Live block summary by number, hex, or tag (latest/earliest/pending/safe/finalize
Live block summary by number, hex, or tag (latest/earliest/pending/safe/finalized; default latest): number, hash, parent, timestamp (unix + ISO), transaction count, gas used/limit, base fee and miner. Reads live on-chain data with automatic endpoint fallback.
Answeringour last check, 2026-09-24
1 of 1checks answered this week
939 msmedian answer time
$0.001listed price per call
$0.001price it asked us
Paid test badge: not yet. The checks above are free: we call the tool without paying and read the payment request it sends back. The Verified badge needs paid calls whose answers match the promised output, and nobody can buy a badge.
Endpoint
POST https://chain.openverbs.com/v1/block
| Category | Market data |
|---|---|
| Provider host | chain.openverbs.com |
| Networks | eip155:8453 |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 8 from 2 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.001 | 939 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"body": {
"block": "example",
"chain": "ethereum"
},
"bodyType": "json",
"method": "POST",
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"body": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"block": {
"description": "Block number (decimal or 0x hex) or a tag: latest, earliest, pending, safe, finalized. Default latest.",
"type": [
"string",
"integer"
]
},
"chain": {
"description": "EVM chain to query. One of: ethereum, base, arbitrum, optimism, polygon. Default \"ethereum\".",
"enum": [
"ethereum",
"base",
"arbitrum",
"optimism",
"polygon"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [],
"type": "object"
},
"bodyType": {
"enum": [
"json",
"form-data",
"text"
],
"type": "string"
},
"method": {
"enum": [
"POST"
],
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method",
"bodyType",
"body"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}