Parameters

blockhash

string

REQUIRED

The hash of the block

verbosity

numeric

Default 1. 0 for hex-encoded data, 1 for JSON object, 2 for JSON object with transaction data

Returns

(for verbosity = 0):

object

Response when verbosity is 0. The JSON-RPC body includes result (hex-encoded serialized block data), error, and id.

result

string

A hex-encoded string of the serialized block data

error

object | null

JSON-RPC error object when the request failed, or null on success

id

integer

The JSON-RPC request identifier

(for verbosity = 1):

object

Response when verbosity is 1 (the default). The JSON-RPC body includes result (JSON block object), error, and id.

result

object

The block information object

hash

string

The block hash

confirmations

integer

The number of confirmations, or -1 if the block is not on the main chain

size

integer

The size of the block

height

integer

The block height or index

version

integer

The block version

versionHex

string

The block version formatted in hexadecimal

merkleroot

string

The merkle root

tx

array

An array with transaction ids

time

integer

The block time expressed in UNIX epoch time

mediantime

integer

The median block time expressed in UNIX epoch time

nonce

integer

number that miners adjust in order to find a block hash that meets the network's specified difficulty target

bits

string

The value of the nBits field in the block header

difficulty

integer

The estimated amount of work done to find this block relative to the estimated amount of work done to find block 0

chainwork

string

Expected number of hashes required to produce the current chain

nTx

integer

The number of transactions in the block

previousblockhash

string

The hash of the previous block

nextblockhash

string

The hash of the next block

error

object | null

JSON-RPC error object when the request failed, or null on success

id

integer

The JSON-RPC request identifier

Request

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.bch-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": "getblock",
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  "params": [
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    "00000000c937983704a73af28acdec37b049d214adbda81d7e2a3dd146f6ed09"
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.bch-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": "getblock",
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  "params": [
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    "00000000c937983704a73af28acdec37b049d214adbda81d7e2a3dd146f6ed09"
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  ],
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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: 'getblock',
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    params: ["00000000c937983704a73af28acdec37b049d214adbda81d7e2a3dd146f6ed09"],
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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.bch-mainnet.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: 'getblock',
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    params: ["00000000c937983704a73af28acdec37b049d214adbda81d7e2a3dd146f6ed09"],
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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.bch-mainnet.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.bch-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "getblock",
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  "params": [
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    "00000000c937983704a73af28acdec37b049d214adbda81d7e2a3dd146f6ed09"
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  ],
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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.bch-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "getblock",
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  "params": [
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    "00000000c937983704a73af28acdec37b049d214adbda81d7e2a3dd146f6ed09"
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  ],
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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.bch-mainnet.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: "getblock",
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  params: ["00000000c937983704a73af28acdec37b049d214adbda81d7e2a3dd146f6ed09"]
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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.bch-mainnet.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: "getblock",
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  params: ["00000000c937983704a73af28acdec37b049d214adbda81d7e2a3dd146f6ed09"]
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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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  "result": {
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    "hash": "00000000c937983704a73af28acdec37b049d214adbda81d7e2a3dd146f6ed09",
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    "confirmations": 935617,
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    "size": 216,
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    "height": 1000,
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    "version": 1,
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    "versionHex": "00000001",
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    "merkleroot": "fe28050b93faea61fa88c4c630f0e1f0a1c24d0082dd0e10d369e13212128f33",
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    "tx": [
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      "fe28050b93faea61fa88c4c630f0e1f0a1c24d0082dd0e10d369e13212128f33"
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    ],
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    "time": 1232346882,
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    "mediantime": 1232344831,
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    "nonce": 2595206198,
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    "bits": "1d00ffff",
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    "difficulty": 1,
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    "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003e903e903e9",
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    "nTx": 1,
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    "previousblockhash": "0000000008e647742775a230787d66fdf92c46a48c896bfbc85cdc8acc67e87d",
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    "nextblockhash": "00000000a2887344f8db859e372e7e4bc26b23b9de340f725afbf2edb265b4c6"
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  },
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  "error": null,
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  "id": 1
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}

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{
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  "result": {
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    "hash": "00000000c937983704a73af28acdec37b049d214adbda81d7e2a3dd146f6ed09",
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    "confirmations": 935617,
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    "size": 216,
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    "height": 1000,
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    "version": 1,
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    "versionHex": "00000001",
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    "merkleroot": "fe28050b93faea61fa88c4c630f0e1f0a1c24d0082dd0e10d369e13212128f33",
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    "tx": [
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      "fe28050b93faea61fa88c4c630f0e1f0a1c24d0082dd0e10d369e13212128f33"
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    ],
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    "time": 1232346882,
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    "mediantime": 1232344831,
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    "nonce": 2595206198,
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    "bits": "1d00ffff",
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    "difficulty": 1,
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    "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003e903e903e9",
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    "nTx": 1,
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    "previousblockhash": "0000000008e647742775a230787d66fdf92c46a48c896bfbc85cdc8acc67e87d",
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    "nextblockhash": "00000000a2887344f8db859e372e7e4bc26b23b9de340f725afbf2edb265b4c6"
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  },
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  "error": null,
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  "id": 1
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}

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