blockchainheaderstip

Rostrum Electrum for Bitcoin Cash

Overview

The blockchain.headers.tip method retrieves the latest block header, known as the tip of the blockchain, for the Bitcoin Cash network via Rostrum Electrum. This method provides a snapshot of the most recent block header without subscribing to continuous header updates.

Returns

The method returns a dictionary with the latest block header information:

Field	Description
hex	The block header as a hexadecimal string.
height	The height of the block, represented as an integer.

Example Result

{
  "hex": "0000...8ce804c4",
  "height": 520481
}

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.headers.tip",
    "params": [],
    "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 tipHeader = await tatum.rpc.getHeadersTip()

console.log(tipHeader)

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