<p>It looks like a blockchain.info API bug.</p>

<p><a href="https://blockchain.info/rawtx/315d3cf722b73a2ad434dc3dba108bfb5ccdb13ea324bfa4d6e17ca3e741ad1f" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://blockchain.info/rawtx/315d3cf722b73a2ad434dc3dba108bfb5ccdb13ea324bfa4d6e17ca3e741ad1f</a></p>

<p><code>"relayed_by":"0.0.0.0",</code></p>

<p><a href="https://api.blockcypher.com/v1/btc/main/txs/315d3cf722b73a2ad434dc3dba108bfb5ccdb13ea324bfa4d6e17ca3e741ad1f?limit=50&amp;includeHex=true" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://api.blockcypher.com/v1/btc/main/txs/315d3cf722b73a2ad434dc3dba108bfb5ccdb13ea324bfa4d6e17ca3e741ad1f?limit=50&amp;includeHex=true</a></p>

<p><code>"relayed_by": "213.239.196.9:8333",</code></p>

<p>Note: I have no association with either API, but I have used Blockchain.info before, and know it can be buggy.</p>

<p>Also, relayed_by: 127.0.0.1 means that blockchain.info relayed it themselves.</p>

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Ah blockcypher also has a WS API, I can use this until blockchain.info recovers. Thanks!
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<p>I have a visualization that shows realtime bitcoin transactions plotted on earth: <a href="https://blocks.wizb.it" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://blocks.wizb.it</a>.</p>

<p>I relies on blockchain.info's websocket API, which used to include the relay IP per transaction but unfortunately it is now always including <code>0.0.0.0</code> instead of a public IP. I've <a href="https://twitter.com/mikevanrossum/status/912630538741088258" rel="nofollow noreferrer">tweeted them about it</a>, but I am looking for an alternative. Does anyone know one?</p>

<p>I am running a full node already, however it is not well connected enough to do this myself and actually get more than 10 different peers.</p>

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Is there a blockexplorer with a websocket API that includes relay IP address?
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# Is there a blockexplorer with a websocket API that includes relay IP address?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-26)

I have a visualization that shows realtime bitcoin transactions plotted on earth: <https://blocks.wizb.it>.

I relies on blockchain.info's websocket API, which used to include the relay IP per transaction but unfortunately it is now always including `0.0.0.0` instead of a public IP. I've [tweeted them about it](https://twitter.com/mikevanrossum/status/912630538741088258), but I am looking for an alternative. Does anyone know one?

I am running a full node already, however it is not well connected enough to do this myself and actually get more than 10 different peers.

**Tags:** blockchain.info, blockexplorer


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-09-27. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

It looks like a blockchain.info API bug.

<https://blockchain.info/rawtx/315d3cf722b73a2ad434dc3dba108bfb5ccdb13ea324bfa4d6e17ca3e741ad1f>

`"relayed_by":"0.0.0.0",`

<https://api.blockcypher.com/v1/btc/main/txs/315d3cf722b73a2ad434dc3dba108bfb5ccdb13ea324bfa4d6e17ca3e741ad1f?limit=50&includeHex=true>

`"relayed_by": "213.239.196.9:8333",`

Note: I have no association with either API, but I have used Blockchain.info before, and know it can be buggy.

Also, relayed\_by: 127.0.0.1 means that blockchain.info relayed it themselves.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Ah blockcypher also has a WS API, I can use this until blockchain.info recovers. Thanks!  

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