Blockchain Explorer
A blockchain explorer is a web-based tool or application that allows users to view and search data on a blockchain network in real-time. It provides a user-friendly interface to access transaction histories, wallet balances, block details, and network statistics. Essentially, it serves as a search engine for blockchain data, making the transparent and immutable ledger accessible to developers, analysts, and the general public.
Developers should learn to use blockchain explorers when building or auditing decentralized applications (dApps), smart contracts, or conducting blockchain analysis, as they enable verification of transactions, debugging of contract interactions, and monitoring of network activity. They are essential for tasks like tracking payments, investigating security incidents, or analyzing on-chain data for insights in fields such as finance, supply chain, or identity management.