Getbestblockhash

getbestblockhash

post

Returns the hash of the best block in the most-work fully-validated chain. The best block is the tip of the blockchain, representing the most recent block that has been validated and added to the chain.

Authorizations

api-keyAuth

api-keystringRequired

Body

application/json

jsonrpcstringRequiredExample: 1.0

idstringRequired

methodstring · enumRequiredPossible values:

Responses

200

Valid response

application/json

resultstringOptional

A hex-encoded string representing the hash of the best block in the longest blockchain

errorobject · nullableOptional

An object containing an error message if an error occurred, otherwise null

idstringOptional

An integer representing the ID of the request, used to match requests with responses

401

Unauthorized

application/json

500

Internal Server Error

application/json

post

/

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

POST / HTTP/1.1
Host: bsv.nownodes.io
api-key: YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 73

{
  "jsonrpc": "1.0",
  "id": "curltest",
  "method": "getbestblockhash",
  "params": []
}

{
  "result": "0000000000000000000a1e63be6bb1d1f4e6d2a345234a4a6b8f86e4f0de3c5a",
  "error": null,
  "id": "curltest"
}