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getbestblockhash - Bitcoin

getbestblockhash. Retrieves the hash identifier of the most recent (latest) block in the Bitcoin blockchain.

getbestblockhash - bitcoin [Value: 20CU]
Fetches the hash of the most recent block.
Use cases
Use cases
  • Retrieve the hash of the latest block
  • Get the most recent block in the blockchain
  • Check the latest block's hash for synchronization
Constraints
Constraints
  • Requires a running node
  • Depends on node synchronization
  • Only returns the hash of the latest block
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Language
Request
Examples
curl  https://bitcoin.drpc.org \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --data '{ "method": "getblockcount" }'
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Response
200
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": 681543
}
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Request params
idinteger
jsonrpcstring
methodstring
ParametersThis method does not accept any parameters.
Response
200
Response params
object
idinteger
jsonrpcstring
resultstring
The hash of the block.
object
resultnumeric
The current block count.
errorstring
The error message, if any.
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