cast block

NAME

cast-block - Get information about a block.

SYNOPSIS

cast block [options] [block]

DESCRIPTION

Get information about a block.

The specified block can be a block number, or any of the tags: earliest, finalized, safe, latest or pending. Default to latest.

OPTIONS

-f field
--field field
     If specified, only get the given field of the block.

Display Options

-j
--json
     Print the deployment information as JSON.

RPC Options

--rpc-url url
    The RPC endpoint. Accepts a URL or an existing alias in the [rpc_endpoints] table, like mainnet.     Environment: ETH_RPC_URL

--flashbots
    Use the Flashbots RPC URL (https://rpc.flashbots.net)

Common Options

-h
--help
    Prints help information.

EXAMPLES

  1. Get the latest block:

    cast block

  2. Get the finalized block:

    cast block finalized

  3. Get the hash of the latest block:

    cast block latest -f hash

SEE ALSO

cast, cast basefee, cast age