eth_getBlockByHash RPC Method

The eth_getBlockByHash method retrieves information about a specific block by its hash on the Base mainnet.

Parameters

1. blockHash (required)

• Type: String (32 bytes)
• The hash of the block you want to query.

2. fullTransactions (required)

• Type: Boolean
• true: Returns full transaction objects.
• false: Returns only transaction hashes.

params: [
  "0xc529628a946ecf86acfaff0251aeae15ca2563c5aaf7b4872609b84f6f396c99",
  false
]

Returns

Returns a block object if found, or null otherwise.

Block Object Properties

• number: Block number, or null if pending.
• hash: Block hash, or null if pending.
• parentHash: Parent block hash.
• nonce: Proof-of-work nonce, or null if pending.
• difficulty: Difficulty for this block (hex string).
• totalDifficulty: Total chain difficulty at this block (hex string).
• logsBloom: Bloom filter for logs, or null if pending.
• sha3Uncles: SHA3 of the block’s uncles data.
• extraData: Extra data field.
• timestamp: Unix timestamp.
• size: Size of the block (in bytes).
• miner: Miner address.
• transactionsRoot: Root of the transaction trie.
• stateRoot: Root of the state trie.
• receiptsRoot: Root of receipts trie.
• uncles: Array of uncle block hashes.
• transactions: Array of transaction hashes or objects depending on fullTransactions.
• gasUsed: Total gas used (hex).
• gasLimit: Gas limit (hex).
• mixHash: 256-bit hash (hex).
• baseFeePerGas: (optional) Base fee per gas (hex).

Request

POST https://base-mainnet.chainnodes.org/YOUR-API-KEY

Example

curl https://base-mainnet.chainnodes.org/YOUR-API-KEY \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockByHash","params":["0xc529628a946ecf86acfaff0251aeae15ca2563c5aaf7b4872609b84f6f396c99", false],"id":1}'

Example Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "number": "0x1029c88",
    "hash": "0xc529628a946ecf86acfaff0251aeae15ca2563c5aaf7b4872609b84f6f396c99",
    "parentHash": "0x38c03b0813aa479e8c0f1316828ed3729f1e100387a5372e1ecd4eee00d3c7e8",
    "nonce": "0x0000000000000000",
    "sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
    "logsBloom": "0x...",
    "transactionsRoot": "0x6f7b725bc43c2a3ad666751059041d722a17b9d69cf9f23e3a73af3a54c01eb7",
    "stateRoot": "0x30fcd7b38a90d1482006c66b9d630ece06a6d7405572e97ca4e1b0f2202744d7",
    "receiptsRoot": "0xf29158cb7989375414c130a7e335808026fdc9f8b9b6670f9d67e29154e103d3",
    "miner": "0x95222290dd7278aa3ddd389cc1e1d165cc4bafe5",
    "difficulty": "0x0",
    "totalDifficulty": "0xc70d815d562d3cfa955",
    "extraData": "0x6265617665726275696c642e6f7267",
    "size": "0x28abc",
    "gasLimit": "0x1c9c380",
    "gasUsed": "0xdf19ac",
    "timestamp": "0x642709eb",
    "transactions": [
      "0xb19f38ce6f75b23a0d4b25f1ebb876dffb5041ece000628366a66420f5d80c36",
      "... more hashes ..."
    ],
    "uncles": [],
    "mixHash": "0x33ca51f80eee8c8a39ab58b9b04291f1064df288a346921b567f3d6200a1c8df",
    "baseFeePerGas": "0x6f664d776"
  }
}

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