Path Parameters

block_id

string

REQUIRED

Block identifier. Can be one of: head (canonical head in node's view), genesis, finalized, justified, <slot>, <hex encoded blockRoot with 0x prefix>

Returns

execution_optimistic

boolean

Indicates whether the execution is optimistic

finalized

boolean

Indicates whether the response is finalized

data

object

The block data object

root

string

The block root hash

canonical

boolean

Indicates whether the block is canonical

header

object

The block header object containing message and signature

message

object

The message object

slot

string

The slot position in numerical value

proposer_index

string

The proposer index in numerical value

parent_root

string

The parent root hash

state_root

string

The state root hash

body_root

string

The body root hash

signature

string

The signature of the message object

Request

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curl -X GET "https://docs-demo.bera-mainnet.quiknode.pro/eth/v1/beacon/headers/head" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -H "Accept: application/json"

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curl -X GET "https://docs-demo.bera-mainnet.quiknode.pro/eth/v1/beacon/headers/head" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -H "Accept: application/json"

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async function main() {
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    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.bera-mainnet.quiknode.pro/eth/v1/beacon/headers/head', {
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        method: 'GET',
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        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json'}
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    })
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    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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async function main() {
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    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.bera-mainnet.quiknode.pro/eth/v1/beacon/headers/head', {
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        method: 'GET',
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        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json'}
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    })
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    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
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url = "https://docs-demo.bera-mainnet.quiknode.pro/eth/v1/beacon/headers/head"
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headers = {
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  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
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  'Accept': 'application/json'
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}
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response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers)
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print(response.text)

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import requests
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import json
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url = "https://docs-demo.bera-mainnet.quiknode.pro/eth/v1/beacon/headers/head"
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headers = {
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  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
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  'Accept': 'application/json'
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}
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response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers)
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print(response.text)

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require "uri"
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require "json"
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require "net/http"
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uri = URI("https://docs-demo.bera-mainnet.quiknode.pro/eth/v1/beacon/headers/head")
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request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request["Accept"] = "application/json"
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response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
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  http.request(request)
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end
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puts response.body

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require "uri"
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require "json"
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require "net/http"
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uri = URI("https://docs-demo.bera-mainnet.quiknode.pro/eth/v1/beacon/headers/head")
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request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request["Accept"] = "application/json"
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response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
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  http.request(request)
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end
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puts response.body

Response

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{
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  "execution_optimistic": false,
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  "finalized": true,
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  "data": {
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    "root": "0x64b4fd8e25079f945c53e1eed8148af57d934c8eafa35dc86920bb4c4dc0d6eb",
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    "canonical": true,
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    "header": {
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      "message": {
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        "slot": "18454433",
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        "proposer_index": "48",
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        "parent_root": "0xd038d0071bcd647f0164dfb3469c9157f9e735690d4891538fd8184bf802a000",
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        "state_root": "0x1e497b0e6ec8d98af0cd68f6db144e5bca01a2e615ed1a7514d020095be7f8a0",
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        "body_root": "0x64b4fd8e25079f945c53e1eed8148af57d934c8eafa35dc86920bb4c4dc0d6eb"
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      },
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      "signature": ""
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    }
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  }
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}

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{
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  "execution_optimistic": false,
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  "finalized": true,
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  "data": {
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    "root": "0x64b4fd8e25079f945c53e1eed8148af57d934c8eafa35dc86920bb4c4dc0d6eb",
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    "canonical": true,
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    "header": {
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      "message": {
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        "slot": "18454433",
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        "proposer_index": "48",
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        "parent_root": "0xd038d0071bcd647f0164dfb3469c9157f9e735690d4891538fd8184bf802a000",
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        "state_root": "0x1e497b0e6ec8d98af0cd68f6db144e5bca01a2e615ed1a7514d020095be7f8a0",
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        "body_root": "0x64b4fd8e25079f945c53e1eed8148af57d934c8eafa35dc86920bb4c4dc0d6eb"
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      },
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      "signature": ""
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    }
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  }
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}

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