getBlock

Returns identity and transaction information about a confirmed block in the ledger

getBlock

post

Body

jsonrpcstring · enumrequired

The JSON-RPC protocol version.

Options: 2.0

idstringrequired

A unique identifier for the request.

Example: 1

methodstring · enumrequired

The name of the RPC method to invoke.

Options: getBlock

paramsone of[]required

Parameters for the request.

Responses

application/json

application/json

cURL

JavaScript

Python

HTTP

cURL

curl -L \
  --request POST \
  --url 'https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=<api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "1",
    "method": "getBlock",
    "params": [
      430
    ]
  }'

200

400

200

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "text",
  "result": {
    "blockhash": "3Eq21vXNB5s86c62bVuUfTeaMif1N2kUqRPBmGRJhyTA",
    "previousBlockhash": "mfcyqEXB3DnHXki6KjjmZck6YjmZLvpAByy2fj4nh6B",
    "parentSlot": 429,
    "transactions": [
      {
        "transaction": {},
        "meta": {
          "fee": 5000,
          "preBalances": [
            1
          ],
          "postBalances": [
            1
          ],
          "rewards": [
            {
              "pubkey": "text",
              "lamports": 1,
              "rewardType": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ],
    "blockTime": null,
    "blockHeight": 428
  }
}

Successfully retrieved block details.