Overview

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id: overview
title: API Overview
tags: api, documentation
---

This section explains the Bitbyte Subgraph and how to interact with it. The Bitbyte subgraph indexes data from the Bitbyte contracts over time. It organizes data about pairs, tokens, Bitbyte as a whole, and more. The subgraph updates any time a transaction is made on Bitbyte. The subgraph runs on [The Graph](https://thegraph.com/) protocol's hosted service and can be openly queried.

## Usage

The subgraph provides a snapshot of the current state of Bitbyte and also tracks historical data. It is currently used to power [chart.bitbyte.finance](https://chart.bitbyte.finance/). **It is not intended to be used as a data source for structuring transactions (contracts should be referenced directly for the most reliable live data).**

## Making Queries

To learn more about querying a subgraph refer to [The Graph's documentation](https://thegraph.com/docs/about/introduction).