Chainalysis IAPI FAQs

Question 1

What is Chainalysis IAPI?

Accepted Answer

Chainalysis IAPI is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server hosted on Cloudflare Workers, providing standardized access to 16 key Chainalysis Investigations API (IAPI) endpoints for comprehensive cryptocurrency analysis and investigation.

Question 2

What types of cryptocurrency data can I analyze with Chainalysis IAPI?

Accepted Answer

You can access detailed information on addresses, clusters, transactions, and exposure. This includes transaction hashes, cluster names, balances, transaction details, directed exposure by category/service, and wallet observations.

Question 3

How does Chainalysis IAPI ensure scalable deployment?

Accepted Answer

The Chainalysis IAPI is hosted on Cloudflare Workers, leveraging their serverless platform for highly scalable, efficient, and reliable deployment, ensuring robust performance for your investigation needs.

Question 4

What cryptocurrencies does Chainalysis IAPI support?

Accepted Answer

It supports all major assets available in the Chainalysis IAPI, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and ERC-20 tokens, Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC), and numerous others as detailed in the IAPI documentation.

Question 5

Is authentication required to use Chainalysis IAPI?

Accepted Answer

Yes, a valid Chainalysis API key is required. This key needs to be securely set as the CHAINALYSIS_API_KEY environment variable or secret for authenticating requests.

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