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# eth_getBlockByNumber

POST https://node-api-docs-proxy.galleon8.workers.dev
Content-Type: application/json

Returns information of the block matching the given block number.

Reference: https://docs.galleon8.com/api-reference/node-api/ethereum/api-endpoints/standard-api/eth-get-block-by-number

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `block` (any, required) — Block number or tag to look up.
- `fullTransactions` (boolean, required) — Set to true to return full transaction objects instead of transaction hashes.

## Response

### 200

Block details, or null when the block is not found.

- `number` (string, required, nullable) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `hash` (string, required, nullable) — 32-byte block hash.
- `parentHash` (string, required) — 32-byte block hash.
- `nonce` (string, required, nullable) — Hex-encoded byte data.
- `sha3Uncles` (string, required) — Hex-encoded byte data.
- `logsBloom` (string, required, nullable) — Hex-encoded byte data.
- `transactionsRoot` (string, required) — Hex-encoded byte data.
- `stateRoot` (string, required) — Hex-encoded byte data.
- `receiptsRoot` (string, required) — Hex-encoded byte data.
- `miner` (string, required) — 20-byte EVM address.
- `difficulty` (string, required) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `extraData` (string, required) — Hex-encoded byte data.
- `size` (string, required) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `gasLimit` (string, required) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `gasUsed` (string, required) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `timestamp` (string, required) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `transactions` (list of BlockTransactionsItems, required)
- `uncles` (list of string, required)
- `totalDifficulty` (string, optional, nullable) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `baseFeePerGas` (string, optional) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.

## Types

### BlockTransactionsItems

### Transaction

EVM transaction object.

- `hash` (string, required) — 32-byte transaction hash.
- `nonce` (string, required) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `blockHash` (string, required, nullable) — 32-byte block hash.
- `blockNumber` (string, required, nullable) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `transactionIndex` (string, required, nullable) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `from` (string, required) — 20-byte EVM address.
- `to` (string, required, nullable) — 20-byte EVM address.
- `value` (string, required) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `gas` (string, required) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `gasPrice` (string, required) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `input` (string, required) — Hex-encoded byte data.
- `type` (string, optional) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `chainId` (string, optional) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `v` (string, optional) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `r` (string, optional) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `s` (string, optional) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `maxFeePerGas` (string, optional) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.
- `maxPriorityFeePerGas` (string, optional) — Hex-encoded integer quantity.

## Examples

**Request**

```json
[
  "latest",
  false
]
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "result": {
    "number": "0x10d4f",
    "hash": "0x9f1409b7d65c3d4d9e2df8b4c6f52f8f91a4e1b9a6fdb0f1aa8e6d43f63c1f55",
    "parentHash": "0x8f1409b7d65c3d4d9e2df8b4c6f52f8f91a4e1b9a6fdb0f1aa8e6d43f63c1f44",
    "nonce": "0x0000000000000000",
    "sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
    "logsBloom": "0x00",
    "transactionsRoot": "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
    "stateRoot": "0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111",
    "receiptsRoot": "0x2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222",
    "miner": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
    "difficulty": "0x0",
    "totalDifficulty": "0x0",
    "extraData": "0x",
    "size": "0x2d0",
    "gasLimit": "0x1c9c380",
    "gasUsed": "0x5208",
    "timestamp": "0x64f5b9c0",
    "transactions": [
      "0x4e3b9f0d2f6e2c7b8a9d0e1f2a3b4c5d6e7f8091a2b3c4d5e6f708192a3b4c5d"
    ],
    "uncles": [],
    "baseFeePerGas": "0x3b9aca00"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://node-api-docs-proxy.galleon8.workers.dev/"

payload = ["latest", False]
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://node-api-docs-proxy.galleon8.workers.dev/';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '["latest",false]'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://node-api-docs-proxy.galleon8.workers.dev/"

	payload := strings.NewReader("[\n  \"latest\",\n  false\n]")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://node-api-docs-proxy.galleon8.workers.dev/")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "[\n  \"latest\",\n  false\n]"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://node-api-docs-proxy.galleon8.workers.dev/")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("[\n  \"latest\",\n  false\n]")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://node-api-docs-proxy.galleon8.workers.dev/', [
  'body' => '[
  "latest",
  false
]',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://node-api-docs-proxy.galleon8.workers.dev/");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "[\n  \"latest\",\n  false\n]", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Content-Type": "application/json"]
let parameters = ["latest", false] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://node-api-docs-proxy.galleon8.workers.dev/")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```