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getBlocks RPC Method

Returns a list of confirmed blocks between two slots

params​

u64 required Start slot

u64 optional End slot (must be no more than 500,000 blocks higher than the start_slot)

  • object optional Configuration object
commitment

The commitment describes how finalized a block is at that point in time. See Configuring State > Commitment.

  • "processed" is not supported

result​

array An array of u64 integers listing confirmed blocks between start_slot and either end_slot - if provided, or latest confirmed slot, inclusive. Max range allowed is 500,000 slots.

cURL

curl https://us-seattle.openverse.network/api -s -X \
 POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d ' 
 {
   "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
   "method": "getBlocks",
  "params": [
    5,
    10
   ]
 }
'

Response

{
 "jsonrpc": "2.0",
 "result": [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10],
 "id": 1
}