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debug_getBadBlocks RPC Method

Returns a list of the last bad blocks that the client has seen on the network.

Updated on
Nov 2, 2023

debug_getBadBlocks RPC Method

Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters

Returns

hash
The hash of the transaction
block
A block object, or null when no block was found
baseFeePerGas
The integer of the difficulty for this block encoded as hexadecimal
difficulty
The integer of the difficulty for this block encoded as hexadecimal
extraData
The extra data field of this block
gasLimit
The maximum gas allowed in this block encoded as hexadecimal
gasUsed
The total used gas by all transactions in this block encoded as hexadecimal
hash
The block hash of the requested block. Null if pending
logsBloom
The bloom filter for the logs of the block. Null if pending
miner
The address of the beneficiary to whom the mining rewards were given
mixHash
A string of a 256-bit hash encoded as hexadecimal
nonce
The hash of the generated proof-of-work. Null if pending
number
The block number of the requested block encoded as hexadecimal. Null if pending
parentHash
The hash of the parent block
receiptsRoot
The root of the receipts trie of the block
sha3Uncles
The SHA3 of the uncles data in the block
size
The size of this block in bytes as an Integer value encoded as hexadecimal
stateRoot
The root of the final state trie of the block
timestamp
The unix timestamp for when the block was collated
transactions
An array of transaction objects with the following fields:
blockHash
The hash of the block where this log was in. Null when it's a pending log
blockNumber
The block number where this log was in. Null when it's a pending log
from
The address of the sender
gas
The gas provided by the sender, encoded as hexadecimal
gasPrice
The gas price provided by the sender in wei, encoded as hexadecimal
maxFeePerGas
The maximum fee per gas set in the transaction
maxPriorityFeePerGas
The maximum priority gas fee set in the transaction
hash
The hash of the transaction
input
The data sent along with the transaction
nonce
The number of transactions made by the sender before this one encoded as hexadecimal
to
The address of the receiver. Null when it's a contract creation transaction
transactionIndex
The integer of the transaction's index position that the log was created from. Null when it's a pending log
value
The value transferred in wei encoded as hexadecimal
type
The transaction type
accessList
A list of addresses and storage keys that the transaction plans to access
chainId
The chain id of the transaction, if any
v
The standardized V field of the signature
r
The R field of the signature
s
The S field of the signature
transactionsRoot
The root of the transaction trie of the block
uncles
An array of uncle hashes
rlp
The RLP encoded header
Request
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curl https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/ \
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 -X POST \
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 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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 --data '{"method":"debug_getBadBlocks","params":[],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'
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