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Get Blocks
Last reviewed 2026-09-18
Returns indexed Bittensor blocks with hashes, timestamps, validators and counts of calls, extrinsics and events. Filter by block number, block or time range, hash, network or runtime spec version.
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Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
network | query | string | One of finney, nakamoto, kusanagi, testnet. | |
block_number | query | integer (int32) | Exact block number (as opposed to a range). | |
block_start | query | integer (int32) | Start of block range (inclusive) | |
block_end | query | integer (int32) | End of block range (inclusive) | |
timestamp_start | query | integer (int64) | Start of timestamp range in Unix timestamp (seconds since 1970-01-01) (inclusive) | |
timestamp_end | query | integer (int64) | End of timestamp range in Unix timestamp (seconds since 1970-01-01) (inclusive) | |
hash | query | string | Block hash number. | |
spec_version | query | integer (int32) | ||
validator | query | string | not used | |
page | query | integer (int32) | The page number of the response. | |
limit | query | integer (int32) | The number of responses. max is 200, | |
order | query | string | One of spec_version_asc, spec_version_desc, block_number_asc, block_number_desc, timestamp_asc, timestamp_desc, hash_asc, hash_desc, events_count_asc, events_count_desc, extrinsics_count_asc, extrinsics_count_desc. |
Responses
200 — Blocks retrieved successfully
| Field | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
data | array | Yes |
data[].block_number | integer (int32) | Yes |
data[].calls_count | integer (int32) | Yes |
data[].events_count | integer (int32) | Yes |
data[].extrinsics_count | integer (int32) | Yes |
data[].extrinsics_root | string | Yes |
data[].hash | string | Yes |
data[].impl_name | string | Yes |
data[].impl_version | integer (int32) | Yes |
data[].parent_hash | string | Yes |
data[].spec_name | string | Yes |
data[].spec_version | integer (int32) | Yes |
data[].state_root | string | Yes |
data[].timestamp | string (date-time) | Yes |
data[].validator | string, nullable | |
pagination | object | Yes |
pagination.current_page | integer (int32) | Yes |
pagination.next_page | integer (int32), nullable | |
pagination.per_page | integer (int32) | Yes |
pagination.prev_page | integer (int32), nullable | |
pagination.total_items | integer (int32) | Yes |
pagination.total_pages | integer (int32) | Yes |
Example response
json
{
"data": [
{
"block_number": 5012771,
"calls_count": 17,
"events_count": 50,
"extrinsics_count": 17,
"extrinsics_root": "0x5693b7ec443ed7e940ec6d16603c24b69286a8d6cf8c0bf57961a59cf985d8b2",
"hash": "0xa8a178b7dd69db4137e36a5a111a9b1d1e6c3ec4120a8427d9ee20993b9097dc",
"impl_name": "node-subtensor",
"impl_version": 1,
"parent_hash": "0xa7703c86d57e82e54edae7a3a26acc2745ce647112e7d55418ecf5c843a9b2e5",
"spec_name": "node-subtensor",
"spec_version": 244,
"state_root": "0x6122a6e6ffbef31269e522a4cefed502920b311676ac4c8b7847f3b1711527f6",
"timestamp": "2025-02-26T17:47:48Z",
"validator": null
},
{
"block_number": 5012770,
"calls_count": 17,
"events_count": 52,
"extrinsics_count": 17,
"extrinsics_root": "0x1dd23bfd4deb77849e7b31b1ddd542523a500d83d5d0d1ef273ab5b555b7fed0",
"hash": "0xa7703c86d57e82e54edae7a3a26acc2745ce647112e7d55418ecf5c843a9b2e5",
"impl_name": "node-subtensor",
"impl_version": 1,
"parent_hash": "0x81cf430f54397cd9d91f49061a0e39bd2ffd8c792322caba3345cade2141d6e4",
"spec_name": "node-subtensor",
"spec_version": 244,
"state_root": "0x6869a835388a38be4a0ed026cff4d9cd53782526be12bf715ab63a5c8cfb4634",
"timestamp": "2025-02-26T17:47:36Z",
"validator": null
}
],
"pagination": {
"current_page": 1,
"next_page": 2,
"per_page": 50,
"prev_page": null,
"total_items": 5012772,
"total_pages": 100256
}
}Response details
text
{
"block_number": 5452222,
"hash": "0xc46d4aaf06d2f111c81bf01694d68a96336af2f0c83edc2c4b19c3e281c21fab",
"parent_hash": "0x3cb824ac79275e14d922ebc162c9cb932776d11a7b6353722fa9179fe30b072c",
"state_root": "0xb99e3495f4f4902c1ec2f50e8b3d4c48c408a072993ded0ede4d9538a41a97b9",
"extrinsics_root": "0x0e1c5107c5f5b140126f231a298526a380ae75d4e55736bb779a1d4997488d5a",
"spec_name": "node-subtensor",
"spec_version": 261,
"impl_name": "node-subtensor",
"impl_version": 1,
"timestamp": "2025-04-28T18:38:00Z",
"validator": null,
"events_count": 67,
"extrinsics_count": 19,
"calls_count": 20
},Other responses
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
400 | Bad request |
404 | Blocks not found |
500 | Internal server error |
Every request needs an Authorization header holding your API key — see Getting started with the Taostats API.