Ethereum RPC
Overview
The getGenesis endpoint allows you to retrieve critical information about the genesis state of the Ethereum Beacon Chain.
Example use cases:
- Network Monitoring: Network administrators and developers use this data to monitor and analyze the Ethereum 2.0 network's health and progress.
- Validator Setup: Validators joining the Ethereum Beacon Chain network need the genesis information to initialize their nodes correctly.
Parameters
The getGenesis endpoint does not require any additional parameters. You can simply make a GET request to the endpoint to retrieve the genesis information.
Returns
- data (object): The object with the following values:
- genesis_time (string): The genesis_time configured for the beacon node, which is the unix time in seconds at which the Eth2.0 chain began
- genesis_validators_root (string): The genesis validator root
- genesis_fork_version (string): A fork version number
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 }
// Retrieve the Ethereum Beacon Chain genesis information
const response = await tatum.rpc.beacon.v1.getGenesis()
// Destroy Tatum SDK - needed for stopping background jobs
await tatum.destroy()