eth_getBlockByNumber - Polygon
Polygon API -Returns information about a block by block number.
Parameters
QUANTITY|TAG- integer of a block number, or the string "earliest", "latest" or "pending", as in the default block parameter.Boolean- If true it returns the full transaction objects, if false only the hashes of the transactions.
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params: [
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'0x1b4',
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true
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]
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Returns
Object - A block object with the following fields, or null when no block was found:number: QUANTITY - the block number. null when its pending block.hash: DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of the block. null when its pending block.parentHash: DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of the parent block.nonce: DATA, 8 Bytes - hash of the generated proof-of-work. null when its pending block.sha3Uncles: DATA, 32 Bytes - SHA3 of the uncles data in the block.logsBloom: DATA, 256 Bytes - the bloom filter for the logs of the block. null when its pending block.transactionsRoot: DATA, 32 Bytes - the root of the transaction trie of the block.stateRoot: DATA, 32 Bytes - the root of the final state trie of the block.receiptsRoot: DATA, 32 Bytes - the root of the receipts trie of the block.miner: DATA, 20 Bytes - the address of the beneficiary to whom the mining rewards were given.difficulty: QUANTITY - integer of the difficulty for this block.totalDifficulty: QUANTITY - integer of the total difficulty of the chain until this block.extraData: DATA - the "extra data" field of this block.size: QUANTITY - integer the size of this block in bytes.gasLimit: QUANTITY - the maximum gas allowed in this block.gasUsed: QUANTITY - the total used gas by all transactions in this block.timestamp: QUANTITY - the unix timestamp for when the block was collated.transactions: Array - Array of transaction objects, or 32 Bytes transaction hashes depending on the last given parameter.uncles: Array - Array of uncle hashes.
Example
The Alchemy Composer allows you to make a no-code example request via your browser. Try it out above!
Request
Curl
Postman
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curl https://polygon-mainnet.g.alchemyapi.io/v2/your-api-key \
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-X POST \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockByNumber","params":["0x1b4", true],"id":0}'
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URL: https://polygon-mainnet.g.alchemyapi.io/v2/your-api-key
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RequestType: POST
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Body:
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{
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"jsonrpc":"2.0",
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"method":"eth_getBlockByNumber",
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"params":["0x1b4", true],
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"id":0
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}
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Result
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{
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"jsonrpc": "2.0",
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"id": 0,
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"result": {
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"difficulty": "0x7",
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"extraData": "0xd58301090083626f7286676f312e3133856c696e757800000000000000000000e14198dde4da0ea1015e9d38ad288f5ba62cf8d1b9a98ccd02fb6f75553ee51c70caa1c376cf4a937c644cae060effe8bf25409cef9ecd25013a608b3a51cbef00",
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"gasLimit": "0xe984c2",
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"gasUsed": "0x0",
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"hash": "0xa284f649d7d9a3c0dea48e3bf3d295767a4893902e61d27e1590d4cece691b6f",
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"logsBloom": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
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"miner": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
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"mixHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
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"nonce": "0x0000000000000000",
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"number": "0x1b4",
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"parentHash": "0x9481d3bb2bbe842f0e4703cb5be094d95650fe8345b4da5642ed27bec3acd0d5",
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"receiptsRoot": "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
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"sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
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"size": "0x260",
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"stateRoot": "0x01b797385461764bd56336dd5e810f3d57529d47bcbf3260c7d9c770bf6c5af4",
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"timestamp": "0x5ed28d86",
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"totalDifficulty": "0xbed",
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"transactions": [],
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"transactionsRoot": "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
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"uncles": []
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}
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}
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