getBlockRoot

Overview

The getBlockRoot endpoint allows you to retrieve the root of a specific Ethereum Beacon Chain block or block header.

Parameters

Returns

• execution_optimistic (boolean): true if the response references an unverified execution payload. Optimistic information may be invalidated at a later time. If the field is not present, assume the false value.
• finalized (boolean): If the response mentions the chain's final history picked by forks, it's true. Without the field, more calls are needed to compare the requested epoch with the final checkpoint.
• data (object array): The data object with the following fields:
  • root (string, hex): The root of the Beacon Block or Block Header is a hexadecimal string representing the root hash of the beacon block header. It follows the pattern: ^0x[a-fA-F0-9]{64}$.

Request Example

// Import necessary libraries and modules
import { TatumSDK, Ethereum, Network } from '@tatumio/tatum'

// Initialize the Tatum SDK with Ethereum-specific parameters
const tatum = (await TatumSDK.init) < Ethereum > { network: Network.ETHEREUM }

// Specify the block ID
const blockId = { blockId: 'your-block-id' } // Replace with the desired block ID

// Retrieve the root of the specified Ethereum Beacon Chain block or block header
const blockRoot = await tatum.rpc.beacon.v1.getBlockRoot(blockId)

// Destroy Tatum SDK - needed for stopping background jobs
await tatum.destroy()