Parameters

blockNumber/tag

string

REQUIRED

The block number in hexadecimal format or the string latest, earliest, pending, safe or finalized

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

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

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

blobGasUsed

string

The amount of gas used by the blob

difficulty

string

The integer of the difficulty for this block encoded as a hexadecimal

excessBlobGas

string

The excess gas used by the blob

extraData

string

The “extra data” field of this block

gasLimit

string

The maximum gas allowed in this block encoded as a hexadecimal

gasUsed

string

The total used gas by all transactions in this block encoded as a 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 a 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 a hexadecimal. null if pending

parentBeaconBlockRoot

string

The root of the parent beacon block in hexadecimal format

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

transactionsRoot

string

The root of the transaction trie of the block

uncles

array

An array of uncle hashes

withdrawals

array

A withdrawals object contains information about withdrawals made by validators. Please note that this field will not be included in a block requested before the EIP-4895 upgrade

index

string

The index of the withdrawal to uniquely identify each withdrawal

validatorIndex

string

The index of the validator who initiated the withdrawal

address

string

The address to which the withdrawn amount is sent

amount

string

The amount of ether, provided in hexadecimal format, corresponding to a certain value in gwei

withdrawalsRoot

string

The Merkle root of withdrawal data. Also, please note that this field will not be included in a block requested before the EIP-4895 upgrade

requestsHash

string

The hash of the requests in the block. Present after the Pectra upgrade

Request

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.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": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
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  "params": [
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    "0x50000",
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    false
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.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": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
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  "params": [
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    "0x50000",
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    false
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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import { ethers } from "ethers";
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async function main() {
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    const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
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    const response = await provider.send("eth_getBlockByNumber", [
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    "0x50000",
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    false
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]);
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    console.log(response);
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}
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main();

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import { ethers } from "ethers";
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3
async function main() {
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    const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
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    const response = await provider.send("eth_getBlockByNumber", [
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    "0x50000",
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    false
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]);
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    console.log(response);
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}
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main();

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from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider
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w3 = Web3(HTTPProvider('https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/'))
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response = w3.provider.make_request("eth_getBlockByNumber", ["0x50000",False])
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print(response)

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from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider
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w3 = Web3(HTTPProvider('https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/'))
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response = w3.provider.make_request("eth_getBlockByNumber", ["0x50000",False])
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print(response)

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import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'
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async function main() {
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    const client = createPublicClient({
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        transport: http('https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/')
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    })
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    const result = await client.request({
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        method: 'eth_getBlockByNumber',
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        params: [
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          "0x50000",
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          false
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        ]
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    })
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    console.log(result)
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}
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main()

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import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'
2

3
async function main() {
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    const client = createPublicClient({
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        transport: http('https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/')
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    })
7

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    const result = await client.request({
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        method: 'eth_getBlockByNumber',
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        params: [
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          "0x50000",
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          false
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        ]
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    })
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    console.log(result)
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}
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main()

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import { QuicknodeSdk } from '@quicknode/sdk'
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const qn = new QuicknodeSdk({})
4

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const result = await qn.rpc.call(
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  'eth_getBlockByNumber',
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  [
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  "0x50000",
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  false
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],
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  undefined,
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  'https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/'
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)
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console.log(result)

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import { QuicknodeSdk } from '@quicknode/sdk'
2

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const qn = new QuicknodeSdk({})
4

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const result = await qn.rpc.call(
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  'eth_getBlockByNumber',
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  [
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  "0x50000",
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  false
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],
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  undefined,
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  'https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/'
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)
14

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console.log(result)

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import asyncio
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from quicknode_sdk import QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig
3

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async def main():
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    qn = QuicknodeSdk(SdkFullConfig(api_key=None))
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    result = await qn.rpc.call(
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        "eth_getBlockByNumber",
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        [
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            "0x50000",
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            False
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        ],
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        endpoint_url="https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/",
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    )
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    print(result)
15

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asyncio.run(main())

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import asyncio
2
from quicknode_sdk import QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig
3

4
async def main():
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    qn = QuicknodeSdk(SdkFullConfig(api_key=None))
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    result = await qn.rpc.call(
7
        "eth_getBlockByNumber",
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        [
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            "0x50000",
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            False
11
        ],
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        endpoint_url="https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/",
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    )
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    print(result)
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asyncio.run(main())

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require "quicknode_sdk"
2

3
qn = QuicknodeSdk::SDK.from_config(api_key: nil)
4

5
result = qn.rpc.call(
6
  method: "eth_getBlockByNumber",
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  params: [
8
    "0x50000",
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    false
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  ],
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  endpoint_url: "https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
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)
13

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puts result

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require "quicknode_sdk"
2

3
qn = QuicknodeSdk::SDK.from_config(api_key: nil)
4

5
result = qn.rpc.call(
6
  method: "eth_getBlockByNumber",
7
  params: [
8
    "0x50000",
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    false
10
  ],
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  endpoint_url: "https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
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)
13

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puts result

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use quicknode_sdk::{QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig};
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3
#[tokio::main]
4
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
5
    let qn = QuicknodeSdk::new(&SdkFullConfig::keyless())?;
6
    let result = qn
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        .rpc
8
        .call(
9
            "eth_getBlockByNumber",
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            Some(serde_json::json!([
11
    "0x50000",
12
    false
13
])),
14
            None,
15
            Some("https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/".into()),
16
        )
17
        .await?;
18

19
    println!("{result}");
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    Ok(())
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}

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use quicknode_sdk::{QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig};
2

3
#[tokio::main]
4
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
5
    let qn = QuicknodeSdk::new(&SdkFullConfig::keyless())?;
6
    let result = qn
7
        .rpc
8
        .call(
9
            "eth_getBlockByNumber",
10
            Some(serde_json::json!([
11
    "0x50000",
12
    false
13
])),
14
            None,
15
            Some("https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/".into()),
16
        )
17
        .await?;
18

19
    println!("{result}");
20
    Ok(())
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}

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const body = {
2
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
3
    method: 'eth_getBlockByNumber',
4
    params: ["0x50000",false],
5
    id: 1
6
}
7

8
async function main() {
9
    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/', {
10
        method: 'POST',
11
        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
12
        body: JSON.stringify(body)
13
    })
14
    const data = await response.json()
15
    console.log(data)
16
}
17

18
main()

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const body = {
2
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
3
    method: 'eth_getBlockByNumber',
4
    params: ["0x50000",false],
5
    id: 1
6
}
7

8
async function main() {
9
    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/', {
10
        method: 'POST',
11
        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
12
        body: JSON.stringify(body)
13
    })
14
    const data = await response.json()
15
    console.log(data)
16
}
17

18
main()

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import requests
2
import json
3

4
url = "https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
5

6
payload = json.dumps({
7
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
8
  "method": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
9
  "params": [
10
    "0x50000",
11
    False
12
  ],
13
  "id": 1
14
})
15
headers = {
16
  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
17
}
18

19
response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
20

21
print(response.text)

1
import requests
2
import json
3

4
url = "https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
5

6
payload = json.dumps({
7
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
8
  "method": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
9
  "params": [
10
    "0x50000",
11
    False
12
  ],
13
  "id": 1
14
})
15
headers = {
16
  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
17
}
18

19
response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
20

21
print(response.text)

1
require "uri"
2
require "json"
3
require "net/http"
4

5
uri = URI("https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
6

7
payload = {
8
  jsonrpc: "2.0",
9
  id: 1,
10
  method: "eth_getBlockByNumber",
11
  params: ["0x50000",false]
12
}
13

14
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
15
request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
16
request.body = JSON.generate(payload)
17

18
response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
19
  http.request(request)
20
end
21

22
puts response.body

1
require "uri"
2
require "json"
3
require "net/http"
4

5
uri = URI("https://docs-demo.ritual-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
6

7
payload = {
8
  jsonrpc: "2.0",
9
  id: 1,
10
  method: "eth_getBlockByNumber",
11
  params: ["0x50000",false]
12
}
13

14
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
15
request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
16
request.body = JSON.generate(payload)
17

18
response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
19
  http.request(request)
20
end
21

22
puts response.body

Response

1
{
2
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
3
  "id": 1,
4
  "result": {
5
    "hash": "0x464dc0fc78ef448e18597261ac67ecfdf3c5a6ba0a86d30947ca4d379f0fc46b",
6
    "parentHash": "0x4377b6cc02b83b768faa0d36371b6f6c9a42c300ba50446bf8727b0927b9bf1a",
7
    "sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
8
    "miner": "0x514708beda3441cc4e141f8546c096eaab7c8a05",
9
    "stateRoot": "0xb513f1d1427a1748379fdc054cf8a7b74ca8e70189014c1ce17f34eee1bed9f9",
10
    "transactionsRoot": "0xbe4350d9ffa7f82ad7af33d2b8b7279a5b7167b728107b61487f1ac7f0929c45",
11
    "receiptsRoot": "0x558eef27308bc0ae1df25e3c9fa7358206c6eca7591f1990bd6c273aa56fc4cb",
12
    "logsBloom": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010000000000000400000000000000800000000008001000000000000000000800080000000000000000000000020000000000000000040800000000000000000002000010000000000004000000000000400000000200000000020000000000000000002000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000008020000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000200000000000000000",
13
    "difficulty": "0x0",
14
    "number": "0x50000",
15
    "gasLimit": "0x2faf080",
16
    "gasUsed": "0x350cb",
17
    "timestamp": "0x6a8e16c4",
18
    "extraData": "0x726574682f76322e322e302f6c696e7578",
19
    "mixHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
20
    "nonce": "0x0000000000000000",
21
    "baseFeePerGas": "0x8",
22
    "withdrawalsRoot": "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
23
    "blobGasUsed": "0x0",
24
    "excessBlobGas": "0x0",
25
    "parentBeaconBlockRoot": "0x0101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101",
26
    "requestsHash": "0xe3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
27
    "size": "0x2d2",
28
    "uncles": [],
29
    "transactions": [
30
      "0x5d005403489e1bc301344d2b51fa7f403372cf4e7941c2861aa320f1605c9dd4"
31
    ],
32
    "withdrawals": []
33
  }
34
}

1
{
2
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
3
  "id": 1,
4
  "result": {
5
    "hash": "0x464dc0fc78ef448e18597261ac67ecfdf3c5a6ba0a86d30947ca4d379f0fc46b",
6
    "parentHash": "0x4377b6cc02b83b768faa0d36371b6f6c9a42c300ba50446bf8727b0927b9bf1a",
7
    "sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
8
    "miner": "0x514708beda3441cc4e141f8546c096eaab7c8a05",
9
    "stateRoot": "0xb513f1d1427a1748379fdc054cf8a7b74ca8e70189014c1ce17f34eee1bed9f9",
10
    "transactionsRoot": "0xbe4350d9ffa7f82ad7af33d2b8b7279a5b7167b728107b61487f1ac7f0929c45",
11
    "receiptsRoot": "0x558eef27308bc0ae1df25e3c9fa7358206c6eca7591f1990bd6c273aa56fc4cb",
12
    "logsBloom": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010000000000000400000000000000800000000008001000000000000000000800080000000000000000000000020000000000000000040800000000000000000002000010000000000004000000000000400000000200000000020000000000000000002000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000008020000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000200000000000000000",
13
    "difficulty": "0x0",
14
    "number": "0x50000",
15
    "gasLimit": "0x2faf080",
16
    "gasUsed": "0x350cb",
17
    "timestamp": "0x6a8e16c4",
18
    "extraData": "0x726574682f76322e322e302f6c696e7578",
19
    "mixHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
20
    "nonce": "0x0000000000000000",
21
    "baseFeePerGas": "0x8",
22
    "withdrawalsRoot": "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
23
    "blobGasUsed": "0x0",
24
    "excessBlobGas": "0x0",
25
    "parentBeaconBlockRoot": "0x0101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101",
26
    "requestsHash": "0xe3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
27
    "size": "0x2d2",
28
    "uncles": [],
29
    "transactions": [
30
      "0x5d005403489e1bc301344d2b51fa7f403372cf4e7941c2861aa320f1605c9dd4"
31
    ],
32
    "withdrawals": []
33
  }
34
}

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