10 Compute Units.
Reference: Here
Returns
[ (json array)
{ (json object)
"height" : n, (numeric) height of the chain tip
"hash" : "hex", (string) block hash of the tip
"branchlen" : n, (numeric) zero for main chain, otherwise length of branch connecting the tip to the main chain
"status" : "str" (string) status of the chain, "active" for the main chain
Possible values for status:
1. "invalid" This branch contains at least one invalid block
2. "headers-only" Not all blocks for this branch are available, but the headers are valid
3. "valid-headers" All blocks are available for this branch, but they were never fully validated
4. "valid-fork" This branch is not part of the active chain, but is fully validated
5. "active" This is the tip of the active main chain, which is certainly valid
},
...
]
curl https://mainnet.bitcoin.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE> \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"jsonrpc": "1.0",
"id": "curltest",
"method": "getchaintips",
"params": []
}'
curl https://testnet.bitcoin.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE> \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"jsonrpc": "1.0",
"id": "curltest",
"method": "getchaintips",
"params": []
}'