / long-term trend | type=1Y or type=3Y |

| last 24 hours (bitfinex_long only) | type=h24 |

Intent Mapping

| User intent | Scenario / endpoint |

|-------------|---------------------|

| How's the market today / daily overview | Scenario 1: Market Overview |

| Capital flow / on-chain trends / smart money | Scenario 2: Capital Flow |

| Macro / M2 / US Treasuries / good time to enter | Scenario 3: Macro Assessment |

| Futures / open interest / exchange OI / leverage risk | Scenario 4: Derivatives |

| search [keyword] | Scenario 5: Search |

| Latest news / newsflash list | GET /v1/newsflash |

| Last 24 hours / today all newsflashes | GET /v1/newsflash/24h |

| Important newsflashes | GET /v1/newsflash/important |

| Original newsflashes | GET /v1/newsflash/original |

| First-report newsflashes | GET /v1/newsflash/first |

| On-chain newsflashes | GET /v1/newsflash/onchain |

| Financing news | GET /v1/newsflash/financing |

| Prediction market / Polymarket | GET /v1/newsflash/prediction |

| AI newsflashes / AI news | GET /v1/newsflash/ai |

| Article list | GET /v1/article |

| Last 24 hours articles / today's articles | GET /v1/article/24h |

| Important articles | GET /v1/article/important |

| Original articles | GET /v1/article/original |

| BTC ETF inflow | GET /v1/data/btc_etf |

| IBIT FBTC | GET /v1/data/ibit_fbtc |

| Stablecoin market cap / USDT USDC | GET /v1/data/stablecoin_marketcap |

| Dollar index / DXY | GET /v1/data/dxy |

| Bitfinex longs / leveraged positions | GET /v1/data/bitfinex_long |

| Buy/sell signal / market sentiment | GET /v1/data/bottom_top_indicator |

| Top inflow tokens / on-chain trending | GET /v1/data/top10_netflow |

| Exchange rankings | GET /v1/data/exchanges |

| On-chain volume / activity | GET /v1/data/daily_tx |

| Compliant exchange assets / institutional custody | GET /v1/data/compliant_total |

Data Refresh Frequency

| Endpoint type | Update frequency |

|---------------|-----------------|

| Newsflash / articles / search | Real-time |

| top10_netflow | Near real-time |

| btc_etf / ibit_fbtc / daily_tx | Daily (T+1) |

| stablecoin_marketcap / compliant_total | Daily |

| bottom_top_indicator | Daily |

| us10y / dxy | Intraday minute-level |

| m2_supply | Monthly |

| exchanges / contract | Daily |

| bitfinex_long | Daily (h24 param is near real-time) |

Error Handling

| Error condition | Response |

|----------------|----------|

| BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY not set | Prompt: Please set the BLOCKBEATS_API_KEY environment variable. Apply at: https://www.theblockbeats.info/ |

| status 100 | Missing API key — please provide your api-key header |

| status 101 | Invalid API key — please verify your key |

| status 102 | API key expired — please renew your subscription |

| status 103 | Invalid request method — check that you are using GET |

| status -1 | General failure — display the message field content |

| Request timeout | Prompt to retry; do not interrupt other parallel requests |

| data is empty array | Explain possible reasons (non-trading day, data delay, no data for this token) |

Notes

• content field is HTML; strip tags and display plain text only
• create_time field format: Y-m-d H:i:s
• Numeric fields (price/vol etc.) are strings; format as numbers when displaying
• When running parallel requests, a failure on one endpoint must not block display of others