Bitcoin Indexer
Run your own Bitcoin metaprotocol indexer with built-in support for Ordinals, Runes, and BRC-20 tokens.
Overview
The Bitcoin Indexer is a high-performance, reorg-aware indexing engine that tracks Bitcoin metaprotocols and serves API endpoints for Ordinals, Runes, and BRC-20 tokens. Unlike basic indexers, it automatically handles blockchain reorganizations, ensuring your data stays accurate without manual intervention.
The indexer connects to your Bitcoin node, processes blocks in real-time, stores metaprotocol data in PostgreSQL, and serves REST APIs for each protocol.
Key features
- ✓ Metaprotocol indexing - Built-in support for Ordinals, Runes, and BRC-20 with extensible architecture
- ✓ Reorg-aware processing - Automatically handles chain forks and reorganizations
- ✓ REST API endpoints - Production-ready APIs for Ordinals and Runes
- ✓ Archive bootstrapping - Quick sync from Hiro archives instead of full indexing
Installation
$git clone https://github.com/hirosystems/bitcoin-indexer.git$cd bitcoin-indexer$cargo build --release[32m✓[0m [1mBuilt bitcoin-indexer[0m
Docker images are also available:
$docker pull hirosystems/bitcoin-indexer:latest
Next steps
Quickstart→
Set up your indexer using Hiro archives in 30 minutes
Core concepts→
Understand metaprotocols, reorgs, and indexing architecture
Reach out to us on the #ordinals channel on Discord under the Hiro Developer Tools section. There's also a weekly office hours call every Wednesday at 1pm ET.