Parameters

blockHash

string

REQUIRED

The hash of the block

Returns

baseFeePerGas

string | null

(Optional) A string of the base fee encoded as hexadecimal

blobGasUsed

string | null

(Optional) The total amount of blob gas used in this block, encoded as hexadecimal, or null when unavailable

blockAccessListHash

string | null

(Optional) The block access list hash, encoded as hexadecimal, or null when unavailable

difficulty

string

The integer of the difficulty for this block encoded as hexadecimal

extraData

string

The extra data field of this block

excessBlobGas

string | null

(Optional) The excess blob gas for this block, encoded as hexadecimal, or null when unavailable

gasLimit

string

The maximum gas allowed in this block encoded as hexadecimal

gasUsed

string

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

hash

string | null

The block hash of the requested block. Null when it's pending block

logsBloom

string | null

The bloom filter for the logs of the block. Null when it's a pending block

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 hexadecimal

nonce

string | null

The hash of the generated proof-of-work. Null when it's a pending block

number

string | null

The block number of the requested block, encoded as hexadecimal. Null when it's a pending block

parentHash

string

The hash of the parent block

parentBeaconBlockRoot

string | null

(Optional) The parent beacon block root, encoded as hexadecimal, or null when unavailable

receiptsRoot

string

The root of the receipts trie of the block

requestsHash

string | null

(Optional) The requests hash for this block, encoded as hexadecimal, or null when unavailable

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

withdrawalsRoot

string | null

(Optional) The root of the withdrawals trie of the block, or null when unavailable

Request

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.xdai.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": "erigon_getHeaderByHash",
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  "params": [
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    "0xfcb8522910545b55a6e5984d54e00ea35f6e7eee4800cffeacda3b74afad4d33"
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.xdai.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": "erigon_getHeaderByHash",
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  "params": [
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    "0xfcb8522910545b55a6e5984d54e00ea35f6e7eee4800cffeacda3b74afad4d33"
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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: 'erigon_getHeaderByHash',
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    params: ["0xfcb8522910545b55a6e5984d54e00ea35f6e7eee4800cffeacda3b74afad4d33"],
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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.xdai.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: 'erigon_getHeaderByHash',
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    params: ["0xfcb8522910545b55a6e5984d54e00ea35f6e7eee4800cffeacda3b74afad4d33"],
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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.xdai.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.xdai.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "erigon_getHeaderByHash",
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  "params": [
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    "0xfcb8522910545b55a6e5984d54e00ea35f6e7eee4800cffeacda3b74afad4d33"
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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.xdai.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "erigon_getHeaderByHash",
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  "params": [
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    "0xfcb8522910545b55a6e5984d54e00ea35f6e7eee4800cffeacda3b74afad4d33"
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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.xdai.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: "erigon_getHeaderByHash",
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  params: ["0xfcb8522910545b55a6e5984d54e00ea35f6e7eee4800cffeacda3b74afad4d33"]
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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.xdai.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: "erigon_getHeaderByHash",
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  params: ["0xfcb8522910545b55a6e5984d54e00ea35f6e7eee4800cffeacda3b74afad4d33"]
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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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    "parentHash": "0xd1c4628a6710d8dec345e5bca6b8093abf3f830516e05e36f419f993334d10ef",
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    "sha3Uncles": "0x7d9ce61d799ddcb5dfe1644ec7224ae7018f24ecb682f077b4c477da192e8553",
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    "miner": "0x829bd824b016326a401d083b33d092293333a830",
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    "stateRoot": "0x6350d0454245fb410fc0fb93f6648c5b9047a6081441e36f0ff3ab259c9a47f0",
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    "transactionsRoot": "0xa17c2a87a6ff2fd790d517e48279e02f2e092a05309300c976363e47e0012672",
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    "receiptsRoot": "0x7eadd994da137c7720fe2bf2935220409ed23a06ec6470ffd2d478e41af0255b",
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    "logsBloom": "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",
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    "difficulty": "0x1913ff69551dac",
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    "number": "0xc5043f",
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    "gasLimit": "0xe4e1b2",
15
    "gasUsed": "0xe4d737",
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    "timestamp": "0x6100bc82",
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    "extraData": "0xe4b883e5bda9e7a59ee4bb99e9b1bc000921",
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    "mixHash": "0x7d416c4a24dc3b43898040ea788922d8563d44a5193e6c4a1d9c70990775c879",
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    "nonce": "0xe6e41732385c71d6",
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    "AuRaStep": 0,
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    "AuRaSeal": null,
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    "baseFeePerGas": null,
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    "withdrawalsRoot": null,
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    "blobGasUsed": null,
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    "excessBlobGas": null,
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    "parentBeaconBlockRoot": null,
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    "requestsHash": null,
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    "Verkle": false,
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    "VerkleProof": null,
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    "VerkleKeyVals": null,
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    "hash": "0xa917fcc721a5465a484e9be17cda0cc5493933dd3bc70c9adbee192cb419c9d7"
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  }
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}

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{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
3
  "id": 1,
4
  "result": {
5
    "parentHash": "0xd1c4628a6710d8dec345e5bca6b8093abf3f830516e05e36f419f993334d10ef",
6
    "sha3Uncles": "0x7d9ce61d799ddcb5dfe1644ec7224ae7018f24ecb682f077b4c477da192e8553",
7
    "miner": "0x829bd824b016326a401d083b33d092293333a830",
8
    "stateRoot": "0x6350d0454245fb410fc0fb93f6648c5b9047a6081441e36f0ff3ab259c9a47f0",
9
    "transactionsRoot": "0xa17c2a87a6ff2fd790d517e48279e02f2e092a05309300c976363e47e0012672",
10
    "receiptsRoot": "0x7eadd994da137c7720fe2bf2935220409ed23a06ec6470ffd2d478e41af0255b",
11
    "logsBloom": "0x00af00124b82093253a6960ab5a003170000318c0a00c18d418505009c10c905810e05d4a4511044b6245a062122010233958626c80039250781851410a468418101040c0100f178088a4e89000140e00001880c1c601413ac47bc5882854701180b9404422202202521584000808843030a552488a80e60c804c8d8004d0480422585320e068028d2e190508130022600024a51c116151a07612040081000088ba5c891064920a846b36288a40280820212b20940280056b233060818988945f33460426105024024040923447ad1102000028b8f0e001e810021031840a2801831a0113b003a5485843004c10c4c10d6a04060a84d88500038ab10875a382c",
12
    "difficulty": "0x1913ff69551dac",
13
    "number": "0xc5043f",
14
    "gasLimit": "0xe4e1b2",
15
    "gasUsed": "0xe4d737",
16
    "timestamp": "0x6100bc82",
17
    "extraData": "0xe4b883e5bda9e7a59ee4bb99e9b1bc000921",
18
    "mixHash": "0x7d416c4a24dc3b43898040ea788922d8563d44a5193e6c4a1d9c70990775c879",
19
    "nonce": "0xe6e41732385c71d6",
20
    "AuRaStep": 0,
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    "AuRaSeal": null,
22
    "baseFeePerGas": null,
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    "withdrawalsRoot": null,
24
    "blobGasUsed": null,
25
    "excessBlobGas": null,
26
    "parentBeaconBlockRoot": null,
27
    "requestsHash": null,
28
    "Verkle": false,
29
    "VerkleProof": null,
30
    "VerkleKeyVals": null,
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    "hash": "0xa917fcc721a5465a484e9be17cda0cc5493933dd3bc70c9adbee192cb419c9d7"
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  }
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}

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