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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
Apr 23, 2025

debug_getBadBlocks RPC Method

Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters

Returns

hash
string
The hash of the transaction
block
object
A block object, or null when no block was found
baseFeePerGas
string
The integer of the difficulty for this block encoded as hexadecimal
difficulty
string
The integer of the difficulty for this block encoded as hexadecimal
extraData
string
The extra data field of this block
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
The block hash of the requested block. Null if pending
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 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 hexadecimal. Null if pending
parentHash
string
The hash of the parent block
receiptsRoot
string
The root of the receipts trie of the block
sha3Uncles
string
The SHA3 of the uncles data in the block
size
string
The size of this block in bytes as an Integer value encoded as hexadecimal
stateRoot
string
The root of the final state trie of the block
timestamp
string
The unix timestamp for when the block was collated
transactions
array
An array of transaction objects with the following fields:
transactionsRoot
string
The root of the transaction trie of the block
uncles
array
An array of uncle hashes
rlp
string
The RLP encoded header
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