Blockchain RPCs

getbestblockhash

Returns the hash of the best (tip) block in the most-work fully-validated chain.

Method: POST

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Example body (raw)

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

Example response: 200

{
    "result": "40ec4eeb3c3676d274cf221c6a63c8e22fd96c5a5faced72fa9cbe19c92c540a",
    "error": null,
    "id": "curltest"
}

getblock

If verbosity is 0, returns a string that is serialized, hex-encoded data for block ‘hash’.

If verbosity is 1, returns an Object with information about block ‘hash’.

If verbosity is 2, returns an Object with information about block ‘hash’ and information about each transaction.

Method: POST

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Example body (raw)

{
    "jsonrpc": "1.0",
    "id": "curltest",
    "method": "getblock",
    "params": [
        "40ec4eeb3c3676d274cf221c6a63c8e22fd96c5a5faced72fa9cbe19c92c540a"
    ]
}

Example response: 200

{
    "result": {
        "hash": "40ec4eeb3c3676d274cf221c6a63c8e22fd96c5a5faced72fa9cbe19c92c540a",
        "confirmations": 9,
        "size": 443,
        "height": 5381181,
        "version": 5,
        "merkleroot": "a637b3cbc10169bbd7eac73967b96ed400608a685081fc85887afb2e694bbc3c",
        "tx": [
            "aeb477a7c2488fb61213819decf625430d698453989eedac7d69a9149b250ad8",
            "8982bd5dfbc790fbc3dc18246bfc1830cea1fcd7332f49fb3d0ef336def10619"
        ],
        "time": 1715455184,
        "nonce": 0,
        "bits": "1c015cf0",
        "difficulty": 187.81300376,
        "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002482429e54b5e1dc",
        "previousblockhash": "0d54389a8ec538f5a2da3091e6fdda0d3a641892f34badcc644ec8384e19b456",
        "nextblockhash": "334642981ba899ac4dd8eb80927be7e90cfd93b6ab652504de4d310619ccbf92",
        "flags": "proof-of-stake",
        "moneysupply": 32600064824.32038498,
        "mint": 1563.17430139,
        "entropybit": 0,
        "modifier": "3215ed5e9a7ca7cc",
        "modifierchecksum": "6b46e461",
        "signature": "304402200bab3a602b7dec62ed5ab5325b182a7fa87acc8e73fa7e2651f6a25d93d7ff3202207daa6f0bb9bd0900a317c82e1d7050d59e17a8fdc11fb1ee1d93a9d5d3acf29e"
    },
    "error": null,
    "id": "curltest"
}

getblockchaininfo

Returns an object containing various state info regarding blockchain processing.

Method: POST

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Example body (raw)

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

Example response: 200

{
    "result": {
        "chain": "main",
        "blocks": 5381190,
        "headers": 5381190,
        "bestblockhash": "34de49a65cc19d725d804a44d9452601b73a540ae8ff94a8dfe26cddec149e30",
        "difficulty": 187.81720888,
        "verificationprogress": 0.99999987,
        "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000024824938aea09dee"
    },
    "error": null,
    "id": "curltest"
}

getblockcount

Returns the height of the most-work fully-validated chain.

The genesis block has height 0.

Method: POST

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Example body (raw)

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

Example response: 200

{
    "result": 5381190,
    "error": null,
    "id": "curltest"
}

getblockhash

Returns hash of block in best-block-chain at height provided.

Method: POST

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Example body (raw)

{
    "jsonrpc": "1.0",
    "id": "curltest",
    "method": "getblockhash",
    "params": [
        1000
    ]
}

Example response: 200

{
    "result": "9d849e078deac30d58372db898318186cf5073a7f0b109b4776393b21b7b4e5a",
    "error": null,
    "id": "curltest"
}

getchaintips

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

Method: POST

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Example body (raw)

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

Example response: 200

{
    "result": [
        {
            "height": 838408,
            "hash": "0000000000000000000290e2caf27f3f4d0799b1ce05b07d9ed492c187a2b3c4",
            "branchlen": 0,
            "status": "active"
        },
        {
            "height": 829613,
            "hash": "0000000000000000000357088139cba6dc295875d7d3b2dd1fd764705727e451",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "valid-fork"
        },
        {
            "height": 827853,
            "hash": "00000000000000000002c7de4016a0d09a47c19075cb73947e7f66e3461efd27",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "valid-fork"
        },
        {
            "height": 823226,
            "hash": "0000000000000000000365e705dbbea406f6e383f510d400fa23e40eae71e056",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "valid-fork"
        },
        {
            "height": 822941,
            "hash": "00000000000000000003aaaacecbebd40417c2e6c39b5774a8a212d5b324052b",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "valid-headers"
        },
        {
            "height": 819343,
            "hash": "0000000000000000000262af3fb1dd3bc62ad5a119c48a57267a3b96145ce82c",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "valid-fork"
        },
        {
            "height": 818038,
            "hash": "000000000000000000029afbc6cbd660df5548a90ca9202e80866c5c680f29e4",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "valid-fork"
        },
        {
            "height": 816358,
            "hash": "00000000000000000001d5f92e2dbbfcbc1e859873117e7983dd574857da5e14",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "valid-headers"
        },
        {
            "height": 815570,
            "hash": "000000000000000000024c1b977ae540b29e329ccfc3bbb37f3b0880c2336212",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "headers-only"
        },
        {
            "height": 815202,
            "hash": "0000000000000000000093917031004a140b6db5c6adec217f814db98d7f0bde",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "valid-fork"
        },
        {
            "height": 813210,
            "hash": "000000000000000000021c9f203786c0adcd7ae9a68a25d5e430d2a3dba613d5",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "valid-fork"
        },
        {
            "height": 811703,
            "hash": "0000000000000000000270d5eed2457bf394e45f5035c1d721f4f3ccecbb2ba5",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "valid-headers"
        },
        {
            "height": 809478,
            "hash": "000000000000000000006840568a01091022093a176d12a1e8e5e261e4f11853",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "invalid"
        },
        {
            "height": 807025,
            "hash": "000000000000000000048d93a8093bd9b104cadd46957a6d14ba3ce6f2a29b9f",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "headers-only"
        },
        {
            "height": 804900,
            "hash": "00000000000000000004c20bfe0ed1a9b714fbc07710531b8252dc998f9ccd67",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "valid-fork"
        },
        {
            "height": 803389,
            "hash": "00000000000000000002ea858e57fc91ec34ae26a1d2a53720d7d4e08334fba2",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "valid-fork"
        },
        {
            "height": 800786,
            "hash": "000000000000000000020e419bbdd75f21609d5a050a24bafe45b73a1574127d",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "valid-headers"
        },
        {
            "height": 797434,
            "hash": "00000000000000000000fe9e3172a5d9ee3b815d952476a31056bc007657b83f",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "valid-headers"
        },
        {
            "height": 796038,
            "hash": "0000000000000000000552fdbbe1edbff2887ea7879dc777b33f8cefc4ba665e",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "valid-headers"
        },
        {
            "height": 795426,
            "hash": "000000000000000000045d66a7991b54de7e11776eed27e34df24a59b7de370e",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "headers-only"
        },
        {
            "height": 792379,
            "hash": "000000000000000000032956cbfd8721abe0572d81542e75e38e6185312bee09",
            "branchlen": 1,
            "status": "valid-fork"
        }
    ],
    "error": null,
    "id": "curltest"
}

getdifficulty

Returns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty.

Method: POST

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Example body (raw)

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

Example response: 200

{
    "result": 187.81510629,
    "error": null,
    "id": "curltest"
}

getmempoolinfo

Returns details on the active state of the TX memory pool.

Method: POST

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Example body (raw)

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

Example response: 200

{
    "result": {
        "size": 0,
        "bytes": 0
    },
    "error": null,
    "id": "curltest"
}

getrawmempool

Returns all transaction ids in memory pool as a json array of string transaction ids.

Hint: use getmempoolentry to fetch a specific transaction from the mempool.

Method: POST

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Example body (raw)

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

Example response: 200

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

gettxout

Returns details about an unspent transaction output.

Method: POST

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Example body (raw)

{
    "jsonrpc": "1.0",
    "id": "curltest",
    "method": "gettxout",
    "params": [
        "txid",
        1
    ]
}

Example response: 200

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

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