Context
XDC Network is an enterprise-grade, EVM-compatible blockchain with an active ecosystem of developers, token projects, and applications. A network at that scale depends on its block explorer as core infrastructure: it is where users verify transactions, where developers debug and verify contracts, and where the ecosystem proves its activity to the outside world.
Requirements
The XDC ecosystem needed an explorer that could serve both everyday users and professional developers:
- Real-time visibility into blocks, transactions, addresses, and tokens on XDC Network.
- First-class developer tooling — smart-contract verification (including standard-input JSON, multi-part contracts, and automated Hardhat-based verification) and contract interaction without leaving the explorer.
- Self-serve token workflows, from deploying XRC20 tokens and XRC721 NFT collections to submitting token logos and metadata.
- A programmatic API that existing tooling could integrate with without relearning a new schema.
- A modern, intuitive interface that lowers the barrier for non-technical users exploring the chain.
Solution: XDCScan, powered by OpenScan
XDCScan — live in production at xdcscan.io — is XDC Network’s explorer running on OpenScan.
Key capabilities deployed for the XDC ecosystem include:
- AI-powered insights and search, making on-chain data approachable for users and developers alike.
- Comprehensive smart-contract verification tooling, with documented flows for standard-input JSON verification, multi-part contract verification, and streamlined automated verification from Hardhat.
- A built-in Token Deployer, allowing anyone to launch XRC20 tokens or XRC721 NFT collections on XDC directly from the explorer, plus a self-serve flow for adding token logos and details.
- A Blockscout-compatible REST API at xdcscan.io/api/v2, with interactive documentation at xdcscan.io/api-docs — so wallets, dashboards, and developer tools built for the Blockscout API standard can integrate with minimal friction.
Outcomes
- XDCScan operates today as a production explorer for XDC Network, serving the ecosystem’s day-to-day visibility needs.
- Developers on XDC have an end-to-end on-chain workflow inside one tool: deploy a token, verify the contract, enrich the token listing, and integrate data via a standards-compatible API.
- The explorer doubles as living documentation of network activity — every block, transaction, and contract is publicly inspectable.
What the network says
“OpenScan has transformed how users and developers interact with the XDC Network. Its AI-powered insights, seamless contract decoding, and multi-chain flexibility make it an essential part of our ecosystem infrastructure. It’s more than an explorer — it’s a gateway to blockchain intelligence.”
— Ritesh Kakkad, Co-Founder, XDC Network
Run OpenScan for your network
XDCScan is one deployment of OpenScan’s Explorer-as-a-Service. If your L1, rollup, or appchain needs a production-grade, AI-enhanced explorer, get in touch or explore the code on GitHub.
