# Get started

Welcome to the Avascan Knowledge Base.

### What is Avascan <a href="#what-is-avascan" id="what-is-avascan"></a>

Avalanche is a network of blockchains: such a complex platform requires an easy way to browse it. Blockchains, transactions, validators, delegators, assets and smart contracts are all part of the same picture. The Avascan explorer is the answer: designed to be a one-stop shop, it allows users to browse, and developers to build on its API.

[Check Avascan](https://avascan.info/)

The Knowledge Base includes documentation for user to learn all the features on Avascan and how to use them.

{% content-ref url="how-to-use-avascan" %}
[how-to-use-avascan](https://docs.avascan.info/how-to-use-avascan)
{% endcontent-ref %}

It also includes documentation for the Avascan API that interacts directly with the Avalanche network to retrieve data about blockchains, assets, smart contracts, addresses and transactions.

{% content-ref url="api/api-v1-deprecated/avax-supply" %}
[avax-supply](https://docs.avascan.info/api/api-v1-deprecated/avax-supply)
{% endcontent-ref %}

If you don't want or cannot validate, here are some guides to understand how delegation works  and what are the most frequent criteria to bear in mind when choosing to delegate.

{% content-ref url="guide-delegation-avalanche-network" %}
[guide-delegation-avalanche-network](https://docs.avascan.info/guide-delegation-avalanche-network)
{% endcontent-ref %}

And you can also find instruction to apply for our Programs.

{% content-ref url="programs" %}
[programs](https://docs.avascan.info/programs)
{% endcontent-ref %}

Before being published here, some of the pages, or pieces of them you see here are first published on the [Avascan blog](https://blog.avascan.info).

Enjoy exploring the Avalanche network on Avascan!


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