eth_getBlockByNumber - Somnia

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

This method returns information about a block by block number on the Somnia network. With Somnia's ~100ms block times, blocks are produced rapidly, containing transactions processed through the MultiStream consensus mechanism.

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

blockNumber

string

Yes

Block number in hex, or "latest", "earliest", "pending"

fullTransactions

boolean

Yes

If true, returns full transaction objects; if false, returns transaction hashes

Request Example

cURL

curl -X POST https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/ \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "getblock.io",
  "method": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
  "params": ["latest", false]
}'

example.js

const axios = require('axios');

const url = 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/';

const payload = {
  jsonrpc: '2.0',
  id: 'getblock.io',
  method: 'eth_getBlockByNumber',
  params: ['latest', false]
};

axios.post(url, payload, {
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
})
.then(response => console.log(response.data))
.catch(error => console.error(error));

example.py

import requests
import json

url = "https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/"

payload = {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "method": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
    "params": ["latest", False]
}

response = requests.post(url, headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"}, json=payload)
print(response.json())

main.rs

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",
        "id": "getblock.io",
        "method": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
        "params": ["latest", false]
    });

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

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

Response Example

response.json

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "getblock.io",
  "result": {
    "number": "0x1a2b3c",
    "hash": "0x4e3a3754410177e6937ef1f84bba68ea139e8d1a2258c5f85db9f1cd715a1bdd",
    "parentHash": "0xb903239f8543d04b5dc1ba6579132b143087c68db1b2168786408fcbce568238",
    "timestamp": "0x65a1b2c3",
    "gasLimit": "0x1c9c380",
    "gasUsed": "0x5208",
    "miner": "0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f8bB45",
    "transactions": [
      "0x88df016429689c079f3b2f6ad39fa052532c56795b733da78a91ebe6a713944b"
    ]
  }
}

Response Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

number

string

Block number in hex

hash

string

32-byte block hash

parentHash

string

32-byte parent block hash

timestamp

string

Unix timestamp

gasLimit

string

Maximum gas for block

gasUsed

string

Total gas consumed

miner

string

Block producer address

transactions

array

Transaction data

Use Cases

Fetch block data for explorers
Monitor block production
Analyze transaction throughput
Track gas usage patterns
Build indexing services

Error Handling

Error Code

Description

-32602

Invalid params - invalid block number

-32603

Internal error - node processing issues

null result

Block not found

SDK Integration

ethers.js

const { ethers } = require('ethers');

const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider('https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/');

const block = await provider.getBlock('latest');
console.log(block);

viem.js

import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem';
import { somnia } from 'viem/chains';

const client = createPublicClient({
  chain: somnia,
  transport: http('https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/')
});

const block = await client.getBlock({ blockTag: 'latest' });
console.log(block);

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