Unified Block

This event is triggered when:

  • A customer has a rule using the event_type as a variable type, with the variable set to block.
  • A new block is mined or validated on the blockchain.

Supported Protocols

  • bitcoin/mainnet
  • bitcoin/testnet
  • bitcoincash/mainnet
  • dogecoin/mainnet
  • ethereum/mainnet
  • ethereum/holesky
  • litecoin/mainnet
  • optimism/mainnet
  • polkadot/mainnet
  • polkadot/westend
  • polygon/mainnet
  • polygon/amoy

Schema

{
  "data": {
    "block_hash": "string",
    "block_number": "integer",
    "block_timestamp": "integer",
    "parent_hash": "string"
  }
}

The table below shows the schema breakdown:

FieldTypeDescription
block_hashstringThe block hash.
block_numberintegerThe block number.
block_timestampintegerThe UNIX timestamp when the block was mined/validated.
parent_hashstringThe hash of the parent block.

Examples

Bitcoin Example

{
    "protocol": "bitcoin",
    "network": "mainnet",
    "event_type": "unified_block",
    "data": {
        "block_hash": "0000000000000000000278b53131091627eaa00f772f3c7b2a59c374666520d7",
        "block_number": 831663,
        "block_timestamp": 1708679008,
        "parent_hash": "00000000000000000001030ba3d1016bd94e4c48b90b3fd64d1b18bdb29c4f6f"
    }
}

Bitcoin Cash Example

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Note:

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) address events use the Cash Address format with the " bitcoincash: prefix". To convert between formats, you can use this Cash Address Converter.

{
  "protocol": "bitcoincash",
  "network": "mainnet",
  "event_type": "unified_block",
  "data": {
    "block_hash": "0000000000000000016cbf11bbdba1f50bc5f3a66518b18608bf336921b6a1d4",
    "block_number": 865738,
    "block_timestamp": 1727716896,
    "parent_hash": "000000000000000000b1bc726d47c1b5eeeeafe129e7fe69e49aa7d933d67eb6"
  }
}

Optimism Example

{
  "protocol": "optimism",
  "network": "mainnet",
  "event_type": "unified_block",
  "data": {
    "block_hash": "0x0ef57dbf9aaa36a95f2805b0c5f899d8a6e330ccf922bd4189851ddc7a6666fa",
    "block_number": 126441808,
    "block_timestamp": 1728482393,
    "parent_hash": "0x4bd76f1774c98fbb3216c53dae5e19ad4f5332faede6dc4a1bdcde2ecfdd413b"
  }
}

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