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POST
/
v0
/
evm
/
address
/
scan
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.blockaid.io/v0/evm/address/scan \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-API-Key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "chain": "ethereum",
  "address": "0x946D45c866AFD5b8F436d40E551D8E50A5B84230",
  "metadata": {
    "domain": "https://example.com"
  }
}
'
{
  "result_type": "Malicious",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Malicious",
      "feature_id": "KNOWN_MALICIOUS",
      "description": "This address has recorded malicious activity"
    },
    {
      "type": "Info",
      "feature_id": "VERIFIED_CONTRACT",
      "description": "This address is an EOA"
    }
  ]
}

Authorizations

​
X-API-Key
string
header
required

Body

application/json
​
metadata
object
required

Object of additional information to validate against.

​
chain
enum<string>
required

The chain name

Available options:
arbitrum,
avalanche,
base,
base-sepolia,
lordchain,
lordchain-testnet,
metacade,
metacade-testnet,
bsc,
ethereum,
optimism,
polygon,
zksync,
zksync-sepolia,
zora,
linea,
blast,
scroll,
ethereum-sepolia,
degen,
avalanche-fuji,
immutable-zkevm,
immutable-zkevm-testnet,
gnosis,
worldchain,
soneium-minato,
ronin,
apechain,
zero-network,
berachain,
berachain-bartio,
ink,
ink-sepolia,
abstract,
abstract-testnet,
soneium,
unichain,
sei,
flow-evm
​
address
string
required

The address to validate.

Response

Success

​
result_type
enum<string>
required

A string indicating if the transaction is safe to sign or not. The type of validation result

Available options:
Malicious,
Warning,
Benign,
High-Risk
​
features

A list of textual features about this transaction that can be presented to the user.

​
error
string

An error message if the validation failed.