getblock - Dogecoin

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

This method returns block data for a given block hash.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
blockhash	string	Yes	The hash of the block to retrieve.

Request

cURL

curl --location --request POST 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "getblock",
    "params": ["24f64485ea05250ce75a73b3549afad05e078a7d8abd54e695a957dadee264fa"],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

Axios

Request

Rust

Response

{
    "error": null,
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": {
        "auxpow": {
            "chainindex": 0,
            "chainmerklebranch": [],
            "index": 0,
            "merklebranch": [...],
            "parentblock": "000000207a9ac39b...",
            "tx": {
                "blockhash": "e60fd6dce484786fa8a1caefbf76d798c0a8aa64becb9897cf41b7aa4a251233",
                "hash": "10c03013c4feadd7d2e0d948240771dbbc220152d12c3ab7628a40a7f827f658",
                "hex": "01000000010000000000000000...",
                "locktime": 0,
                "size": 214,
                "txid": "10c03013c4feadd7d2e0d948240771dbbc220152d12c3ab7628a40a7f827f658",
                "version": 1,
                "vin": [...],
                "vout": [...],
                "vsize": 214
            }
        },
        "bits": "1a04c252",
        "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000005c2f27be4a1f414f1c0",
        "confirmations": 1389,
        "difficulty": 3525264.838757254,
        "hash": "24f64485ea05250ce75a73b3549afad05e078a7d8abd54e695a957dadee264fa",
        "height": 3904788,
        "mediantime": 1632136417,
        "merkleroot": "8e992e1512887da5e02fd52a1bd19d527ee54436934c215f0c23cf4ec04771e7",
        "nextblockhash": "b53179ba74966931249faf735fc49af1b1ad686f8b12bb3ae6dcd7a35243e358",
        "nonce": 0,
        "previousblockhash": "f9e8b36d03890feae429b2810c086683dca8eec65c5b7e0ca9fca7a4540fd1f4",
        "size": 828,
        "strippedsize": 828,
        "time": 1632136777,
        "tx": [
            "8e992e1512887da5e02fd52a1bd19d527ee54436934c215f0c23cf4ec04771e7"
        ],
        "version": 6422788,
        "versionHex": "00620104",
        "weight": 3312
    }
}

Response Parameters

Field	Type	Description
hash	string	The block hash.
confirmations	number	Number of confirmations.
height	number	Block height.
version	number	Block version.
versionHex	string	Block version in hex.
merkleroot	string	Merkle root of transactions.
time	number	Block timestamp.
mediantime	number	Median time of previous 11 blocks.
nonce	number	Nonce value.
bits	string	Compact difficulty target.
difficulty	number	Mining difficulty.
chainwork	string	Total work in chain.
previousblockhash	string	Previous block hash.
nextblockhash	string	Next block hash.
auxpow	object	Auxiliary proof of work data (for merged mining).
tx	array	Array of transaction IDs.
size	number	Block size in bytes.
weight	number	Block weight.

Use Case

The getblock method is essential for:

• Block explorer functionality

• Transaction verification

• Chain analysis and statistics

• Historical data retrieval

• Mining pool block tracking

Error Handling

Error Code	Message	Cause
-5	Block not found	Invalid block hash provided.
403	Forbidden	Missing or invalid ACCESS-TOKEN.