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# block\_search - Cosmos

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

Searches blocks matching a CometBFT event query against block-level events (BeginBlock / EndBlock events). Use this to find blocks where specific app-level events fired, e.g. validator slashings or governance proposals concluding.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type    | Required | Description                              |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| query     | string  | Yes      | Event query string                       |
| page      | integer | No       | Page number (default: 1)                 |
| per\_page | integer | No       | Results per page (default: 30, max: 100) |
| order\_by | string  | No       | Sort order: `"asc"` or `"desc"`          |

## Request Example

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}

```bash
# JSON-RPC over HTTP POST (canonical)
curl --location --request POST 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/block_search' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "block_search",
    "params": {
        "query": "active_proposal.proposal_status='2'",
        "page": 1,
        "per_page": 30,
        "order_by": "desc"
    },
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

# URI over HTTP GET (alternate, for simple methods)
curl --location --request GET 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/block_search?query="active_proposal.proposal_status='2'"&page=1&per_page=30&order_by="desc"'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JavaScript (Axios)" %}

```javascript
import axios from 'axios';

const data = JSON.stringify({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "block_search",
    "params": {
        "query": "active_proposal.proposal_status='2'",
        "page": 1,
        "per_page": 30,
        "order_by": "desc"
    },
    "id": "getblock.io"
});

const config = {
    method: 'post',
    url: 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/block_search',
    headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    data: data
};

axios(config)
    .then(response => console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)))
    .catch(error => console.log(error));
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python (Requests)" %}

```python
import requests
import json

url = "https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/block_search"

payload = json.dumps({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "block_search",
    "params": {
        "query": "active_proposal.proposal_status='2'",
        "page": 1,
        "per_page": 30,
        "order_by": "desc"
    },
    "id": "getblock.io"
})

headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=payload)
print(response.text)
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Rust (Reqwest)" %}

```rust
use reqwest::Client;
use serde_json::json;

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

    let payload = json!({
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "method": "block_search",
        "params": {
                "query": "active_proposal.proposal_status='2'",
                "page": 1,
                "per_page": 30,
                "order_by": "desc"
        },
        "id": "getblock.io"
});

    let response = client
        .post("https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/block_search")
        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
        .json(&payload)
        .send()
        .await?;

    let result: serde_json::Value = response.json().await?;
    println!("{:#?}", result);

    Ok(())
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Response Example

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": {
        "blocks": [
            {
                "block_id": {
                    "hash": "6E2A2A6FE7A5B4C2D4E6F8A0B2C4D6E8F0A2C4E6F8B0D2E4F6A8C0E2F4B6D8E0",
                    "parts": {
                        "total": 1,
                        "hash": "..."
                    }
                },
                "block": {
                    "header": {
                        "chain_id": "cosmoshub-4",
                        "height": "23456789",
                        "time": "2026-05-26T13:42:18.5273Z"
                    }
                }
            }
        ],
        "total_count": "1"
    }
}
```

{% endcode %}

## Response Parameters

| Field                                | Type   | Description                            |
| ------------------------------------ | ------ | -------------------------------------- |
| result.blocks                        | array  | Matching blocks                        |
| result.blocks\[].block\_id.hash      | string | Block hash                             |
| result.blocks\[].block.header.height | string | Block height                           |
| result.total\_count                  | string | Total matching blocks across all pages |

## Use Cases

* Finding blocks where validators were slashed
* Detecting blocks where governance proposals concluded
* Tracking block-level events that aren't tied to a specific transaction

## Error Handling

| Status Code | Error Message     | Cause                                          |
| ----------- | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| 404         | not found         | Missing or invalid `<ACCESS-TOKEN>`            |
| -32602      | Invalid params    | Request parameters are missing or malformed    |
| -32603      | Internal error    | Server-side error while processing the request |
| 429         | Too Many Requests | Rate limit exceeded for your plan              |

## SDK Integration

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="CosmJS" %}

```javascript
import { Tendermint37Client, HttpClient } from '@cosmjs/tendermint-rpc';

const httpClient = new HttpClient('https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/');
const client = await Tendermint37Client.create(httpClient);

// CosmJS exposes typed methods on the client (e.g. client.status(), client.block()).
// For raw access to any RPC method:
const result = await httpClient.execute({"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": "getblock.io", "method": "block_search", "params": {"query": "active_proposal.proposal_status='2'", "page": 1, "per_page": 30, "order_by": "desc"}});
console.log(result);
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="cosmpy / requests" %}

```python
# cosmpy wraps Cosmos REST / gRPC. For raw CometBFT RPC access, use requests.
import requests

response = requests.post('https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/', json={
    'jsonrpc': '2.0',
    'id': 'getblock.io',
    'method': 'block_search',
    'params': {"query": "active_proposal.proposal_status='2'", "page": 1, "per_page": 30, "order_by": "desc"}
}})
print(response.json())
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}