erigon_getHeaderByNumber RPC Method

Deprecation Notice

This method will be deprecated on Amoy Testnet (July 1, 2026) and Mainnet (July 15, 2026) following Polygon Labs' sunset of Erigon. Use eth_getBlockByNumber as an alternative.

Parameters

blockNumber

string

REQUIRED

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Returns

baseFeePerGas

string

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difficulty

string

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extraData

string

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gasLimit

string

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gasUsed

string

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hash

string

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logsBloom

array

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miner

string

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mixHash

string

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nonce

string

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number

string

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parentHash

string

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receiptsRoot

string

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sha3Uncles

string

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stateRoot

string

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timestamp

string

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transactionsRoot

string

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Request

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.matic.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_getHeaderByNumber",
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  "params": [
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    "0x10c582e"
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.matic.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_getHeaderByNumber",
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  "params": [
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    "0x10c582e"
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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_getHeaderByNumber',
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    params: ["0x10c582e"],
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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.matic.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_getHeaderByNumber',
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    params: ["0x10c582e"],
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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.matic.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.matic.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "erigon_getHeaderByNumber",
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  "params": [
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    "0x10c582e"
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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.matic.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "erigon_getHeaderByNumber",
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  "params": [
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    "0x10c582e"
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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.matic.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_getHeaderByNumber",
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  params: ["0x10c582e"]
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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.matic.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_getHeaderByNumber",
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  params: ["0x10c582e"]
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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": "0xbd5e141f0ba27d3c403ee7d2627986a7e80a082822c6ec02377c5d2975bac3c9",
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    "sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
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    "miner": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
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    "stateRoot": "0x87d2451e833c4b102ea98c5c0263fcf3e65b86eed239679588a8c010d7de1628",
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    "transactionsRoot": "0xc4cb09d6f195c9d130ee19978b645714e6cd6bd6af628fe7f20030c85b1f985e",
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    "receiptsRoot": "0x5c63cc6b8c9d1813bde955d5431381c35cda02b660ca7ada7fd490123ca47152",
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    "logsBloom": "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",
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    "difficulty": "0x10",
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    "number": "0x10c582e",
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    "gasLimit": "0x134cb7d",
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    "gasUsed": "0x132e946",
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    "timestamp": "0x6109a9a5",
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    "extraData": "0xd783010a0183626f7288676f312e31352e37856c696e7578000000000000000040ba8812b62cfd92bb740f617090b0a691f58db340860ff7634757d559ae754b7b686fbff595ea7fd25c175b12485a4ee123386091f81b59de8009bc7d334f3c01",
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    "mixHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
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    "nonce": "0x0000000000000000",
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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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    "hash": "0x27fd35201118a45dc3d768ce655eff4d0761a422d82e4825bf54ed4cc8ce256e"
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  }
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}

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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": "0xbd5e141f0ba27d3c403ee7d2627986a7e80a082822c6ec02377c5d2975bac3c9",
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    "sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
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    "miner": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
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    "stateRoot": "0x87d2451e833c4b102ea98c5c0263fcf3e65b86eed239679588a8c010d7de1628",
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    "transactionsRoot": "0xc4cb09d6f195c9d130ee19978b645714e6cd6bd6af628fe7f20030c85b1f985e",
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    "receiptsRoot": "0x5c63cc6b8c9d1813bde955d5431381c35cda02b660ca7ada7fd490123ca47152",
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    "logsBloom": "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",
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    "difficulty": "0x10",
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    "number": "0x10c582e",
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    "gasLimit": "0x134cb7d",
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    "gasUsed": "0x132e946",
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    "timestamp": "0x6109a9a5",
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    "extraData": "0xd783010a0183626f7288676f312e31352e37856c696e7578000000000000000040ba8812b62cfd92bb740f617090b0a691f58db340860ff7634757d559ae754b7b686fbff595ea7fd25c175b12485a4ee123386091f81b59de8009bc7d334f3c01",
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    "mixHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
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    "nonce": "0x0000000000000000",
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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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    "hash": "0x27fd35201118a45dc3d768ce655eff4d0761a422d82e4825bf54ed4cc8ce256e"
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  }
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}

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