Bitcoin fee data, widgets and developer examples

Current example files

Each file is standalone and designed to be opened, read, and copied without a build process. Preview the live version on BTCBench.com, view the file on GitHub, or download directly from GitHub.

Copy and paste to get started

These short snippets are enough to pull live Bitcoin fee data into your project. Each full example file includes error handling, USD cost estimates, and a styled display.

// Fetch current Bitcoin fee estimates from BTCBench
fetch("https://www.btcbench.com/api/v1/fees.json")
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => {
    const fees = data.fees;
    console.log("Fastest: ",  fees.fastest,  "sat/vB");
    console.log("Normal:  ",  fees.halfHour, "sat/vB");
    console.log("Economy: ",  fees.economy,  "sat/vB");
    console.log("BTC/USD: $", data.btc_price_usd);
  })
  .catch(err => console.error("BTCBench error:", err));

// Full example → examples/javascript/current-fees.html

# Fetch current Bitcoin fee estimates from BTCBench
# Standard library only — no pip install required
import urllib.request, json

url  = "https://www.btcbench.com/api/v1/fees.json"

with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=10) as r:
    data = json.loads(r.read())

fees = data["fees"]
print(f"Fastest:  {fees['fastest']}  sat/vB")
print(f"Normal:   {fees['halfHour']} sat/vB")
print(f"Economy:  {fees['economy']}  sat/vB")
print(f"BTC/USD:  ${data['btc_price_usd']}")

# Full example → examples/python/current-fees.py

<?php
// Fetch current Bitcoin fee estimates from BTCBench
$url  = 'https://www.btcbench.com/api/v1/fees.json';
$data = json_decode(file_get_contents($url), true);

echo "Fastest:  " . $data['fees']['fastest']  . " sat/vB\n";
echo "Normal:   " . $data['fees']['halfHour'] . " sat/vB\n";
echo "Economy:  " . $data['fees']['economy']  . " sat/vB\n";
echo "BTC/USD:  $" . $data['btc_price_usd']         . "\n";

// Full example → examples/php/current-fees.php

Public BTCBench resources

All endpoints below are free and public. No authentication or API key is required.

Public tools for Bitcoin users

All tools are free, public, and require no account or login.

What can you build with this?

BTCBench fee data and examples are suitable for a wide range of projects.

Safe integration notes

This GitHub repository is intentionally limited to public example files, endpoint notes, and lightweight widget references. It does not include BTCBench production code, private scripts, deployment files, or internal monitoring logic. Never commit any of the following to a public repository:

• Private API keys or tokens
• Authentication secrets
• Private analytics config or server-side tracking secrets
• Contact form endpoints
• Internal server paths
• Database credentials
• Internal cron schedules or automation scripts
• Production deployment scripts
• Full BTCBench production source code