eth_getBlockByNumber | Monad

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Parameters

• quantity or tag — the integer of a block number encoded as hexadecimal, or the string latest, earliest, or pending.
• boolean — if true, returns the full transaction objects; if false, returns only the hashes of the transactions.

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Response

• result — the block object, or null when no block was found:
  • number — the block number
  • hash — the block hash
  • parentHash — hash of the parent block
  • nonce — hash of the proof-of-work
  • sha3Uncles — SHA3 of the uncles data
  • logsBloom — the bloom filter for the logs
  • transactionsRoot — the root of the transaction trie
  • stateRoot — the root of the final state trie
  • receiptsRoot — the root of the receipts trie
  • miner — the address of the beneficiary
  • difficulty — integer of the difficulty
  • totalDifficulty — total difficulty of the chain until this block
  • extraData — extra data field
  • size — size of this block in bytes
  • gasLimit — maximum gas allowed in this block
  • gasUsed — total gas used by all transactions
  • timestamp — the unix timestamp for when the block was collated
  • transactions — array of transaction objects or hashes
  • uncles — array of uncle hashes

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eth_getBlockByNumber code examples

const { ethers } = require("ethers");

const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL");

async function getBlock() {
  const block = await provider.getBlock("latest");
  console.log(block);
}

getBlock();

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