getBlock

All the specifications for getBlock RPC Method on Solana

Returns identity and transaction information about a confirmed block in the ledger

Parameters required for this RPC call

• The slot number for which the corresponding block will be returned. This is a u64 number.

• configuration : This contains the following parameters, all are optional fields.

  • commitment: The commitment describes how finalized a block is at that point in time. Only confirmed and finalized are supported, defaults to finalized.

  • encoding: Encoding format for each returned transaction. The supported options are json, jsonParsed, base58 and base64. You can know more about Parsed responses more on Solana docs.

  • transactionDetails: Specifies the level of transaction detail to return.

    • If accounts are requested, transaction details only include signatures and an annotated list of accounts in each transaction.

    • Transaction metadata is limited to only: fee, err, pre_balances, post_balances, pre_token_balances, and post_token_balances.

    Supports the following values: full, accounts, signatures or none. Defaults to full.

cURL

curl https://rpc.shyft.to?api_key=YOUR-API-KEY -s -X \
  POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d ' 
   {
     "jsonrpc": "2.0",
     "id": 1,
     "method": "getBlock",
     "params": [
       378967388,
       {
         "commitment": "finalized",
         "encoding": "json",
         "transactionDetails": "full",
         "maxSupportedTransactionVersion": 0,
         "rewards": false
       }
     ]
   }
 '

Web3.js

import { Connection, PublicKey, clusterApiUrl } from "@solana/web3.js";

const connection = new Connection("https://rpc.shyft.to?api_key=YOUR-API-KEY", "confirmed");

const slot_number = 377261141;

const block = await connection.getBlock(
  slot_number,
  {
    commitment: "finalized",
    transactionDetails: "full",
    maxSupportedTransactionVersion: 0,
    rewards: false,
  },
);

console.log("block:", block);

Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "blockHeight": 428,
    "blockTime": null, //if present, estimated production time in unix timestamp
    "blockhash": "3Eq21vXNB5s86c62bVuUfTeaMif1N2kUqRPBmGRJhyTA",
    "parentSlot": 429, //slot index of this blocks parent
    "previousBlockhash": "mfcyqEXB3DnHXki6KjjmZck6YjmZLvpAByy2fj4nh6B", //blockhash of this block's parent
    "transactions": // Present if "full" transaction details are requested
        "meta": {
          "err": null,
          "fee": 5000,
          "innerInstructions": [],
          "logMessages": [],
          "postBalances": [499998932500, 26858640, 1, 1, 1],
          "postTokenBalances": [],
          "preBalances": [499998937500, 26858640, 1, 1, 1],
          "preTokenBalances": [],
          "rewards": null,
          "status": {
            "Ok": null
          }
        },
        "transaction": {
          "message": {
            "accountKeys": [
              "3UVYmECPPMZSCqWKfENfuoTv51fTDTWicX9xmBD2euKe",
              "AjozzgE83A3x1sHNUR64hfH7zaEBWeMaFuAN9kQgujrc",
              "SysvarS1otHashes111111111111111111111111111",
              "SysvarC1ock11111111111111111111111111111111",
              "Vote111111111111111111111111111111111111111"
            ],
            "header": {
              "numReadonlySignedAccounts": 0,
              "numReadonlyUnsignedAccounts": 3,
              "numRequiredSignatures": 1
            },
            "instructions": [
              {
                "accounts": [1, 2, 3, 0],
                "data": "37u9WtQpcm6ULa3WRQHmj49EPs4if7o9f1jSRVZpm2dvihR9C8jY4NqEwXUbLwx15HBSNcP1",
                "programIdIndex": 4
              }
            ],
            "recentBlockhash": "mfcyqEXB3DnHXki6KjjmZck6YjmZLvpAByy2fj4nh6B"
          },
          "signatures": [
            "2nBhEBYYvfaAe16UMNqRHre4YNSskvuYgx3M6E4JP1oDYvZEJHvoPzyUidNgNX5r9sTyN1J9UxtbCXy2rqYcuyuv"
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "id": 1
}