How to Access Ethereum Beacon API

Step 1: To access Ethereum Beacon, use the following native access endpoints:

• Network: Ethereum Mainnet
• Request Type: POST/GET

https://svc.blockdaemon.com/ethereum/mainnet/native/eth/v1/beacon

• Network: Ethereum Hoodi
• Request Type: POST/GET

https://svc.blockdaemon.com/ethereum/hoodi/native/eth/v1/beacon

Step 2: Authenticate your request using your API key. You can include the API key using either of the following headers:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY

Step 3: Specify an Ethereum Beacon API method at the end of the query:

https://svc.blockdaemon.com/ethereum/mainnet/native/eth/v1/beacon/genesis

Example Request

Here is a cURL example for retrieving details of the chain's genesis, which can be used to identify the chain.

curl -X GET \
'https://svc.blockdaemon.com/ethereum/mainnet/native/eth/v1/beacon/genesis' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'

The following is a typical response you will get:

{
    "data": {
        "genesis_time": "1606824023",
        "genesis_validators_root": "0x4b363db94e286120d76eb905340fdd4e54bfe9f06bf33ff6cf5ad27f511bfe95",
        "genesis_fork_version": "0x00000000"
    }
}