Skip to main content

/eth/v1/beacon/headers/:block_id:

Get block header.​

Retrieves block header for given block id.

Example Request and Result for /v1/beacon/headers/:block_id:​

In this section, we provide an illustrative example of a request made to retrieve details contents using the /v1/beacon/headers/{block_id} endpoint. Additionally, we present the resulting response containing information about block header.

Parameters​

Field

Type

Description

block_id*

string

Block identifier. Can be one of: "head" (canonical head in node's view), "genesis", "finalized", <slot>, <hex encoded blockRoot with 0x prefix>.

info

The example in this section uses a non-existing project id.

Make sure you replace it with your Ethereum Holesky Beacon endpoint when issuing the API calls.

Don't have a project id? Here's a straightforward guide on how to obtain one!

Curl Request example​

curl -X 'GET' \
  'https://eth-holesky-beacon.blastapi.io/<project-id>/eth/v1/beacon/headers/1783' \
  -H 'accept: application/json'