Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters

Returns

result

object

The blockchain information object

chain

string

The name of the current network (main, test, regtest)

blocks

integer

The height of the most-work fully-validated chain

headers

integer

The current number of headers validated

bestblockhash

string

The hash of the current best block

difficulty

number

The difficulty of the highest height block

mediantime

integer

The median time for the current best block

verificationprogress

number

An estimate of verification progress [0..1]

initialblockdownload

boolean

Whether this node is in Initial Block Download mode

chainwork

string

Total amount of work in active chain in hexadecimal form

size_on_disk

integer

The estimated size of the block and undo files on disk

pruned

boolean

Whether the blocks are subject to pruning

warnings

string

Network and blockchain warnings

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": "getblockchaininfo",
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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.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": "getblockchaininfo",
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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: 'getblockchaininfo',
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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.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: 'getblockchaininfo',
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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.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": "getblockchaininfo",
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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.bch-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "getblockchaininfo",
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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.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: "getblockchaininfo",
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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.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: "getblockchaininfo",
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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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  "result": {
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    "chain": "main",
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    "blocks": 936616,
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    "headers": 936616,
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    "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000516816955012ae5d1947e12fb984c547340da216ab29f9",
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    "difficulty": 927738151982.1313,
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    "mediantime": 1770076209,
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    "verificationprogress": 0.9999939794090871,
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    "initialblockdownload": false,
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    "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000002bf043116caf4258f2207ec",
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    "size_on_disk": 244367332105,
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    "pruned": false,
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    "warnings": ""
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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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    "chain": "main",
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    "blocks": 936616,
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    "headers": 936616,
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    "bestblockhash": "000000000000000000516816955012ae5d1947e12fb984c547340da216ab29f9",
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    "difficulty": 927738151982.1313,
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    "mediantime": 1770076209,
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    "verificationprogress": 0.9999939794090871,
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    "initialblockdownload": false,
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    "chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000002bf043116caf4258f2207ec",
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    "size_on_disk": 244367332105,
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    "pruned": false,
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    "warnings": ""
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  },
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  "error": null,
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  "id": 1
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}

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