On smart-contract-enabled chains, a Full node keeps recent state; an Archive node adds all historical state from genesis. Bitcoin has no per-block historical state — chain state is the UTXO set, derived from the chain itself — so there is no separate Archive class. Chainstack Bitcoin nodes are non-pruned with
txindex enabled: every block and every transaction from genesis is queryable. Full does not mean pruned.Historical address queries (transaction history, balance at a past block) need an indexer like electrs — available as a Bitcoin dedicated node customization. Contact us to enable it.Method availability
The following table shows method availability for Chainstack Bitcoin nodes:- Available — Immediately accessible on Global, Trader, and Unlimited Bitcoin nodes
- Customization required — Available on dedicated Bitcoin nodes with additional customization
- Not available — Cannot be activated on any Chainstack Bitcoin node
To access methods requiring customization, you can request a dedicated node directly from the Chainstack console UI. A Chainstack Support representative will contact you to assist with enabling the required methods.
| Method | Availability | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| getbestblockhash | ||
| getblock | ||
| getblockchaininfo | ||
| getblockfilter | ||
| getblockhash | ||
| getblockheader | ||
| getblockstats | ||
| getchaintips | ||
| getchaintxstats | ||
| getdifficulty | ||
| getmempoolancestors | ||
| getmempooldescendants | ||
| getmempoolentry | ||
| getmempoolinfo | ||
| getrawmempool | ||
| gettxoutsetinfo | ||
| gettxout | ||
| verifychain | ||
| gettxoutproof | ||
| preciousblock | ||
| pruneblockchain | ||
| savemempool | ||
| scantxoutset | ||
| verifytxoutproof | ||
| uptime | ||
| getmemoryinfo | ||
| getrpcinfo | ||
| help | ||
| logging | ||
| stop | ||
| generateblock | ||
| generatetoaddress | ||
| generatetodescriptor | ||
| getblocktemplate | ||
| getmininginfo | ||
| getnetworkhashps | ||
| prioritisetransaction | ||
| submitblock | ||
| submitheader | ||
| getpeerinfo | ||
| getnetworkinfo | ||
| getconnectioncount | ||
| getnettotals | ||
| listbanned | ||
| ping | ||
| addnode | ||
| disconnectnode | ||
| getnodeaddresses | ||
| setnetworkactive | ||
| setban | ||
| analyzepsbt | ||
| createpsbt | ||
| combinepsbt | ||
| createrawtransaction | ||
| combinerawtransaction | ||
| decodepsbt | ||
| decoderawtransaction | ||
| decodescript | ||
| finalizepsbt | ||
| fundrawtransaction | ||
| getrawtransaction | ||
| sendrawtransaction | ||
| signrawtransactionwithkey | ||
| testmempoolaccept | ||
| createmultisig | ||
| deriveaddresses | ||
| estimatesmartfee | ||
| getindexinfo | ||
| signmessagewithprivkey | ||
| validateaddress | ||
| verifymessage | ||
| createwallet | ||
| listwalletdir | ||
| loadwallet | ||
| listtransactions | ||
| abandontransaction | ||
| abortrescan | ||
| bumpfee | ||
| dumpprivkey | ||
| getaddressesbylabel | ||
| getbalance | ||
| getbalances | ||
| getnewaddress | ||
| getrawchangeaddress | ||
| getreceivedbyaddress | ||
| getreceivedbylabel | ||
| gettransaction | ||
| importaddress | ||
| importdescriptors | ||
| importmulti | ||
| importprivkey | ||
| importprunedfunds | ||
| importpubkey | ||
| importwallet | ||
| keypoolrefill | ||
| listaddressgroupings | ||
| listlabels | ||
| listlockunspent | ||
| listreceivedbyaddress | ||
| listsinceblock | ||
| listunspent | ||
| lockunspent | ||
| psbtbumpfee | ||
| removeprunedfunds | ||
| rescanblockchain | ||
| send | ||
| sendmany | ||
| sendtoaddress | ||
| sethdseed | ||
| setlabel | ||
| settxfee | ||
| setwalletflag | ||
| signmessage | ||
| signrawtransactionwithwallet | ||
| unloadwallet | ||
| upgradewallet | ||
| walletcreatefundedpsbt | ||
| walletlock | ||
| walletpassphrase | ||
| walletpassphrasechange | ||
| walletprocesspsbt | ||
| getzmqnotifications | ||
| enumeratesigners |