Getchaintips

getchaintips

post

Returns information about all known tips in the block tree, including the main chain as well as orphaned forks.

Authorizations

api-keyAuth

api-keystringRequired

Body

application/json

jsonrpcstringRequiredExample: 1.0

idstringRequiredExample: getchaintips

methodstring · enumRequiredPossible values:

paramsarrayRequired

This method takes no parameters.

Responses

200

Chain tips retrieved successfully

application/json

errorobject · nullableOptional

Error object (null if successful)

idstringOptional

ID of the request

401

Unauthorized

application/json

500

Internal Server Error

application/json

post

/

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

POST / HTTP/1.1
Host: btc.nownodes.io
api-key: YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 69

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

{
  "result": [
    {
      "height": 855000,
      "hash": "0000000000000000000a1e63be6bb1d1f4e6d2a345234a4a6b8f86e4f0de3c5a",
      "branchlen": 0,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "height": 854980,
      "hash": "0000000000000000000f83a8e9a563e48e7b8e5400e38310ff299b7f30aaf8d9",
      "branchlen": 20,
      "status": "valid-fork"
    }
  ],
  "error": null,
  "id": "curltest"
}