cast block

NAME

cast-block - Get information about a block.

SYNOPSIS

cast block [options] --block block

DESCRIPTION

Get information about a block.

If field is specified, then only the given field of the block is displayed.

OPTIONS

Query Options

-B block
--block block
    The block height you want to query at.

    Can be a block number, or any of the tags: earliest, latest or pending.

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

Display Options

-j
--json
    Output in JSON format.

RPC Options

--rpc-url url
    The RPC endpoint.
    Environment: ETH_RPC_URL

Common Options

-h
--help
    Prints help information.

EXAMPLES

  1. Get the latest block:

    cast block --block latest

  2. Get the hash of the latest block:

    cast block --block latest --field hash

SEE ALSO

cast, cast basefee, cast age