Block

Block: object

Header information of an ethereum block

Type declaration

readonly optional baseFeePerGas: bigint

(Optional) The base fee per gas in the block, introduced in EIP-1559 for dynamic transaction fee calculation.

readonly optional blobGasPrice: bigint

The gas price for the block; may be undefined in blocks after EIP-1559.

readonly coinbase: Address

The address of the miner or validator who mined or validated the block.

readonly difficulty: bigint

The difficulty level of the block (relevant in PoW chains).

readonly gasLimit: bigint

The gas limit for the block, i.e., the maximum amount of gas that can be used by the transactions in the block.

readonly number: bigint

The block number (height) in the blockchain.

readonly timestamp: bigint

The timestamp at which the block was mined or validated.