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kaia_getBlockByHash RPC Method

Returns information about a block by block hash.

Updated on
Aug 07, 2024

Parameters

BlockHash
string
REQUIRED

The Hash of a block

transaction detail flag
boolean
REQUIRED

The method returns the full transaction objects when this value is true otherwise, it returns only the hashes of the transactions

Returns

object
object | null

A block object, or null when no block was found:

blockScore
string

(Optional) The score of the block, represented in hexadecimal format

baseFeePerGas
string

(Optional) A string of the base fee encoded in hexadecimal format. Please note that this response field will not be included in a block requested before the EIP-1559 upgrade

extraData
string

The “extra data” field of this block

gasUsed
string

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

governanceData
string

Data related to governance, represented as a hexadecimal string

hash
string | null

The block hash of the requested block. null if pending

logsBloom
string | null

The bloom filter for the logs of the block. null if pending

number
string | null

The block number of the requested block encoded as a hexadecimal. null if pending

parentHash
string

The hash of the parent block

receiptsRoot
string

The root of the receipts trie of the block

reward
string

The address of the account that received the block reward

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

timestampFoS
string

An additional timestamp field, represented in hexadecimal format

totalBlockScore
string

(Optional) The total score of the blockchain up to and including this block, represented in hexadecimal format

transactions
array

An array of transaction objects

transactionsRoot
string

The root of the transaction trie of the block

voteData
string

The data related to votes, represented as a hexadecimal string

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