Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters

Returns

result

object

The mining information object

blocks

integer

The current block height

currentblockweight

integer

The weight of the current block (if known)

currentblocktx

integer

The number of transactions in the current block

bits

string

A compact representation of the current target threshold

difficulty

number

Current difficulty target

target

string

The current proof-of-work target in hexadecimal format

networkhashps

number

Estimated network hashes per second based on the last blocks

pooledtx

integer

The number of transactions in the memory pool

chain

string

The name of the current network (e.g. main, test)

next

object

Information about the next block

height

integer

The height of the next block

bits

string

The bits value for the next block

difficulty

number

The expected difficulty for the next block

target

string

The proof-of-work target for the next block in hexadecimal format

warnings

string

An array of strings of network or blockchain warnings

currentblocksize

integer

The size of the current block

miningblocksizelimit

integer

The maximum block size limit for mining

blockmintxfee

number

Minimum fee rate for transactions in the block template, in BTC per kilobyte

error

object | null

(Optional) JSON-RPC error when the request failed; omitted or null on success

code

integer

Error code

message

string

Error message

Request

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.btc.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": "getmininginfo",
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  "params": [],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.btc.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": "getmininginfo",
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  "params": [],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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const body = {
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    jsonrpc: '2.0',
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    method: 'getmininginfo',
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    params: [],
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    id: 1
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}
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async function main() {
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    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/', {
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        method: 'POST',
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        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
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        body: JSON.stringify(body)
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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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const body = {
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    jsonrpc: '2.0',
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    method: 'getmininginfo',
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    params: [],
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    id: 1
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}
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async function main() {
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    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/', {
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        method: 'POST',
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        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
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        body: JSON.stringify(body)
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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.btc.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "getmininginfo",
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  "params": [],
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  "id": 1
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})
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headers = {
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  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
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}
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response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
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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.btc.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "getmininginfo",
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  "params": [],
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  "id": 1
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})
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headers = {
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  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
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}
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response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
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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.btc.quiknode.pro/")
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payload = {
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  jsonrpc: "2.0",
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  id: 1,
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  method: "getmininginfo",
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  params: []
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}
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.generate(payload)
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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.btc.quiknode.pro/")
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payload = {
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  jsonrpc: "2.0",
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  id: 1,
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  method: "getmininginfo",
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  params: []
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}
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.generate(payload)
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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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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "result": {
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    "blocks": 933586,
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    "currentblockweight": 1228822,
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    "currentblocktx": 1051,
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    "bits": "1701fca1",
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    "difficulty": 141668107417558.2,
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    "target": "00000000000000000001fca10000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
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    "networkhashps": 934512955213370500000,
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    "pooledtx": 1094,
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    "chain": "main",
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    "next": {
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      "height": 933587,
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      "bits": "1701fca1",
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      "difficulty": 141668107417558.2,
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      "target": "00000000000000000001fca10000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
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    },
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    "warnings": ""
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  },
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  "id": 1
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}

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{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "result": {
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    "blocks": 933586,
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    "currentblockweight": 1228822,
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    "currentblocktx": 1051,
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    "bits": "1701fca1",
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    "difficulty": 141668107417558.2,
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    "target": "00000000000000000001fca10000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
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    "networkhashps": 934512955213370500000,
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    "pooledtx": 1094,
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    "chain": "main",
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    "next": {
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      "height": 933587,
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      "bits": "1701fca1",
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      "difficulty": 141668107417558.2,
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      "target": "00000000000000000001fca10000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
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    },
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    "warnings": ""
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  },
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  "id": 1
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}

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