Parameters

tag

string

REQUIRED

Use the pending tag to retrieve the latest Flashblock

transaction detail flag

boolean

REQUIRED

The method returns the full transaction objects when this value is true otherwise, it returns only the hashes of the transactions

Returns

object

object

A block object, or null when no block was found. The block object contains the following fields:

hash

string

The block hash of the requested block. null if pending

parentHash

string

The hash of the parent block

parentBeaconBlockRoot

string

The parent beacon block root for this block.

sha3Uncles

string

The SHA3 of the uncles data in the block

miner

string

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

stateRoot

string

The root of the final state trie of the block

transactionsRoot

string

The root of the transaction trie of the block

receiptsRoot

string

The root of the receipts trie of the block

requestsHash

string

The hash of the execution requests for this block.

logsBloom

string

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

difficulty

string

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

number

string

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

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

timestamp

string

The UNIX timestamp for when the block was collated

extraData

string

The “extra data” field of this block

mixHash

string

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

nonce

string

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

baseFeePerGas

string

(Optional) A string of the base fee encoded in hexadecimal format. This field is omitted for blocks before the EIP-1559 upgrade

withdrawalsRoot

string

The root hash of the withdrawals data for the block

withdrawals

array

An array of withdrawal objects for this block.

blobGasUsed

string

The amount of blob gas used in the block (EIP-4844)

excessBlobGas

string

The excess blob gas carried over from the previous block (EIP-4844)

uncles

array

An array of uncle hashes

transactions

array

An array of transaction objects or transaction hashes

Request

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -d '{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
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  "params": [
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    "pending",
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    false
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -d '{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
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  "params": [
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    "pending",
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    false
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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import { ethers } from "ethers";
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async function main() {
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    const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
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    const response = await provider.send("eth_getBlockByNumber", [
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    "pending",
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    false
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]);
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    console.log(response);
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}
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main();

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import { ethers } from "ethers";
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async function main() {
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    const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
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    const response = await provider.send("eth_getBlockByNumber", [
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    "pending",
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    false
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]);
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    console.log(response);
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}
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main();

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from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider
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w3 = Web3(HTTPProvider('https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/'))
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response = w3.provider.make_request("eth_getBlockByNumber", ["pending",False])
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print(response)

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from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider
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w3 = Web3(HTTPProvider('https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/'))
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response = w3.provider.make_request("eth_getBlockByNumber", ["pending",False])
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print(response)

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import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'
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async function main() {
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    const client = createPublicClient({
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        transport: http('https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/')
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    })
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    const result = await client.request({
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        method: 'eth_getBlockByNumber',
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        params: [
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          "pending",
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          false
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        ]
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    })
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    console.log(result)
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}
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main()

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import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'
2

3
async function main() {
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    const client = createPublicClient({
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        transport: http('https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/')
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    })
7

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    const result = await client.request({
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        method: 'eth_getBlockByNumber',
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        params: [
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          "pending",
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          false
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        ]
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    })
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    console.log(result)
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}
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main()

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import { QuicknodeSdk } from '@quicknode/sdk'
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const qn = new QuicknodeSdk({})
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const result = await qn.rpc.call(
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  'eth_getBlockByNumber',
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  [
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  "pending",
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  false
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],
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  undefined,
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  'https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/'
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)
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console.log(result)

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import { QuicknodeSdk } from '@quicknode/sdk'
2

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const qn = new QuicknodeSdk({})
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const result = await qn.rpc.call(
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  'eth_getBlockByNumber',
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  [
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  "pending",
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  false
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],
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  undefined,
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  'https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/'
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)
14

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console.log(result)

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import asyncio
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from quicknode_sdk import QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig
3

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async def main():
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    qn = QuicknodeSdk(SdkFullConfig(api_key=None))
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    result = await qn.rpc.call(
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        "eth_getBlockByNumber",
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        [
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            "pending",
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            False
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        ],
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        endpoint_url="https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/",
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    )
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    print(result)
15

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asyncio.run(main())

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import asyncio
2
from quicknode_sdk import QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig
3

4
async def main():
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    qn = QuicknodeSdk(SdkFullConfig(api_key=None))
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    result = await qn.rpc.call(
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        "eth_getBlockByNumber",
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        [
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            "pending",
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            False
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        ],
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        endpoint_url="https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/",
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    )
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    print(result)
15

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asyncio.run(main())

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require "quicknode_sdk"
2

3
qn = QuicknodeSdk::SDK.from_config(api_key: nil)
4

5
result = qn.rpc.call(
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  method: "eth_getBlockByNumber",
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  params: [
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    "pending",
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    false
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  ],
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  endpoint_url: "https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
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)
13

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puts result

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require "quicknode_sdk"
2

3
qn = QuicknodeSdk::SDK.from_config(api_key: nil)
4

5
result = qn.rpc.call(
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  method: "eth_getBlockByNumber",
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  params: [
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    "pending",
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    false
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  ],
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  endpoint_url: "https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
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)
13

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puts result

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use quicknode_sdk::{QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig};
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3
#[tokio::main]
4
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
5
    let qn = QuicknodeSdk::new(&SdkFullConfig::keyless())?;
6
    let result = qn
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        .rpc
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        .call(
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            "eth_getBlockByNumber",
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            Some(serde_json::json!([
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    "pending",
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    false
13
])),
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            None,
15
            Some("https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/".into()),
16
        )
17
        .await?;
18

19
    println!("{result}");
20
    Ok(())
21
}

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use quicknode_sdk::{QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig};
2

3
#[tokio::main]
4
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
5
    let qn = QuicknodeSdk::new(&SdkFullConfig::keyless())?;
6
    let result = qn
7
        .rpc
8
        .call(
9
            "eth_getBlockByNumber",
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            Some(serde_json::json!([
11
    "pending",
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    false
13
])),
14
            None,
15
            Some("https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/".into()),
16
        )
17
        .await?;
18

19
    println!("{result}");
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    Ok(())
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}

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const body = {
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    jsonrpc: '2.0',
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    method: 'eth_getBlockByNumber',
4
    params: ["pending",false],
5
    id: 1
6
}
7

8
async function main() {
9
    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/', {
10
        method: 'POST',
11
        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
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        body: JSON.stringify(body)
13
    })
14
    const data = await response.json()
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    console.log(data)
16
}
17

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main()

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const body = {
2
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
3
    method: 'eth_getBlockByNumber',
4
    params: ["pending",false],
5
    id: 1
6
}
7

8
async function main() {
9
    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/', {
10
        method: 'POST',
11
        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
12
        body: JSON.stringify(body)
13
    })
14
    const data = await response.json()
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    console.log(data)
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}
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main()

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import requests
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import json
3

4
url = "https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
5

6
payload = json.dumps({
7
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
8
  "method": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
9
  "params": [
10
    "pending",
11
    False
12
  ],
13
  "id": 1
14
})
15
headers = {
16
  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
17
}
18

19
response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
20

21
print(response.text)

1
import requests
2
import json
3

4
url = "https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
5

6
payload = json.dumps({
7
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
8
  "method": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
9
  "params": [
10
    "pending",
11
    False
12
  ],
13
  "id": 1
14
})
15
headers = {
16
  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
17
}
18

19
response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
20

21
print(response.text)

1
require "uri"
2
require "json"
3
require "net/http"
4

5
uri = URI("https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
6

7
payload = {
8
  jsonrpc: "2.0",
9
  id: 1,
10
  method: "eth_getBlockByNumber",
11
  params: ["pending",false]
12
}
13

14
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
15
request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
16
request.body = JSON.generate(payload)
17

18
response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
19
  http.request(request)
20
end
21

22
puts response.body

1
require "uri"
2
require "json"
3
require "net/http"
4

5
uri = URI("https://docs-demo.base-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
6

7
payload = {
8
  jsonrpc: "2.0",
9
  id: 1,
10
  method: "eth_getBlockByNumber",
11
  params: ["pending",false]
12
}
13

14
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
15
request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
16
request.body = JSON.generate(payload)
17

18
response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
19
  http.request(request)
20
end
21

22
puts response.body

Response

1
{
2
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
3
  "id": 1,
4
  "result": {
5
    "baseFeePerGas": "0x32",
6
    "difficulty": "0x0",
7
    "extraData": "0x",
8
    "gasLimit": "0x1c9c380",
9
    "gasUsed": "0xb741",
10
    "hash": "0x8125d2cdb126d1eb9c40bd3a3a1c00633d5698c0af4dfa90ef2ad32ba81b6f52",
11
    "logsBloom": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
12
    "miner": "0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000011",
13
    "mixHash": "0x0cd96a684fdaa2d0b9baf184419526ad720e701bae1855f34b7d535b1f65f9f5",
14
    "nonce": "0x0000000000000000",
15
    "number": "0x5f4e6",
16
    "parentHash": "0xd3014621a2c99724341184e6c32fe641d54b174353cd2bc8c83a0372171f0ef0",
17
    "receiptsRoot": "0x3f71ebd8822765e8146170b0f930f55f753dbb867f55e4e605894016cd32f1e2",
18
    "sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
19
    "size": "0x365",
20
    "stateRoot": "0x3151cd56c2daaa3adb8f61bc91071dbe245ee5082da3c158f9326d21f929d0df",
21
    "timestamp": "0x649646af",
22
    "transactions": [
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      "0x2d3750f7944818e1a4e6b897b6f6ea4d975fcf46720990eb4eda0c00d926a8fd"
24
    ],
25
    "transactionsRoot": "0xde72c21eee913cab906890d872c55c8a37845fb6a593760936e8a5204667f9a3",
26
    "uncles": []
27
  }
28
}

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{
2
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
3
  "id": 1,
4
  "result": {
5
    "baseFeePerGas": "0x32",
6
    "difficulty": "0x0",
7
    "extraData": "0x",
8
    "gasLimit": "0x1c9c380",
9
    "gasUsed": "0xb741",
10
    "hash": "0x8125d2cdb126d1eb9c40bd3a3a1c00633d5698c0af4dfa90ef2ad32ba81b6f52",
11
    "logsBloom": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
12
    "miner": "0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000011",
13
    "mixHash": "0x0cd96a684fdaa2d0b9baf184419526ad720e701bae1855f34b7d535b1f65f9f5",
14
    "nonce": "0x0000000000000000",
15
    "number": "0x5f4e6",
16
    "parentHash": "0xd3014621a2c99724341184e6c32fe641d54b174353cd2bc8c83a0372171f0ef0",
17
    "receiptsRoot": "0x3f71ebd8822765e8146170b0f930f55f753dbb867f55e4e605894016cd32f1e2",
18
    "sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
19
    "size": "0x365",
20
    "stateRoot": "0x3151cd56c2daaa3adb8f61bc91071dbe245ee5082da3c158f9326d21f929d0df",
21
    "timestamp": "0x649646af",
22
    "transactions": [
23
      "0x2d3750f7944818e1a4e6b897b6f6ea4d975fcf46720990eb4eda0c00d926a8fd"
24
    ],
25
    "transactionsRoot": "0xde72c21eee913cab906890d872c55c8a37845fb6a593760936e8a5204667f9a3",
26
    "uncles": []
27
  }
28
}

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