Block

?module=block

https://instance_base_url/api?module=block

Get block reward by block number

getblockreward

Returns the block reward and 'uncle' block rewards when applicable.

Example:

https://instance_base_url/api
   ?module=block
   &action=getblockreward
   &blockno={blockNumber}

Request Param

ParameterDescription

blockno

integer block number to check block rewards for eg. 2165403

Example Result

Get estimated block countdown time by block number

getblockcountdown

Returns the estimated time remaining, in seconds, until a certain block is included in blockchain.

Example:

https://instance_base_url/api
   ?module=block
   &action=getblockcountdown
   &blockno={blockNumber}

Request Param

ParameterDescription

blockno

integer block number to check block rewards for eg. 2165403

Example Result

Get block number by time stamp

getblocknobytime

Returns the block number created closest to a provided timestamp.

Example:

https://instance_base_url/api
   ?module=block
   &action=getblocknobytime
   &timestamp={blockTimestamp}
   &closest={before/after}

Request Param

ParameterDescription

timestamp

integer representing the Unix timestamp in seconds.

closest

closest block to the provided timestamp, either before or after.

Note: How to convert date/time to a Unix timestamp.

Example Result

Get the latest block number

eth_block_number

Mimics StarTower JSON RPC's eth_blockNumber.

Example:

https://instance_base_url/api
   ?module=block
   &action=eth_block_number

Request Param

ParameterDescription

id

optional nonnegative integer that represents the json rpc request id.

More on json rpc request id.

Example Result