Blockfrost · Schema

block_content

block_content schema from Blockfrost API

BlockchainCardanoCryptocurrencyDAppsNFTWeb3

Properties

Name Type Description
time integer Block creation time in UNIX time
height integer Block number
hash string Hash of the block
slot integer Slot number
epoch integer Epoch number
epoch_slot integer Slot within the epoch
slot_leader string Bech32 ID of the slot leader or specific block description in case there is no slot leader
size integer Block size in Bytes
tx_count integer Number of transactions in the block
output string Total output within the block in Lovelaces
fees string Total fees within the block in Lovelaces
block_vrf string VRF key of the block
op_cert string The hash of the operational certificate of the block producer
op_cert_counter string The value of the counter used to produce the operational certificate
previous_block string Hash of the previous block
next_block string Hash of the next block
confirmations integer Number of block confirmations
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

blockfrost-block-content-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/blockfrost/refs/heads/main/json-schema/blockfrost-block-content-schema.json",
  "title": "block_content",
  "description": "block_content schema from Blockfrost API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "time": {
      "type": "integer",
      "example": 1641338934,
      "description": "Block creation time in UNIX time"
    },
    "height": {
      "type": "integer",
      "nullable": true,
      "example": 15243593,
      "description": "Block number"
    },
    "hash": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "4ea1ba291e8eef538635a53e59fddba7810d1679631cc3aed7c8e6c4091a516a",
      "description": "Hash of the block"
    },
    "slot": {
      "type": "integer",
      "nullable": true,
      "example": 412162133,
      "description": "Slot number"
    },
    "epoch": {
      "type": "integer",
      "nullable": true,
      "example": 425,
      "description": "Epoch number"
    },
    "epoch_slot": {
      "type": "integer",
      "nullable": true,
      "example": 12,
      "description": "Slot within the epoch"
    },
    "slot_leader": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "pool1pu5jlj4q9w9jlxeu370a3c9myx47md5j5m2str0naunn2qnikdy",
      "description": "Bech32 ID of the slot leader or specific block description in case there is no slot leader"
    },
    "size": {
      "type": "integer",
      "example": 3,
      "description": "Block size in Bytes"
    },
    "tx_count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "example": 1,
      "description": "Number of transactions in the block"
    },
    "output": {
      "type": "string",
      "nullable": true,
      "example": "128314491794",
      "description": "Total output within the block in Lovelaces"
    },
    "fees": {
      "type": "string",
      "nullable": true,
      "example": "592661",
      "description": "Total fees within the block in Lovelaces"
    },
    "block_vrf": {
      "type": "string",
      "nullable": true,
      "example": "vrf_vk1wf2k6lhujezqcfe00l6zetxpnmh9n6mwhpmhm0dvfh3fxgmdnrfqkms8ty",
      "description": "VRF key of the block",
      "minLength": 65,
      "maxLength": 65
    },
    "op_cert": {
      "type": "string",
      "nullable": true,
      "example": "da905277534faf75dae41732650568af545134ee08a3c0392dbefc8096ae177c",
      "description": "The hash of the operational certificate of the block producer"
    },
    "op_cert_counter": {
      "type": "string",
      "nullable": true,
      "example": "18",
      "description": "The value of the counter used to produce the operational certificate"
    },
    "previous_block": {
      "type": "string",
      "nullable": true,
      "example": "43ebccb3ac72c7cebd0d9b755a4b08412c9f5dcb81b8a0ad1e3c197d29d47b05",
      "description": "Hash of the previous block"
    },
    "next_block": {
      "type": "string",
      "nullable": true,
      "example": "8367f026cf4b03e116ff8ee5daf149b55ba5a6ec6dec04803b8dc317721d15fa",
      "description": "Hash of the next block"
    },
    "confirmations": {
      "type": "integer",
      "example": 4698,
      "description": "Number of block confirmations"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "time",
    "height",
    "hash",
    "slot",
    "epoch",
    "epoch_slot",
    "slot_leader",
    "size",
    "tx_count",
    "output",
    "fees",
    "block_vrf",
    "op_cert",
    "op_cert_counter",
    "previous_block",
    "next_block",
    "confirmations"
  ]
}

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