yes api node needed, but i guess we figure out a node from the network connection we see in 2 days on hive.blog ... get_feed of both condenser and follow api is not workin and steempeak and esteem somehow solved it notsure how... please update API documentation i have no idea how to broadcast an operation (like vote) from the API docs since example is not working and does not explain refference block.... ive been either ghosted about the broadcast question or told they dont kno :/