Blockchain, a decentralized and immutable distributed ledger, can solve trust problems under multi-party participation. So what is a explorer blockchain? What are its functions?
When it comes to browsers, we all know that by entering the website address, we can access the website we want to visit. explorer blockchains are also an access tool, but the accessed content is data on the blockchain network. Users can view the height of the blockchain, transaction data of the ledger, the operation and efficiency of the blockchain network, and so on through the explorer blockchain. That is to say, the explorer blockchain is an internal data display tool for blockchain, and almost every blockchain project is an essential application.
The explorer blockchain mainly has a large number of functions:
1. Query function
You can input the hash value, block height, or specific transaction hash value of the blockchain for precise queries, and the explorer blockchain will return the corresponding data in your ledger. In the public chain, all transaction information in the wallet can be queried through the wallet address.
Hash value: a unique value generated based on content, characterized by a single function that cannot infer what the original data is.
Block height: The number of latest blocks in the ledger. The blockchain ledger structure is composed of multiple transactions (or possibly one transaction) forming a block, and multiple blocks are interconnected to form a chain like data ledger.
Transaction: The data related to the business is uploaded to the chain, and the transaction here not only refers to the transfer transaction of the public chain, but also the uploading of various business data in the consortium chain is a type of transaction. It can be simply understood that every update to the content of the data ledger is a transaction.
2. Statistical function
The explorer blockchain can display statistical data on the operation of the blockchain to users, including network runtime, number of nodes, average block time, TPS, transaction curves, etc. For some blockchain projects on the public chain, it will also calculate the computing power, transaction fees, revenue, circulation volume, and circulation rate of the entire network.
These statistical information can assist users in understanding the operational status, health status, and business activity of blockchain networks. Different explorer blockchains have different statistical indicators, but they are all developed based on the interfaces open at the bottom of the blockchain.
The explorer blockchain is an important query tool for public chains. For consortium chains, the browser is mainly used to assist enterprises in managing the blockchain network, because in consortium chain projects, the data in the blockchain is generally directly connected to upper level applications in the form of interfaces, such as mini programs, apps, web systems, etc.
