api/v2/rawblock - Bitcoin Cash

Example code for the api/v2/rawblockREST method. Complete guide on how to use the api/v2/rawblock REST method in the GetBlock Web3 documentation.

This endpoint returns the raw serialized hex of a block, selected by height or hash. The payload grows with block size.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Location	Required	Description
blockId	string	path	Yes	Block height or block hash

Request

cURL

curl --location --request GET 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/api/v2/rawblock/0000000000000000023a561e1ea370153aac5d1504726d1a039032831c05fcfc'

JavaScript

example.js

const response = await fetch(
    'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/api/v2/rawblock/0000000000000000023a561e1ea370153aac5d1504726d1a039032831c05fcfc'
);
console.log(await response.json());

Python

example.py

import requests

response = requests.get('https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/api/v2/rawblock/0000000000000000023a561e1ea370153aac5d1504726d1a039032831c05fcfc')

print(response.json())

Response

{
    "hex": "00000020dd93f73898f4cde11a47d7a06244c5eed1f52d3718a3d3010000000000000000..."
}

Response Parameters

Field	Type	Description
hex	string	Raw serialized block as a hex string

Use Cases

• Full Block Parsing: Retrieve raw block bytes for local decoding

• Archival: Store raw blocks for an independent index

• Verification: Recompute the block hash from its serialized form

• Cross-Tool Import: Feed raw hex into libraries that parse block data

Error Handling

HTTP Status	Message	Description
400	Bad request	The block height or hash is malformed
404	Not found	No block matches the requested height or hash
500	Internal error	The indexer failed to read the block