Path Parameters

block_id

string

REQUIRED

Block identifier. Can be one of: "head" (canonical head in node's view), "genesis", "finalized", <slot>, <hex encoded blockRoot with 0x prefix>.

Returns

version

string

The enumeration. The possible values could be: phase0, altair, bellatrix

data

The object with the following values:

message

object

The BeaconBlock object from the CL spec

slot

string

The slot to which this block corresponds

proposer_index

string

Index of validator in validator registry

parent_root

string

The signing merkle root of the parent BeaconBlock

state_root

string

The tree hash merkle root of the BeaconState for the BeaconBlock

body

object

The BeaconBlockBody object from the CL spec

signature

string

The signature

Request

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curl -X GET "https://docs-demo.xdai.quiknode.pro/eth/v2/beacon/blocks/head" \
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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.xdai.quiknode.pro/eth/v2/beacon/blocks/head" \
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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.xdai.quiknode.pro/eth/v2/beacon/blocks/head', {
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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.xdai.quiknode.pro/eth/v2/beacon/blocks/head', {
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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.xdai.quiknode.pro/eth/v2/beacon/blocks/head"
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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.xdai.quiknode.pro/eth/v2/beacon/blocks/head"
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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.xdai.quiknode.pro/eth/v2/beacon/blocks/head")
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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.xdai.quiknode.pro/eth/v2/beacon/blocks/head")
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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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  "version": "bellatrix",
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  "data": {
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    "message": {
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      "slot": "4903392",
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      "proposer_index": "42",
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      "parent_root": "0x8c52d736a5bc2a6bc90958cf04b7ac5bd0e3bba8c3a21586f84b92ecfac34025",
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      "state_root": "0x4e3af6de006f32fb28a6f049bc4daa5cbe895b2badee473749c710e456c5cbe7",
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      "body": {
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        "randao_reveal": "0x96a66b0b31bbdc6348378210e0c4c2049c2d5241f44bfe5ac97ebcbbb6e3be941d3d127248114c4565b900c53ea186901196696974b90b292a286d17390e299999b95aa5f7e941810d0b70b1f945bdd4efbcc0af0ac0159004f9af7794f48157",
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        "eth1_data": {
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          "deposit_root": "0x1e7ab76514893a35ce5d578188214f4c7354001002d45a18f60ab144b2932acb",
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          "deposit_count": "651208",
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          "block_hash": "0xf5a5d9c2c3b1a0b5e6d8d7f9e2c1b0a9d8c7f6e5d4c3b2a1b0a9d8c7f6e5d4c3"
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        },
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        "graffiti": "0x457468657265756d204973204c69666500000000000000000000000000000000"
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      }
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    },
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    "signature": "0xa5e94e8abcef2d9cbec0613449e89aa4172a348b28c913b43061f57920cd16c18b77428fd80374ff1d68d82af3347977a5e94e8abcef2d9cbec0613449e89aa4172a348b28c913b43061f57920cd16c18b77428fd80374ff1d68d82af3347977"
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  }
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}

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{
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  "version": "bellatrix",
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  "data": {
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    "message": {
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      "slot": "4903392",
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      "proposer_index": "42",
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      "parent_root": "0x8c52d736a5bc2a6bc90958cf04b7ac5bd0e3bba8c3a21586f84b92ecfac34025",
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      "state_root": "0x4e3af6de006f32fb28a6f049bc4daa5cbe895b2badee473749c710e456c5cbe7",
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      "body": {
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        "randao_reveal": "0x96a66b0b31bbdc6348378210e0c4c2049c2d5241f44bfe5ac97ebcbbb6e3be941d3d127248114c4565b900c53ea186901196696974b90b292a286d17390e299999b95aa5f7e941810d0b70b1f945bdd4efbcc0af0ac0159004f9af7794f48157",
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        "eth1_data": {
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          "deposit_root": "0x1e7ab76514893a35ce5d578188214f4c7354001002d45a18f60ab144b2932acb",
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          "deposit_count": "651208",
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          "block_hash": "0xf5a5d9c2c3b1a0b5e6d8d7f9e2c1b0a9d8c7f6e5d4c3b2a1b0a9d8c7f6e5d4c3"
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        },
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        "graffiti": "0x457468657265756d204973204c69666500000000000000000000000000000000"
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      }
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    },
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    "signature": "0xa5e94e8abcef2d9cbec0613449e89aa4172a348b28c913b43061f57920cd16c18b77428fd80374ff1d68d82af3347977a5e94e8abcef2d9cbec0613449e89aa4172a348b28c913b43061f57920cd16c18b77428fd80374ff1d68d82af3347977"
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  }
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}

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