getBlockchainStatus

Retrieves information about the current blockchain state including height, last block, and blockchain state.

Endpoint

GET /nxt?requestType=getBlockchainStatus

Parameters

None

Request Example

curl "http://localhost:22024/nxt?requestType=getBlockchainStatus"

Response

{
  "blockchainState": "ACTIVE",
  "lastBlock": "12345678901234567890",
  "height": 1000000,
  "lastBlockHash": "hexHash",
  "difficulty": "1234567890",
  "target": "1234567890",
  "generationSignature": "hexGenerationSignature",
  "baseTarget": "1234567890",
  "cumulativeDifficulty": "1000000000000000000000000000",
  "requestProcessingTime": 5
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
blockchainState	string	State: ACTIVE, DOWNLOADING, or READONLY
lastBlock	string	Last block ID
height	number	Last block height
lastBlockHash	string	Last block hash
difficulty	string	Current difficulty
target	string	Current target
generationSignature	string	Generation signature
baseTarget	string	Base target
cumulativeDifficulty	string	Cumulative difficulty

Source

GetBlockchainStatus.java

Tags

BLOCKS