rbch (version 0.1-2)

getblockheader: RPC-JSON API: getblockheader

Description

Returns the block header for a given hash string.

Usage

getblockheader(con, hash, verbose = TRUE)

Value

A S4-object of class ANSRPC.

Arguments

con

object of class CONRPC.

hash

character the block hash.

verbose

logical TRUE for a json object, FALSE for the hex encoded data.

Author

Bernhard Pfaff

Details

If verbose is false, returns a string that is serialized, hex-encoded data for blockheader 'hash'. If verbose is true, returns an Object with information about blockheader <hash>.

References

https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference#getblockheader, https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-reference#remote-procedure-calls-rpcs

See Also

Other Blockchain RPCs: decodescript(), getbestblockhash(), getblock(), getblockchaininfo(), getblockcount(), getblockhash(), getchaintips(), getchaintxstats(), getdifficulty(), getmempoolancestors(), getmempooldescendants(), getmempoolentry(), getmempoolinfo(), getrawmempool(), gettxout(), gettxoutproof(), gettxoutsetinfo(), pruneblockchain(), verifychain(), verifytxoutproof()