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eth_getBlockByHash RPC Method

Returns information of the block matching the given block hash.

Updated on
Feb 11, 2026

Parameters

hash
string
REQUIRED

The hash (32 bytes) of the block

transaction_detail_flag
boolean
REQUIRED

It returns the full transaction objects when it is true otherwise it returns only the hashes of the transactions

Returns

object
object | null

A block object, or null when no block was found

baseFeePerGas
string

A string of the base fee encoded in hexadecimal format. Please note that this response field will not be included in a block requested before the EIP-1559 upgrade

difficulty
string

The integer of the difficulty for this block encoded as a hexadecimal

extraData
string

The “extra data” field of this block

gasLimit
string

The maximum gas allowed in this block encoded as a hexadecimal

gasUsed
string

The total used gas by all transactions in this block encoded as a hexadecimal

hash
string | null

The block hash of the requested block. null if pending

logsBloom
string | null

The bloom filter for the logs of the block. null if pending

miner
string

The address of the beneficiary to whom the mining rewards were given

mixHash
string

A string of a 256-bit hash encoded as a hexadecimal

nonce
string | null

The hash of the generated proof-of-work. null if pending

number
string | null

The block number of the requested block encoded as a hexadecimal. null if pending

parentHash
string

The hash of the parent block

receiptsRoot
string

The root of the receipts trie of the block

sha3Uncles
string

The SHA3 of the uncles data in the block

size
string

The size of this block in bytes as an Integer value encoded as hexadecimal

stateRoot
string

The root of the final state trie of the block

timestamp
string

The unix timestamp for when the block was collated

totalDifficulty
string

The integer of the total difficulty of the chain until this block encoded as a hexadecimal

transactions
array

An array of transaction objects - please see eth_getTransactionByHash for exact shape

transactionsRoot
string

The root of the transaction trie of the block

uncles
array

An array of uncle hashes

l1BlockNumber
string

Arbitrum-specific field l1BlockNumber on L2 blocks

sendCount
string

Arbitrum-specific field sendCount on L2 blocks

sendRoot
string

Arbitrum-specific field sendRoot on L2 blocks

Request
Response
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{
2
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
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"id": 1,
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"result": {
5
"baseFeePerGas": "0x5f5e100",
6
"difficulty": "0x1",
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"extraData": "0xfdde94c8a1737b17f72946f3a716b502a2a0276078a534d89948d3159e04d142",
8
"gasLimit": "0x4000000000000",
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"gasUsed": "0xe8416",
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"hash": "0x20bde2ea857799e989e31e204471efadb9a462901cf4a4ce7b0cc4832813753b",
11
"l1BlockNumber": "0xf86094",
12
"logsBloom": "0x0000004000008000400000000000000000004000000000002000000000000010000000200000002000000000001c00000000000000000010004000000020000000400000000000000000008800000000000000000000400000000000800000000004000000000001108000000400000081000000000040000000001000000000000000040000000000000000000400000000000128000000000000a000000000120400004000020000000004000000000020000000000001000000000000000000005002000008000000000000000000000000400000000000000000100010001010800000000000000000008000000000010000000000400000000008000000",
13
"miner": "0xa4b000000000000000000073657175656e636572",
14
"mixHash": "0x0000000000006d890000000000f86094000000000000000a0000000000000000",
15
"nonce": "0x0000000000059a38",
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"number": "0x2ef76ad",
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"parentHash": "0xb28a18da5ac2683f8008d6c3a95329a0893c4f5e272260184bc84a6a5b8c1013",
18
"receiptsRoot": "0x5cf0bde56f5bc667dcd80807ca99cae3cb71d221d616b35471c9a9391b94127f",
19
"sendCount": "0x6d89",
20
"sendRoot": "0xfdde94c8a1737b17f72946f3a716b502a2a0276078a534d89948d3159e04d142",
21
"sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
22
"size": "0x419",
23
"stateRoot": "0x8c5a9902fdbea51797c356482329f6fd8ab9a23a1b749527d5d77f0ef5463d2a",
24
"timestamp": "0x63ab2ee8",
25
"transactions": [
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"0x57017a5058cca740e8998ddceb2e0e6f06c561534b09da7d0fe247fad7d9d1ac",
27
"0x6b9f1a1411809bc1638a30f3acf17e8a935c99a1226542b5e3ffe97a52d7a05f"
28
],
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"transactionsRoot": "0xed84052a1d28ce63d5d27d18d67122026ee7a9784ff32719179293019ba74fb8",
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"uncles": []
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}
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}
1
{
2
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
3
"id": 1,
4
"result": {
5
"baseFeePerGas": "0x5f5e100",
6
"difficulty": "0x1",
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"extraData": "0xfdde94c8a1737b17f72946f3a716b502a2a0276078a534d89948d3159e04d142",
8
"gasLimit": "0x4000000000000",
9
"gasUsed": "0xe8416",
10
"hash": "0x20bde2ea857799e989e31e204471efadb9a462901cf4a4ce7b0cc4832813753b",
11
"l1BlockNumber": "0xf86094",
12
"logsBloom": "0x0000004000008000400000000000000000004000000000002000000000000010000000200000002000000000001c00000000000000000010004000000020000000400000000000000000008800000000000000000000400000000000800000000004000000000001108000000400000081000000000040000000001000000000000000040000000000000000000400000000000128000000000000a000000000120400004000020000000004000000000020000000000001000000000000000000005002000008000000000000000000000000400000000000000000100010001010800000000000000000008000000000010000000000400000000008000000",
13
"miner": "0xa4b000000000000000000073657175656e636572",
14
"mixHash": "0x0000000000006d890000000000f86094000000000000000a0000000000000000",
15
"nonce": "0x0000000000059a38",
16
"number": "0x2ef76ad",
17
"parentHash": "0xb28a18da5ac2683f8008d6c3a95329a0893c4f5e272260184bc84a6a5b8c1013",
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"receiptsRoot": "0x5cf0bde56f5bc667dcd80807ca99cae3cb71d221d616b35471c9a9391b94127f",
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"sendCount": "0x6d89",
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"sendRoot": "0xfdde94c8a1737b17f72946f3a716b502a2a0276078a534d89948d3159e04d142",
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"sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
22
"size": "0x419",
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"stateRoot": "0x8c5a9902fdbea51797c356482329f6fd8ab9a23a1b749527d5d77f0ef5463d2a",
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"timestamp": "0x63ab2ee8",
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"transactions": [
26
"0x57017a5058cca740e8998ddceb2e0e6f06c561534b09da7d0fe247fad7d9d1ac",
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"0x6b9f1a1411809bc1638a30f3acf17e8a935c99a1226542b5e3ffe97a52d7a05f"
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],
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"transactionsRoot": "0xed84052a1d28ce63d5d27d18d67122026ee7a9784ff32719179293019ba74fb8",
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"uncles": []
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}
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}
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