📍ftm.getBlockByNumber()

Description: Retrieves information about a block using its block number or tag.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
quantity or tag	integer / string	Block number or one of 'latest', 'earliest', or 'pending'.
boolean	boolean	If true, returns full transaction objects; if false, returns only transaction hashes.

Returns

Type	Description
object	A block object, or null if no block was found.

Response Object Structure

Field	Type	Description
number	string	The block number encoded as a hexadecimal. null if pending.
hash	string	The block hash. null if pending.
parentHash	string	Hash of the parent block.
nonce	string	Hash of the generated proof-of-work. null if pending.
sha3Uncles	string	SHA3 hash of the uncles data in the block.
logsBloom	string	Bloom filter for logs in the block. null if pending.
transactionsRoot	string	Root of the transaction trie for this block.
stateRoot	string	Root of the final state trie of this block.
receiptsRoot	string	Root of the receipts trie of the block.
miner	string	Address of the beneficiary receiving mining rewards.
difficulty	string	Difficulty level for this block, encoded as a hexadecimal.
totalDifficulty	string	Total difficulty of the chain until this block, encoded as a hexadecimal.
extraData	string	Extra data field of the block.
size	string	Size of the block in bytes, encoded as a hexadecimal.
gasLimit	string	Maximum gas allowed in this block, encoded as a hexadecimal.
gasUsed	string	Total gas used by all transactions in this block, encoded as a hexadecimal.
timestamp	string	Unix timestamp of when the block was collated.
transactions	array	Array of transaction objects or transaction hashes (based on the boolean parameter).
uncles	array	Array of uncle block hashes.
baseFeePerGas	string	Base fee per gas encoded as a hexadecimal.
mixHash	string	A 256-bit hash encoded as a hexadecimal