eth_getBlockByNumber: parameters, returns and CU

Summary

Return a block by its number, optionally with full transaction objects.

Compute units (CU) and pricing

CU per call

5 CU

Price per 1M calls (USD)

$0.50

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`blockParameter`	`QUANTITY\|TAG`	Block number or tag: latest, earliest, pending, safe or finalized.
`fullTransactions`	`boolean`	true returns full transaction objects; false returns only the list of transaction hashes.

Returns

Type: OBJECT|NULL
Description: Block object with header fields and a transaction list; null when the block is not found.

Notes

The blocks behind the latest, pending, safe and finalized tags change as the chain advances.

Request example

export BLOCKVECTRA_API_KEY=rgw_your_api_key

curl -X POST "https://api.blockvectra.com/v1/robinhood_mainnet" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H "x-api-key: $BLOCKVECTRA_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
    "params": [
      "latest",
      false
    ],
    "id": 1
  }'

Supported chains

Available on all 29 supported chains.