getbestblockhash - Bitcoin

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

getbestblockhash - bitcoin [Value: 30CU]

Fetches the hash of the most recent block.

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

• Requires a running node
• Depends on node synchronization
• Only returns the hash of the latest block

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Language

Shell

JavaScript

Node.js

Go

Python

Rust

Request

Examples

curl  https://bitcoin.drpc.org \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --data '{ "method": "getblockcount" }'

Response

200

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": 681543
}

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.