eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash - Optimism

eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash. Retrieves the count of uncle blocks associated with a specific block hash

eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash - optimism [Value: 15CU]
Retrieves the number of uncle blocks for a specific block identified by its hash
Use cases

Use cases

  • Count uncle blocks in a specific block
  • Verify uncle block count for blockchain analysis
  • Monitor uncle block occurrences in a given block
Constraints

Constraints

  • Requires valid block hash input
  • Node must be synchronized with the blockchain
  • Accurate block hash is essential for results
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Language

Request
Examples
curl https://optimism.drpc.org \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"method":"eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash","params":["0x829df9bb801fc0494abf2f443423a49ffa32964554db71b098d332d87b70a48b"],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'
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Response
200
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0xb1770efb14906e509893b6190359658208ae64d0c56e22f748a1b0869885559e"
}
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Request params

idinteger
jsonrpcstring
methodstring
Parametersstring
string
hashstring
The hash of the block for which to count the uncle blocks.

Response

200
The number of uncle blocks associated with the specified block, returned as an integer.

Response params

string
unclesstring
eth_getUncleByBlockNumberAndIndexeth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber