POST
/
788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8
getblockhash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://nd-202-842-353.p2pify.com/788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8 \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "jsonrpc": "1.0",
  "method": "getblockhash",
  "params": [
    836491
  ],
  "id": 1
}'
{
  "result": "<string>",
  "error": {},
  "id": 123
}
The getblockhash method returns the hash of the block at the given height in the blockchain.
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Parameters

  • height (required) — the height of the block whose hash should be returned

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Response

  • result — a string representing the hash of the block at the given height
  • error — an object containing an error message if an error occurred, otherwise null
  • id — an integer representing the ID of the request, used to match requests with responses

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Use case

The getblockhash method is useful for retrieving the hash of a block at a specific height in the blockchain. This can be used in conjunction with other methods like getblock to retrieve detailed information about a particular block. For example, a block explorer application might use getblockhash to get the hash of the latest block, and then use that hash with getblock to retrieve and display the contents of the latest block.

Body

application/json

Response

200 - application/json

The hash of the block at the given height

The response is of type object.