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klay_getHeaderByNumber RPC Method

Returns information about a header by number.

Updated on
Aug 7, 2024

klay_getHeaderByNumber RPC Method

Parameters

blockNumber/tag
string
REQUIRED
The block number in hexadecimal format or the string latest or earliest

Returns

object
object
A block object, or null when no block was found:
blockScore
string
The score of the block, represented in hexadecimal format
extraData
string
The “extra data” field of this block
gasUsed
string
The total used gas by all transactions in this block encoded as a hexadecimal
governanceData
string
Data related to governance, represented as a hexadecimal string
hash
string
The block hash of the requested block. null if pending
logsBloom
string
The bloom filter for the logs of the block. null if pending
number
string
The block number of the requested block encoded as a hexadecimal. null if pending
parentHash
string
The hash of the parent block
receiptsRoot
string
The root of the receipts trie of the block
reward
string
The address of the account that received the block reward
size
string
The size of this block in bytes as an Integer value encoded as hexadecimal
stateRoot
string
The root of the final state trie of the block
timestamp
string
The unix timestamp for when the block was collated
timestampFoS
string
An additional timestamp field, represented in hexadecimal format
totalBlockScore
string
The total score of the blockchain up to and including this block, represented in hexadecimal format
transactions
array
An array of transaction objects
transactionsRoot
string
The root of the transaction trie of the block
voteData
string
The data related to votes, represented as a hexadecimal string
Request
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curl https://docs-demo.kaia-kairos.quiknode.pro/ \
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-X POST \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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--data '{
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"method": "klay_getHeaderByNumber",
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"id": 1,
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"jsonrpc": "2.0",
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"params": [
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"0x1b4"
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]
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}'
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