getBlock RPC Method

Though getBlock is supported, Solana Foundation recommends using jsonParsed encoding because it includes all transaction account keys (including those from Lookup Tables). To do this with JavaScript, please refer to the getParsedBlock RPC method.

Parameters

slot

integer

object

encoding

string

transactionDetails

string

rewards

boolean

commitment

string

maxSupportedTransactionVersion

boolean

legacy

boolean

Returns

result

blockHeight

blockTime

blockhash

parentSlot

previousBlockhash

transactions

meta

err

fee

innerInstructions

logMessages

postBalances

postTokenBalances

preBalances

preTokenBalances

rewards

pubkey

lamports

postBalance

rewardType

commission

status

transaction

message

accountKeys

pubkey

signer

source

writable

instructions

parsed

info

clockSysvar

slotHashesSysvar

vote

hash

slots

timestamp

voteAccount

voteAuthority

type

program

programId

stackHeight

recentBlockhash

signatures

version

Request

curl https://docs-demo.solana-devnet.quiknode.pro/ \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"jsonrpc": "2.0","id":1,"method":"getBlock","params":[317175212, {"encoding": "json","maxSupportedTransactionVersion":0,"transactionDetails":"full","rewards":false}]}'

require "uri"
require "json"
require "net/http"

url = URI("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")

https = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
https.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
request.body = JSON.dump({
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "getBlock",
  "params": [
    317175212,
    {
      "encoding": "json",
      "maxSupportedTransactionVersion": 0,
      "transactionDetails": "full",
      "rewards": false
    }
  ]
})

response = https.request(request)
puts response.read_body

import { createSolanaRpc } from "@solana/kit";

(async () => {
  const solanaRpc = createSolanaRpc("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");

  try {
    const block = await solanaRpc.getBlock(BigInt(317175212)).send();
    console.log(block);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error fetching block:", error);
  }
})();

const web3 = require("@solana/web3.js");
(async () => {
  const solana = new web3.Connection("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
  console.log(
    await solana.getBlock(317175212, { maxSupportedTransactionVersion: 0 })
  );
})();

from solana.rpc.api import Client
solana_client = Client("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
print(solana_client.get_block(317175212, "json", max_supported_transaction_version=0))

use reqwest::header;
use reqwest::Client;
use std::error::Error;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
    let mut headers = header::HeaderMap::new();
    headers.insert("Content-Type", "application/json".parse().unwrap());

    let client = Client::new();
    let json_data = r#"
    {
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "id": 1,
        "method": "getBlock",
        "params": [
            317175212,
            {
                "encoding": "json",
                "maxSupportedTransactionVersion": 0,
                "transactionDetails": "full",
                "rewards": false
            }
        ]
    }"#;
    let response = client
        .post("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
        .headers(headers)
        .body(json_data)
        .send()
        .await?; 

    let body = response.text().await?;
    println!("{}", body);

    Ok(())
}

Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "blockHeight": 428,
    "blockTime": null,
    "blockhash": "3Eq21vXNB5s86c62bVuUfTeaMif1N2kUqRPBmGRJhyTA",
    "parentSlot": 429,
    "previousBlockhash": "mfcyqEXB3DnHXki6KjjmZck6YjmZLvpAByy2fj4nh6B",
    "transactions": [
      {
        "meta": {
          "err": null,
          "fee": 5000,
          "innerInstructions": [],
          "logMessages": [],
          "postBalances": [
            499998932500,
            26858640,
            1,
            1,
            1
          ],
          "postTokenBalances": [],
          "preBalances": [
            499998937500,
            26858640,
            1,
            1,
            1
          ],
          "preTokenBalances": [],
          "rewards": null,
          "status": {
            "Ok": null
          }
        },
        "transaction": {
          "message": {
            "accountKeys": [
              "3UVYmECPPMZSCqWKfENfuoTv51fTDTWicX9xmBD2euKe",
              "AjozzgE83A3x1sHNUR64hfH7zaEBWeMaFuAN9kQgujrc",
              "SysvarS1otHashes111111111111111111111111111",
              "SysvarC1ock11111111111111111111111111111111",
              "Vote111111111111111111111111111111111111111"
            ],
            "header": {
              "numReadonlySignedAccounts": 0,
              "numReadonlyUnsignedAccounts": 3,
              "numRequiredSignatures": 1
            },
            "instructions": [
              {
                "accounts": [
                  1,
                  2,
                  3,
                  0
                ],
                "data": "37u9WtQpcm6ULa3WRQHmj49EPs4if7o9f1jSRVZpm2dvihR9C8jY4NqEwXUbLwx15HBSNcP1",
                "programIdIndex": 4
              }
            ],
            "recentBlockhash": "mfcyqEXB3DnHXki6KjjmZck6YjmZLvpAByy2fj4nh6B"
          },
          "signatures": [
            "2nBhEBYYvfaAe16UMNqRHre4YNSskvuYgx3M6E4JP1oDYvZEJHvoPzyUidNgNX5r9sTyN1J9UxtbCXy2rqYcuyuv"
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "id": 1
}

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getBlock RPC Method

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Parameters

Returns