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
Print the deployment information as JSON.
RPC Options
--rpc-url url
The RPC endpoint. Accepts a URL or an existing alias in the [rpc_endpoints] table, like mainnet.
Environment: ETH_RPC_URL
Common Options
-h
--help
Prints help information.
EXAMPLES
-
Get the latest block:
cast block --block latest -
Get the hash of the latest block:
cast block --block latest --field hash