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Last updated on January 1, 1970
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Method getblockheader undefined ()
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getblockheader
If verbose is false, returns a string that is serialized, hex-encodeddata for blockheader hash.If verbose is true, returns an Object with information about blockheaderhash.
Parameters
blockhash
- string, required
The block hash
verbose
- boolean, optional, default=true
true for a json object, false for the hex-encoded data
Request
curl --location --request POST 'https://btc.getblock.io/mainnet/' \
--header 'x-api-key: YOUR-API-KEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "getblockheader",
"params": ["000000000000000000046b9302e08c16ea186950f42a5498320ddd1bd7ab3428", null],
"id": "getblock.io"}'
Response
{
"error": null,
"id": "getblock.io",
"result": {
"bits": "170cdf6f",
"chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000001b633a711a2334c78a29bb40",
"confirmations": 1197,
"difficulty": 21865558044610.55,
"hash": "000000000000000000046b9302e08c16ea186950f42a5498320ddd1bd7ab3428",
"height": 677119,
"mediantime": 1617176373,
"merkleroot": "d14c9f467c4bdd5135837696150ab5f52f3f5043de324ca4e5766b195b9f8f37",
"nTx": 2815,
"nextblockhash": "000000000000000000006d8e1eb870bd281b30ed621acf6b8d6af2a3c7ab61f1",
"nonce": 3669423616,
"previousblockhash": "0000000000000000000aec32aa6edda6c888e8d6a0183d9c976064f98430c2da",
"time": 1617180599,
"version": 1073733632,
"versionHex": "3fffe000"
}
}
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Previous
{ "overview": "Overview", "guides": "Guides", "get-started": "Get Started", "rpc-service": "Nodes Methods", "getblock-explorer": "Explorer API", "getblock-tracker": "Tracker API", "nodes-endpoints": "Nodes Endpoints" }
Next
{ "overview": "Overview", "guides": "Guides", "get-started": "Get Started", "rpc-service": "Nodes Methods", "getblock-explorer": "Explorer API", "getblock-tracker": "Tracker API", "nodes-endpoints": "Nodes Endpoints" }