Aptos Explorer

The Aptos Explorer is the official block explorer for the Aptos blockchain. It helps users and developers inspect on-chain activity and understand what is happening on Aptos.

What the Explorer is for

Use Aptos Explorer to:

• View transactions, including payloads, events, and gas usage
• Inspect accounts, including balances and resources
• Browse blocks and network activity
• Explore validators and staking related data
• Review analytics pages backed by datasets in analytics/

How to access it

Hosted

The canonical hosted instance is available at https://explorer.aptoslabs.com.

Run locally

Prerequisites

• Node.js (see .node-version for the expected version)
• pnpm (see package.json for the pinned version)

Install

pnpm install

Start the dev server

• Port 3030:

pnpm dev

• Port 3000:

pnpm start

Build

pnpm build

How to contribute

Contributions are welcome, including bug fixes, performance improvements, docs, and new features.

Development workflow

• Fork the repo and create a branch from main
• Make your changes
• Run formatting and lint checks before opening a pull request:

pnpm fmt
pnpm lint

• Run tests when applicable:

pnpm test --run

Project notes

• The primary application code is in app/.
• src/ contains legacy or compatibility code. Prefer app/ for new work.
• Agent workflows and task tracking live in AGENTS.md and .agents/.

How to file issues

Use GitHub Issues to report bugs, request features, or request address verification:

• New issue: https://github.com/aptos-labs/explorer/issues/new/choose
• Existing issues: https://github.com/aptos-labs/explorer/issues

Please pick the appropriate issue template and include clear reproduction steps and expected behavior when reporting bugs.

Contributors

Thanks to all contributors who help improve Aptos Explorer.