Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters

Returns

data

object

The object with the following values:

genesis_time

string

The genesis_time configured for the beacon node, which is the unix time in seconds at which the Eth2.0 chain began

genesis_validators_root

string

The genesis validator root

genesis_fork_version

string

A fork version number

Request

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curl -X GET "https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/eth/v1/beacon/genesis" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -H "Accept: application/json"

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curl -X GET "https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/eth/v1/beacon/genesis" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -H "Accept: application/json"

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async function main() {
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    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/eth/v1/beacon/genesis', {
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        method: 'GET',
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        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json'}
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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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async function main() {
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    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/eth/v1/beacon/genesis', {
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        method: 'GET',
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        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json'}
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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.quiknode.pro/eth/v1/beacon/genesis"
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headers = {
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  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
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  'Accept': 'application/json'
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}
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response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers)
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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.quiknode.pro/eth/v1/beacon/genesis"
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headers = {
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  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
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  'Accept': 'application/json'
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}
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response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers)
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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.quiknode.pro/eth/v1/beacon/genesis")
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request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request["Accept"] = "application/json"
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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.quiknode.pro/eth/v1/beacon/genesis")
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request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request["Accept"] = "application/json"
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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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  "data": {
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    "genesis_time": "1606824023",
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    "genesis_validators_root": "0x4b363db94e286120d76eb905340fdd4e54bfe9f06bf33ff6cf5ad27f511bfe95",
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    "genesis_fork_version": "0x00000000"
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  }
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}

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{
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  "data": {
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    "genesis_time": "1606824023",
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    "genesis_validators_root": "0x4b363db94e286120d76eb905340fdd4e54bfe9f06bf33ff6cf5ad27f511bfe95",
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    "genesis_fork_version": "0x00000000"
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  }
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}

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