Get a Block Identifier

Protocol	Network	Path Parameter	Get Block By
Algorand	Mainnet	`algorand/mainnet`	block number
Avalanche	Mainnet	`avalanche/mainnet-c`	block number or hash
	Testnet	`avalanche/testnet-c`
Bitcoin	Mainnet	`bitcoin/mainnet`	block number or hash
	Testnet	`bitcoin/testnet`
	Testnet4	`bitcoin/testnet4`
Bitcoincash	Mainnet	`bitcoincash/mainnet`	block number or hash
	Testnet	`bitcoincash/testnet`
Dogecoin	Mainnet	`dogecoin/mainnet`	block number or hash
	Testnet	`dogecoin/testnet`
Ethereum	Mainnet	`ethereum/mainnet`	block number or hash
	Sepolia	`ethereum/sepolia`
	Hoodi	`ethereum/hoodi`
Litecoin	Mainnet	`litecoin/mainnet`	block number or hash
	Testnet	`litecoin/testnet`
Near	Mainnet	`near/mainnet`	block number
Optimism	Mainnet	`optimism/mainnet`	block number or hash
Polkadot	Mainnet	`polkadot/mainnet`	block number or hash
	Westend	`polkadot/westend`
Polygon	Mainnet	`polygon/mainnet`	block number or hash
	Amoy	`polygon/amoy`
Solana	Mainnet	`solana/mainnet`	block number
	Testnet	`solana/testnet`
	Devnet	`solana/devnet`
Stellar	Mainnet	`stellar/mainnet`	block number
	Testnet	`stellar/testnet`
XRP	Mainnet	`xrp/mainnet`	block number or hash
	Testnet	`xrp/testnet`

API Specifications

protocol
Type: string
Required: Yes
Default: bitcoin
Options: algorand, avalanche, bitcoin, bitcoincash, dogecoin, ethereum, litecoin, near, optimism, polkadot, polygon, solana, stellar, tezos, xrp

network
Type: string
Required: Yes
Default: mainnet
Details: Which network to target. Available networks can be found in the above list or with /{protocol}.

block_identifier
Type: string
Required: Yes
Default: 0000000000000000000590fc0f3eba193a278534220b2b37e9849e1a770ca959
Details: The block identifier, hash or number.

Response Codes

200 Block
400 Invalid Block hash
401 Invalid or expired token
404 Not Found
429 Rate limit exceeded
500 An internal server error happened
503 The resource you are trying to access is currently unavailable

Example cURL Command

curl --request GET \
     --url https://svc.blockdaemon.com/universal/v1/bitcoin/mainnet/block_identifier/0000000000000000000590fc0f3eba193a278534220b2b37e9849e1a770ca959 \
     --header 'X-API-Key: ••••' \
     --header 'accept: application/json'

The Base URL for requests is:

https://svc.blockdaemon.com/universal/v1/{protocol}/{network}/block_identifier/{block_identifier}