Block Information
GET <API_ENDPOINT>/v0/<CHAIN>/block/id/<BLOCK_HASH>Returns a Block object for the block specified by the <CHAIN> and <BLOCK_HASH> values.
By default, only minimal Transaction information is returned. For additional Transaction details use the ?showtxn=1 and showtxnio=1 query parameters.
Examples
- BTC Genesis block
- BTC block 00000000C937983704A73AF28ACDEC37B049D214ADBDA81D7E2A3DD146F6ED09
- LTC block 7EB1160F01939C087A21A3E14290EEF905EBCA0E9079FDD711CFA4CFE3425C43
Example Output
{
"status": "success",
"data": {
"block": {
"id": "2A75A531E41FC27AE94C677F10D1921C691CA07B0D7015A87CD5F842F1D226BA",
"size": "227",
"height": 157995,
"version": 6422530,
"merkel_root": "01414FB7FCFE2A7AF0603AC5C75426756CDF8F4622EDDBC2DD09BC9BA46F2B5B",
"time": 1407214382,
"time_display": "2014-08-05T04:53:02+00:00",
"nonce": 820187392,
"chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000542BB5CEA3",
"bits": "503847802",
"prev_block_id": "BD8FC5732FDDC4800D7948952E378C8D38D2809050855442F0A7F61A1F9EAE9B",
"next_block_id": "",
"_confirmations": 0,
"_is_main_chain": 1,
"_tx_count": 1,
"_coinbase": 25000000000000,
"_coinbase_fiat_now": 0,
"_coinbase_disp": "250,000.00000000",
"_input_value": 0,
"_input_value_fiat_now": 0,
"_input_value_disp": "0.00000000",
"_output_value": 25000000000000,
"_output_value_fiat_now": 0,
"_output_value_disp": "250,000.00000000",
"_fees": 0,
"_fees_fiat_now": 0,
"_fees_disp": "0.00000000",
"_total_satoshies": 6461901501800000000,
"_total_seconds": 15711093,
"_satoshi_seconds": 9223372036854775807,
"_total_satoshi_seconds": 9223372036854775807,
"_destroyed_satoshi_seconds": 0,
"Transactions": [
{
"id": "01414FB7FCFE2A7AF0603AC5C75426756CDF8F4622EDDBC2DD09BC9BA46F2B5B"
}
]
},
"_request": {
<REQUEST_OBJECT>
}
}
}Also see
- Block object For a full breakdown of the elements
- Transaction details and Pagination
- Values and Currency How we handle values and currencies
- Request object
- Supported Chains
Access Criteria
- GET
- There is no sensitive or custom information in the data returned by this API method.
- HTTP or HTTPS
- No API key required, but subjected to usage/rate limits.
- If API key provided, then subject to Usage Tiers.