getblockcount - Bitcoin Cash

Example code for the getblockcount JSON-RPC method. Complete guide on how to use getblockcount JSON-RPC in GetBlock Web3 documentation.

This method returns the height of the most-work fully-validated chain. The genesis block has height 0.

Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters.

Request

cURL

curl --location --request POST 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "getblockcount",
    "params": [],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

bitcoinjs-lib

example.js

const axios = require('axios');
const { data } = await axios.post('https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/', {
  jsonrpc: '2.0', method: 'getblockcount', params: [], id: 'getblock.io'
});
console.log(data.result);

Request

example.py

import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/',
    headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
    json={
        'jsonrpc': '2.0',
        'method': 'getblockcount',
        'params': [],
        'id': 'getblock.io'
    }
)

print(response.json()['result'])

Rust

example.rs

use reqwest::Client;
use serde_json::{json, Value};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = Client::new();

    let response = client
        .post("https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/")
        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
        .json(&json!({
            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
            "method": "getblockcount",
            "params": [],
            "id": "getblock.io"
        }))
        .send()
        .await?
        .json::<Value>()
        .await?;

    println!("Result: {}", response["result"]);
    Ok(())
}

Response

{
    "error": null,
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": 684634
}

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
error	null|object	Error object when the call fails, otherwise null
id	string	Request identifier matching the request
result	numeric	Height of the current chain tip

Use Cases

• Confirmation Counts: Subtract a transaction's block height from the tip to count confirmations

• Sync Progress: Compare local height against the network to gauge sync state

• Explorer Headers: Display the current block height on a status page

• Scheduling: Trigger periodic jobs on block-height intervals

Error Handling

Error Code	Message	Description
-32700	Parse error	Request body is not valid JSON
-32600	Invalid request	The JSON sent is not a valid request object
-32603	Internal error	Node failed to read the requested chain state