blockchainBlockGet

Overview

The blockchain.block.get method allows retrieving a full block based on its hash or height within the Bitcoin Cash blockchain via Rostrum Electrum. This is particularly useful for obtaining detailed block information, including transactions within the block.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
height_or_hash	string or integer	Yes	The block hash (hex string) or block height (integer).

Returns

This method returns the raw block data as a hexadecimal string:

Field	Description
blockHex	The full block data encoded as a hexadecimal string.

Example Result

{
  "blockHex": "0100...abcd"
}

## Request Example

```json cURL
curl --location 'https://api.tatum.io/v3/blockchain/node/rostrum-mainnet/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: {API_KEY}' \
--data '{
    "method": "blockchain.block.get",
    "params": ["00000000000000000176c6f9e3b8c23a5f9a07ae2b0f6cc6cc2d1b16869f97a3"],
    "id": 1,
    "jsonrpc": "2.0"
}'

// yarn add @tatumio/tatum

import { TatumSDK, Rostrum, Network } from "@tatumio/tatum";

const rostrum = await TatumSDK.init<Rostrum>({ network: Network.ROSTRUM_MAINNET });

const blockData = await tatum.rpc.getBlock("00000000000000000176c6f9e3b8c23a5f9a07ae2b0f6cc6cc2d1b16869f97a3");

console.log(blockData);

await rostrum.destroy(); // Destroy Tatum SDK - needed for stopping background jobs