eth_getBlockByNumber
Returns information about a block by block number.
Parameters
QUANTITY|TAG- integer of a block number, or the string "earliest", "latest" or "pending", as in the default block parameter.Boolean- If true it returns the full transaction objects, if false only the hashes of the transactions.
params: [
'0x1b4',
true
]
Returns
Object - A block object with the following fields, or null when no block was found:number: QUANTITY - the block number. null when its pending block.hash: DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of the block. null when its pending block.parentHash: DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of the parent block.nonce: DATA, 8 Bytes - hash of the generated proof-of-work. null when its pending block.sha3Uncles: DATA, 32 Bytes - SHA3 of the uncles data in the block.logsBloom: DATA, 256 Bytes - the bloom filter for the logs of the block. null when its pending block.transactionsRoot: DATA, 32 Bytes - the root of the transaction trie of the block.stateRoot: DATA, 32 Bytes - the root of the final state trie of the block.receiptsRoot: DATA, 32 Bytes - the root of the receipts trie of the block.miner: DATA, 20 Bytes - the address of the beneficiary to whom the mining rewards were given.difficulty: QUANTITY - integer of the difficulty for this block.totalDifficulty: QUANTITY - integer of the total difficulty of the chain until this block.extraData: DATA - the "extra data" field of this block.size: QUANTITY - integer the size of this block in bytes.gasLimit: QUANTITY - the maximum gas allowed in this block.gasUsed: QUANTITY - the total used gas by all transactions in this block.timestamp: QUANTITY - the unix timestamp for when the block was collated.transactions: Array - Array of transaction objects, or 32 Bytes transaction hashes depending on the last given parameter.uncles: Array - Array of uncle hashes.baseFeePerGas- the minimum fee per gas required for a transaction to be included in the block.mixHash– a unique identifier for that block.
Request example
Curl
Postman
curl https://ethereum.api.watchdata.io/node/jsonrpc?api_key=your_api_key
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockByNumber","params":["0x1b4", true],"id":0}'
URL: https://ethereum.api.watchdata.io/node/jsonrpc?api_key=your_api_key
RequestType: POST
Body:
{
"jsonrpc":"2.0",
"method":"eth_getBlockByNumber",
"params":["0x1b4", true],
"id":0
}
Result
{
"id": 0,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": {
"number": "0x1b4",
"hash": "0xdc0818cf78f21a8e70579cb46a43643f78291264dda342ae31049421c82d21ae",
"parentHash": "0xe99e022112df268087ea7eafaf4790497fd21dbeeb6bd7a1721df161a6657a54",
"nonce": "0x689056015818adbe",
"sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
"logsBloom": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"transactionsRoot": "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
"stateRoot": "0xddc8b0234c2e0cad087c8b389aa7ef01f7d79b2570bccb77ce48648aa61c904d",
"receiptsRoot": "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
"miner": "0xbb7b8287f3f0a933474a79eae42cbca977791171",
"difficulty": "0x4ea3f27bc",
"totalDifficulty": "0x78ed983323d",
"extraData": "0x476574682f4c5649562f76312e302e302f6c696e75782f676f312e342e32",
"size": "0x220",
"gasLimit": "0x1388",
"gasUsed": "0x0",
"timestamp": "0x55ba467c",
"uncles": [],
"baseFeePerGas": null,
"mixHash": "0x4fffe9ae21f1c9e15207b1f472d5bbdd68c9595d461666602f2be20daf5e7843",
"transactions": []
}
}
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