eth_getBlockByHash

Returns information about a block by hash.

Params

1. BlockHash: string. The hash of the block to retrieve.
2. IncludeTransactions: boolean. If true, the block will include transactions. If false, the block will not include transactions.

Result

Returns a Promise that resolves with an object containing information about the block. See the Ethereum eth_getBlockByHash documentation for a type definition of a block.

Example

const block = await provider.request({
  method: 'eth_getBlockByHash',
  params: [
    '0x...',
    true
  ]
});
console.log(block);
// {
//   difficulty: "0x4ea3f27bc",
//   extraData: "0x476574682f4c5649562f76312e302e302f6c696e75782f676f312e342e32",
//   gasLimit: "0x1388",
//   gasUsed: "0x0",
//   hash: "0xdc0818cf78f21a8e70579cb46a43643f78291264dda342ae31049421c82d21ae",
//   logsBloom: "0x0",
//   miner: "0xbb7b8287f3f0a933474a79eae42cbca977791171",
//   mixHash: "0x4fffe9ae21f1c9e15207b1f472d5bbdd68c9595d461666602f2be20daf5e7843",
//   nonce: "0x689056015818adbe",
//   number: "0x1b4",
//   parentHash: "0xe99e022112df268087ea7eafaf4790497fd21dbeeb6bd7a1721df161a6657a54",
//   receiptsRoot: "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
//   sha3Uncles: "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
//   size: "0x220",
//   stateRoot: "0xddc8b0234c2e0cad087c8b389aa7ef01f7d79b2570bccb77ce48648aa61c904d",
//   timestamp: "0x55ba467c",
//   totalDifficulty: "0x78ed983323d",
//   transactions: [],
//   transactionsRoot: "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
//   uncles: []
// };