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POST
eth_getBlockByNumber
curl --request POST \
  --url https://tempo-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/c3ce2925b51f1ed18719fe8a23bbdccf/ \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
  "params": [
    "latest",
    false
  ],
  "id": 1
}
'
{
  "jsonrpc": "<string>",
  "id": 123,
  "result": {}
}

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Tempo API method that returns information about a block specified by its number or tag. This method can return full transaction objects or just transaction hashes depending on the second parameter.
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Tempo blocks include additional fields not found in standard Ethereum blocks: mainBlockGeneralGasLimit, sharedGasLimit, and timestampMillisPart for sub-second precision.

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Parameters

  • blockNumber — the block number (hex) or tag (latest, earliest, pending)
  • fullTransactions — if true, returns full transaction objects; if false, returns only transaction hashes

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Response

  • result — a block object, or null if no block was found:
    • number — the block number
    • hash — the block hash
    • parentHash — hash of the parent block
    • timestamp — block timestamp in seconds
    • timestampMillisPart — sub-second timestamp (0-999 ms), Tempo-specific
    • transactions — array of transaction objects or hashes
    • Additional Tempo fields for payment lanes gas limits

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eth_getBlockByNumber code examples

const Web3 = require("web3");
const NODE_URL = "CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL";
const web3 = new Web3(NODE_URL);

async function getBlockByNumber() {
  const block = await web3.eth.getBlock("latest");
  console.log(block);
}

getBlockByNumber()

Body

application/json
​
jsonrpc
string
default:2.0
​
method
string
default:eth_getBlockByNumber
​
params
any[]

Block number (hex) or tag, and boolean for full transactions

​
id
integer
default:1

Response

200 - application/json

The block information

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jsonrpc
string
​
id
integer
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result
object

Block object or null if not found

Last modified on May 18, 2026