getbestblockhash

Archive Method

Only on the full archive nodes. Complex queries might take longer and incur additional cost

How to use it

// yarn add @tatumio/tatum

import { TatumSDK, ZCash, Network } from '@tatumio/tatum'

const tatum = await TatumSDK.init<ZCash>({network: Network.ZCASH})

const result = await tatum.rpc.getBestBlockHash()

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

Overview

getbestblockhash is a method that returns the hash of the best (tip) block in the longest blockchain. This method is useful for obtaining the latest block hash, which can be used to fetch block details or confirmations for transactions.

Parameters

This method does not have any parameters.

Return Object

The returned object is a string containing the hash of the best block.

JSON Examples

Request example:

{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "getbestblockhash"
}

{% endcode %}

Response example:

{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}

{
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0000000000000000000ef0e1f703b56f2b0d6724e4eeccf00e4f8d55b9c3c3f6e",
  "error": null
}

{% endcode %}