2.2. Blocks

The Blocks class is available in all explorers.

2.2.1. Usage

from bloxplorer import bitcoin_testnet_explorer as explorer

result = explorer.blocks.get('00000000000001bcfbd6242711752c6d8eb15701eb19e410a39a45fa363926e9')
print(result.data)

"""
{
    'id': '00000000000001bcfbd6242711752c6d8eb15701eb19e410a39a45fa363926e9',
    'height': 1572304,
    'version': 536870912,
    'timestamp': 1564789315,
    'tx_count': 71,
    'size': 22381,
    'weight': 71122,
    'merkle_root': '55cdb5be1689027c81c9bf8731c05f955be49eece5639d99ad95ccbf9374cada',
    'previousblockhash': '00000000000001decd01ced9b0b98f15ffb600f6abd27e0634809a90268b3765',
    'nonce': 2812464956,
    'bits': 436412916
}
"""

class bloxplorer.blocks.Blocks(*args, **kwargs)

Wrapper class around the Esplora Blocks endpoint.

Blockstream Esplora Blocks API Docs

get(hash, **kwargs)

Returns information about a block. The response from this endpoint can be cached indefinitely.

Parameters:

• hash – String representing the block hash.

• **kwargs – (Optional) Arguments that Requests takes.

Returns:

class:

Response object.

get_blocks(start_height=None, **kwargs)

Returns the 10 newest blocks starting at the tip or at start_height if specified.

Parameters:

• start_height – (Optional) Integer representing the block height.

• **kwargs – (Optional) Arguments that Requests takes.

Returns:

class:

Response object.

get_height(height, **kwargs)

Returns the hash of the block currently at height.

Parameters:

• height – Integer representing the block height.

• **kwargs – (Optional) Arguments that Requests takes.

Returns:

class:

Response object.

get_last_hash(**kwargs)

Returns the hash of the last block.

Parameters:

**kwargs – (Optional) Arguments that Requests takes.

Returns:

class:

Response object.

get_last_height(**kwargs)

Returns the height of the last block.

Parameters:

**kwargs – (Optional) Arguments that Requests takes.

Returns:

class:

Response object.

get_status(hash, **kwargs)

Returns information about the block status. The response from this endpoint can be cached indefinitely.

Parameters:

• hash – String representing the block hash.

• **kwargs – (Optional) Arguments that Requests takes.

Returns:

class:

Response object.

get_txids(hash, index=None, **kwargs)

Returns a list of all txids in the block. If index is present, return the transaction at index index within the specified block. The response from this endpoint can be cached indefinitely.

Parameters:

• hash – String representing the block hash.

• index – (Optional) Integer representing the index within a block.

• **kwargs – (Optional) Arguments that Requests takes.

Returns:

class:

Response object.

get_txs(hash, start_index=None, **kwargs)

Returns a list of transactions in the block (up to 25 transactions beginning at start_index). Transactions returned here do not have the status field, since all the transactions share the same block and confirmation status. The response from this endpoint can be cached indefinitely.

Parameters:

• hash – String representing the block hash.

• start_index – (Optional) Integer representing the transaction start index.

• **kwargs – (Optional) Arguments that Requests takes.

Returns:

class:

Response object.