An explorer is a debugging tool
Use blocks, addresses, and transaction references to turn a vague report into a reproducible observation.
“Something went wrong” is hard to investigate. A transaction reference, an observation time, and the expected outcome give another developer a place to begin.
Capture the context
When recording a blockchain observation, write down the network, the identifier you looked up, and what the explorer showed at that moment. Distinguish an absent record from an error fetching that record.
{
"network": "record the network",
"transaction": "record the transaction hash",
"observedAt": "record the UTC observation time",
"expected": "describe the expected result",
"actual": "describe the observed result"
}This is a suggested issue-report structure, not an explorer API response.
Separate observation from explanation
An explorer is a view of chain data. Its indexing state and availability are part of that view. If an observation looks inconsistent, compare it against your node and record both results before drawing a conclusion.
A transaction being submitted, visible, and confirmed are different events. Use language that makes the event you actually observed clear.
Go to the source
The QRL block explorer provides a starting point for blocks, addresses, and transactions. Find API references through the QRL developer resources and verify the endpoint contract before building against it.