Please note that this method requires the Ordinals & Runes API enabled on your Quicknode endpoint.

Parameters

InscriptionID

string

REQUIRED

The Inscription ID for which the inscription is to be fetched

Returns

address

string

The address associated with the inscription

charms

array

An array of charms associated with the inscription

children

array

An array of the first 4 children's inscription IDs. Each ID represents a specific inscription. To get the full list please use 'ord_getChildren' method

content_length

integer

The length of the content associated with the inscription

content_type

string

The type of content associated with the inscription

effective_content_type

string

The effective type of content associated with the inscription

fee

integer

The fee associated with the inscription

height

integer

The height at which the inscription was made

id

string

The unique identifier of the inscription

next

string

The ID of the next inscription in the sequence

number

integer

The number associated with the inscription

parents

array

An array of parent inscriptions' IDs.

previous

string

The ID of the previous inscription in the sequence

rune

string

The rune associated with the inscription, if any

sat

integer

The SAT value associated with the inscription

satpoint

string

The SAT point associated with the inscription

timestamp

integer

The timestamp of the inscription

value

integer

The value associated with the inscription

Request

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curl --location 'https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/' \
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--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
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--data '{
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    "method": "ord_getInscription",
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    "params": [
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        "a860baeecae8c2d9fb95f09608d3b3e2bbaf207f25a6361e0d07a326906f8be6i0"
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    ],
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    "id": 1,
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    "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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}'

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curl --location 'https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/' \
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--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
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--data '{
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    "method": "ord_getInscription",
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    "params": [
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        "a860baeecae8c2d9fb95f09608d3b3e2bbaf207f25a6361e0d07a326906f8be6i0"
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    ],
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    "id": 1,
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    "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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}'

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const myHeaders = new Headers();
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myHeaders.append("Content-Type", "application/json");
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const raw = JSON.stringify({
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  "method": "ord_getInscription",
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  "params": [
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    "a860baeecae8c2d9fb95f09608d3b3e2bbaf207f25a6361e0d07a326906f8be6i0"
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  ],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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});
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const requestOptions = {
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  method: "POST",
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  headers: myHeaders,
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  body: raw,
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  redirect: "follow"
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};
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fetch("https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/", requestOptions)
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  .then((response) => response.text())
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  .then((result) => console.log(result))
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  .catch((error) => console.error(error));

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const myHeaders = new Headers();
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myHeaders.append("Content-Type", "application/json");
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const raw = JSON.stringify({
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  "method": "ord_getInscription",
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  "params": [
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    "a860baeecae8c2d9fb95f09608d3b3e2bbaf207f25a6361e0d07a326906f8be6i0"
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  ],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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});
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const requestOptions = {
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  method: "POST",
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  headers: myHeaders,
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  body: raw,
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  redirect: "follow"
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};
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fetch("https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/", requestOptions)
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  .then((response) => response.text())
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  .then((result) => console.log(result))
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  .catch((error) => console.error(error));

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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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  "method": "ord_getInscription",
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  "params": [
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    "a860baeecae8c2d9fb95f09608d3b3e2bbaf207f25a6361e0d07a326906f8be6i0"
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  ],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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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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  "method": "ord_getInscription",
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  "params": [
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    "a860baeecae8c2d9fb95f09608d3b3e2bbaf207f25a6361e0d07a326906f8be6i0"
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  ],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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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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url = URI("https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/")
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http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port);
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.dump({
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  "method": "ord_getInscription",
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  "params": [
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    "a860baeecae8c2d9fb95f09608d3b3e2bbaf207f25a6361e0d07a326906f8be6i0"
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  ],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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})
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response = http.request(request)
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puts response.read_body
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require "uri"
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require "json"
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require "net/http"
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url = URI("https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/")
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http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port);
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.dump({
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  "method": "ord_getInscription",
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  "params": [
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    "a860baeecae8c2d9fb95f09608d3b3e2bbaf207f25a6361e0d07a326906f8be6i0"
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  ],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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})
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response = http.request(request)
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puts response.read_body
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Response

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{
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  "id": 1,
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  "result": {
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    "address": "bc1pxc8nr2zu8uxy5u4la94vxn2zskdn0yg5fhgx96k94vy0579xttvshku6ug",
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    "charms": [],
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    "children": [],
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    "content_length": 57,
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    "content_type": "text/plain;charset=utf-8",
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    "effective_content_type": "text/plain;charset=utf-8",
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    "fee": 2850,
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    "height": 843263,
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    "id": "a860baeecae8c2d9fb95f09608d3b3e2bbaf207f25a6361e0d07a326906f8be6i0",
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    "next": "6f9edfe43d5340e57b3bbc297c4fcaa4dc7badf1727cf55b435b03134ef00c80i0",
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    "number": 70733373,
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    "parents": [
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      "7cc6718c09aef66859777120d27e743491c92f5c06c00f6089a18a2002d3d53ai0"
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    ],
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    "previous": "9fb2de11f0e34105e648a6c2f27a8694ab91779a94da2c61355408f75cf4845fi0",
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    "rune": null,
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    "sat": 125866034480298,
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    "satpoint": "a860baeecae8c2d9fb95f09608d3b3e2bbaf207f25a6361e0d07a326906f8be6:0:0",
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    "timestamp": 1715592413,
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    "value": 546
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  },
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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}

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{
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  "id": 1,
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  "result": {
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    "address": "bc1pxc8nr2zu8uxy5u4la94vxn2zskdn0yg5fhgx96k94vy0579xttvshku6ug",
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    "charms": [],
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    "children": [],
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    "content_length": 57,
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    "content_type": "text/plain;charset=utf-8",
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    "effective_content_type": "text/plain;charset=utf-8",
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    "fee": 2850,
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    "height": 843263,
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    "id": "a860baeecae8c2d9fb95f09608d3b3e2bbaf207f25a6361e0d07a326906f8be6i0",
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    "next": "6f9edfe43d5340e57b3bbc297c4fcaa4dc7badf1727cf55b435b03134ef00c80i0",
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    "number": 70733373,
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    "parents": [
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      "7cc6718c09aef66859777120d27e743491c92f5c06c00f6089a18a2002d3d53ai0"
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    ],
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    "previous": "9fb2de11f0e34105e648a6c2f27a8694ab91779a94da2c61355408f75cf4845fi0",
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    "rune": null,
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    "sat": 125866034480298,
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    "satpoint": "a860baeecae8c2d9fb95f09608d3b3e2bbaf207f25a6361e0d07a326906f8be6:0:0",
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    "timestamp": 1715592413,
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    "value": 546
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  },
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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}

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