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consensus_params REST API Endpoint

Retrieves consensus parameters.

Updated on
Mar 17, 2026

Query Parameters

height
integer
REQUIRED

The block height to return. If no height is provided, the latest block commit info is to be returned. The default value is 0

Returns

result
object

The result object with the following fields:

block_height
string

The current block height

consensus_params
object

The consensus_params object which contains the following fields:

block
object

The block object which contains the following fields:

max_bytes
string

The maximum size of a block in bytes

max_gas
string

The maximum gas limit for a block

max_txs
string

The maximum transaction limit for a block

evidence
object

The evidence object which contains the following fields:

max_age_num_blocks
string

The maximum number of blocks for evidence validity

max_age_duration
string

The maximum duration for evidence validity in nanoseconds

max_bytes
string

The maximum size of evidence in bytes

validator
object

The validator object which contains the following fields:

pub_key_types
array

An array of supported public key types for validators

version
object

The version object which contains the following fields:

app
string

The version of the application

synchrony
object

(Optional) The synchrony object which contains the following fields:

precision
string

Precision for synchronization in nanoseconds

message_delay
string

Delay for message synchronization in nanoseconds

timeout
object

(Optional) The timeout object which contains the following fields:

propose
string

Timeout duration for proposing a block in nanoseconds

propose_delta
string

Propose delta duration in nanoseconds

vote
string

Timeout duration for voting in nanoseconds

vote_delta
string

Vote delta duration in nanoseconds

commit
string

Timeout duration for committing a block in nanoseconds

bypass_commit_timeout
boolean

Flag indicating whether commit timeout is bypassed

abci
object

The abci object which contains the following fields:

vote_extensions_enable_height
string

Height at which vote extensions are enabled

recheck_tx
boolean

(Optional) Flag indicating whether to recheck transaction

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