Rostrum Electrum for Bitcoin Cash
Overview
The blockchain.block.get method allows retrieving a full block based on its hash or height within the Bitcoin Cash blockchain via Rostrum Electrum. This is particularly useful for obtaining detailed block information, including transactions within the block.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| height_or_hash | string or integer | Yes | The block hash (hex string) or block height (integer). |
Returns
This method returns the raw block data as a hexadecimal string:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| blockHex | The full block data encoded as a hexadecimal string. |
Example Result
{
"blockHex": "0100...abcd"
}
Request Example
curl --location 'https://api.tatum.io/v3/blockchain/node/rostrum-mainnet/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: {API_KEY}' \
--data '{
"method": "blockchain.block.get",
"params": ["00000000000000000176c6f9e3b8c23a5f9a07ae2b0f6cc6cc2d1b16869f97a3"],
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0"
}'
// yarn add @tatumio/tatum
import { TatumSDK, Rostrum, Network } from '@tatumio/tatum'
const tatum = await TatumSDK.init<Rostrum>({ network: Network.ROSTRUM })
const blockData = await tatum.rpc.getBlock('00000000000000000176c6f9e3b8c23a5f9a07ae2b0f6cc6cc2d1b16869f97a3')
console.log(blockData)
await rostrum.destroy() // Destroy Tatum SDK - needed for stopping background jobs