Parameters

blockNumber

string

REQUIRED

A hexadecimal block number or block tag such as latest, safe, or finalized

Returns

result

object

The block header, or null if the block is not found

baseFeePerGas

string

A string of the base fee encoded in hexadecimal format, not included for blocks before EIP-1559

difficulty

string

The integer of the difficulty for the block encoded as a hexadecimal

extraData

string

The extra data field of the block

gasLimit

string

The maximum gas allowed in the block encoded as a hexadecimal

gasUsed

string

The total used gas by all transactions in the block encoded as a hexadecimal

hash

string

The block hash of the requested block, null if pending

l1BlockNumber

string

Parent chain block number encoded as hexadecimal

logsBloom

string

The bloom filter for the logs of the block, null if pending

miner

string

The address of the beneficiary to whom the mining rewards were given

mixHash

string

A string of a 256-bit hash encoded as a hexadecimal

nonce

string

The hash of the generated proof-of-work, null if pending

number

string

The block number of the requested block encoded as a hexadecimal, null if pending

parentHash

string

The hash of the parent block

receiptsRoot

string

The root of the receipts trie of the block

sendCount

string

The send count

sendRoot

string

The send root hash

sha3Uncles

string

The SHA3 of the uncles data in the block

stateRoot

string

The root of the final state trie of the block

timestamp

string

The unix timestamp for when the block was collated

transactionsRoot

string

The root of the transaction trie of the block

Request

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.elysium-testnet.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": "eth_getHeaderByNumber",
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  "params": [
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    "latest"
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.elysium-testnet.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": "eth_getHeaderByNumber",
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  "params": [
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    "latest"
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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import { ethers } from "ethers";
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async function main() {
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    const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("https://docs-demo.elysium-testnet.quiknode.pro/");
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    const response = await provider.send("eth_getHeaderByNumber", [
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    "latest"
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]);
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    console.log(response);
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}
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main();

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import { ethers } from "ethers";
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async function main() {
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    const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("https://docs-demo.elysium-testnet.quiknode.pro/");
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    const response = await provider.send("eth_getHeaderByNumber", [
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    "latest"
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]);
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    console.log(response);
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}
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main();

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from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider
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w3 = Web3(HTTPProvider('https://docs-demo.elysium-testnet.quiknode.pro/'))
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response = w3.provider.make_request("eth_getHeaderByNumber", ["latest"])
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print(response)

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from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider
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w3 = Web3(HTTPProvider('https://docs-demo.elysium-testnet.quiknode.pro/'))
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response = w3.provider.make_request("eth_getHeaderByNumber", ["latest"])
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print(response)

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import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'
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async function main() {
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    const client = createPublicClient({
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        transport: http('https://docs-demo.elysium-testnet.quiknode.pro/')
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    })
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    const result = await client.request({
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        method: 'eth_getHeaderByNumber',
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        params: [
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          "latest"
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        ]
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    })
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    console.log(result)
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}
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main()

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import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'
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async function main() {
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    const client = createPublicClient({
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        transport: http('https://docs-demo.elysium-testnet.quiknode.pro/')
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    })
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    const result = await client.request({
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        method: 'eth_getHeaderByNumber',
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        params: [
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          "latest"
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        ]
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    })
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    console.log(result)
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}
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main()

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import { Core } from '@quicknode/sdk'
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const core = new Core({
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  endpointUrl: "https://docs-demo.elysium-testnet.quiknode.pro/",
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})
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core.client
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  .request({
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    method: 'eth_getHeaderByNumber',
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    params: ["latest"]
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  })
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  .then(res => console.log(res))

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import { Core } from '@quicknode/sdk'
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const core = new Core({
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  endpointUrl: "https://docs-demo.elysium-testnet.quiknode.pro/",
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})
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core.client
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  .request({
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    method: 'eth_getHeaderByNumber',
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    params: ["latest"]
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  })
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  .then(res => console.log(res))

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const body = {
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    jsonrpc: '2.0',
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    method: 'eth_getHeaderByNumber',
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    params: ["latest"],
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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.elysium-testnet.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: 'eth_getHeaderByNumber',
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    params: ["latest"],
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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.elysium-testnet.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.elysium-testnet.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "eth_getHeaderByNumber",
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  "params": [
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    "latest"
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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.elysium-testnet.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "eth_getHeaderByNumber",
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  "params": [
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    "latest"
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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.elysium-testnet.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: "eth_getHeaderByNumber",
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  params: ["latest"]
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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.elysium-testnet.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: "eth_getHeaderByNumber",
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  params: ["latest"]
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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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  "id": 1,
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  "result": {
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    "baseFeePerGas": "0x5f5e100",
6
    "difficulty": "0x1",
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    "extraData": "0x4c155b4b13b736c24f802a6bc0e17a9d46674e88accdaba68ea8e12e72dfb4c6",
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    "gasLimit": "0x4000000000000",
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    "gasUsed": "0x5208",
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    "hash": "0x851941f723ece88fe6cd148a2ad01d97e50154372ee2e5041b94d5e79de68dfc",
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    "l1BlockNumber": "0x3fe30a6",
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    "logsBloom": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
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    "miner": "0xa4b000000000000000000073657175656e636572",
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    "mixHash": "0x000000000007faf10000000003fe30a6000000000000003d0000000000000000",
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    "nonce": "0x00000000000ba732",
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    "number": "0x931bb3",
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    "parentHash": "0x825006c346582614cbe4292606bf7e613c9608e60ec63d5e91d19597c9d7ec44",
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    "receiptsRoot": "0x3b5e9d084dc4a770cd470167568601342aebe33d876f98f0a981f27700234cec",
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    "sendCount": "0x7faf1",
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    "sendRoot": "0x4c155b4b13b736c24f802a6bc0e17a9d46674e88accdaba68ea8e12e72dfb4c6",
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    "sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
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    "stateRoot": "0x5f4b97edebd9eb19fdb294b993eb92feb42716ef7b7eb25d9b5c994a727a8f7e",
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    "timestamp": "0x6ad115ce",
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    "transactionsRoot": "0x0559e22d08fb1926bff90b59b3cf65c68dd8ad67924233d0fedcdd0f20ad8226"
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  }
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}

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{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "id": 1,
4
  "result": {
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    "baseFeePerGas": "0x5f5e100",
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    "difficulty": "0x1",
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    "extraData": "0x4c155b4b13b736c24f802a6bc0e17a9d46674e88accdaba68ea8e12e72dfb4c6",
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    "gasLimit": "0x4000000000000",
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    "gasUsed": "0x5208",
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    "hash": "0x851941f723ece88fe6cd148a2ad01d97e50154372ee2e5041b94d5e79de68dfc",
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    "l1BlockNumber": "0x3fe30a6",
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    "logsBloom": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
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    "miner": "0xa4b000000000000000000073657175656e636572",
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    "mixHash": "0x000000000007faf10000000003fe30a6000000000000003d0000000000000000",
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    "nonce": "0x00000000000ba732",
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    "number": "0x931bb3",
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    "parentHash": "0x825006c346582614cbe4292606bf7e613c9608e60ec63d5e91d19597c9d7ec44",
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    "receiptsRoot": "0x3b5e9d084dc4a770cd470167568601342aebe33d876f98f0a981f27700234cec",
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    "sendCount": "0x7faf1",
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    "sendRoot": "0x4c155b4b13b736c24f802a6bc0e17a9d46674e88accdaba68ea8e12e72dfb4c6",
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    "sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
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    "stateRoot": "0x5f4b97edebd9eb19fdb294b993eb92feb42716ef7b7eb25d9b5c994a727a8f7e",
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    "timestamp": "0x6ad115ce",
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    "transactionsRoot": "0x0559e22d08fb1926bff90b59b3cf65c68dd8ad67924233d0fedcdd0f20ad8226"
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  }
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}

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