GET /block/:hash/status - Validation Cloud

Returns the block status. This method will use 10 Compute Units.

Parameters

block- block hash, required. Example: 0000000000000000000226ab487ff1a8456a30feb1bde3d65b6a67128074e19a

Returns

Returns the block status. Available fields: in_best_chain (boolean, false for orphaned blocks), next_best (the hash of the next block, only available for blocks in the best chain).

{
	"in_best_chain": true,
	"height": 910150,
	"next_best": "00000000000000000000c4fbeb08c6ef3f52e6d74dc461ac2f66e26e467bce29"
}

curl https://mainnet.bitcoin.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>/block/0000000000000000000226ab487ff1a8456a30feb1bde3d65b6a67128074e19a/status \
 -X GET

curl https://testnet.bitcoin.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>/block/0000000000000000000226ab487ff1a8456a30feb1bde3d65b6a67128074e19a/status \
 -X GET