diff --git a/indexer/examples/p-chain/main.go b/indexer/examples/p-chain/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..257591f45b0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/indexer/examples/p-chain/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019-2023, Ava Labs, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/indexer"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/vms/platformvm/blocks"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/vms/proposervm/block"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/wallet/subnet/primary"
+)
+
+// This example program continuously polls for the next P-Chain block
+// and prints the ID of the block and its transactions.
+func main() {
+	var (
+		uri       = fmt.Sprintf("%s/ext/index/P/block", primary.LocalAPIURI)
+		client    = indexer.NewClient(uri)
+		ctx       = context.Background()
+		nextIndex uint64
+	)
+	for {
+		container, err := client.GetContainerByIndex(ctx, nextIndex)
+		if err != nil {
+			time.Sleep(time.Second)
+			log.Printf("polling for next accepted block\n")
+			continue
+		}
+
+		platformvmBlockBytes := container.Bytes
+		proposerVMBlock, err := block.Parse(container.Bytes)
+		if err == nil {
+			platformvmBlockBytes = proposerVMBlock.Block()
+		}
+
+		platformvmBlock, err := blocks.Parse(blocks.Codec, platformvmBlockBytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("failed to parse platformvm block: %s\n", err)
+		}
+
+		acceptedTxs := platformvmBlock.Txs()
+		log.Printf("accepted block %s with %d transactions\n", platformvmBlock.ID(), len(acceptedTxs))
+
+		for _, tx := range acceptedTxs {
+			log.Printf("accepted transaction %s\n", tx.ID())
+		}
+
+		nextIndex++
+	}
+}
diff --git a/indexer/examples/x-chain-blocks/main.go b/indexer/examples/x-chain-blocks/main.go
index 64c40f4597b0..a995f9612bbd 100644
--- a/indexer/examples/x-chain-blocks/main.go
+++ b/indexer/examples/x-chain-blocks/main.go
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ func main() {
 		nextIndex uint64
 	)
 	for {
-		log.Printf("polling for next accepted block\n")
 		container, err := client.GetContainerByIndex(ctx, nextIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			time.Sleep(time.Second)
+			log.Printf("polling for next accepted block\n")
 			continue
 		}