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Get Block And Uncle Rewards by BlockNo

Returns the block reward and 'Uncle' block rewards.
https://api.etherscan.io/api
?module=block
&action=getblockreward
&blockno=2165403
&apikey=YourApiKeyToken
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Response
Query Parameters
Parameter
Description
blockno
the integer block number to check block rewards for eg. 12697906
Sample Response
{
"status":"1",
"message":"OK",
"result":{
"blockNumber":"2165403",
"timeStamp":"1472533979",
"blockMiner":"0x13a06d3dfe21e0db5c016c03ea7d2509f7f8d1e3",
"blockReward":"5314181600000000000",
"uncles":[
{
"miner":"0xbcdfc35b86bedf72f0cda046a3c16829a2ef41d1",
"unclePosition":"0",
"blockreward":"3750000000000000000"
},
{
"miner":"0x0d0c9855c722ff0c78f21e43aa275a5b8ea60dce",
"unclePosition":"1",
"blockreward":"3750000000000000000"
}
],
"uncleInclusionReward":"312500000000000000"
}
}
​​
Tip : The timestamp field is denoted in Unix timestamp.

Get Estimated Block Countdown Time by BlockNo

Returns the estimated time remaining, in seconds, until a certain block is mined.
https://api.etherscan.io/api
?module=block
&action=getblockcountdown
&blockno=16701588
&apikey=YourApiKeyToken
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Request
Response
Query Parameters
Parameter
Description
blockno
the integer block number to estimate time remaining to be mined eg. 12697906
Sample Response
{
"status":"1",
"message":"OK",
"result":{
"CurrentBlock":"12715477",
"CountdownBlock":"16701588",
"RemainingBlock":"3986111",
"EstimateTimeInSec":"52616680.2"
}
}

Get Block Number by Timestamp

Returns the block number that was mined at a certain timestamp.
https://api.etherscan.io/api
?module=block
&action=getblocknobytime
&timestamp=1578638524
&closest=before
&apikey=YourApiKeyToken
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Request
Response
Query Parameters
Parameter
Description
timestamp
the integer representing the Unix timestamp in seconds.
closest
the closest available block to the provided timestamp, either before or after
Tip : Convert a regular date-time to a Unix timestamp.
Sample Response
{
"status":"1",
"message":"OK",
"result":"12712551"
}

Get Daily Average Block Size

Returns the daily average block size within a date range.
https://api.etherscan.io/api
?module=stats
&action=dailyavgblocksize
&startdate=2019-02-01
&enddate=2019-02-28
&sort=asc
&apikey=YourApiKeyToken
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Response
Query Parameters
Parameter
Description
startdate
the starting date in yyyy-MM-dd format, eg. 2019-02-01
enddate
the ending date in yyyy-MM-dd format, eg. 2019-02-28
sort
the sorting preference, use asc to sort by ascending and desc to sort by descending
Sample Response
{
"status":"1",
"message":"OK",
"result":[
{
"UTCDate":"2019-02-01",
"unixTimeStamp":"1548979200",
"blockSize_bytes":20373
},
{
"UTCDate":"2019-02-28",
"unixTimeStamp":"1551312000",
"blockSize_bytes":25117
}
]
}

Get Daily Block Count and Rewards

Returns the number of blocks mined daily and the amount of block rewards.
https://api.etherscan.io/api
?module=stats
&action=dailyblkcount
&startdate=2019-02-01
&enddate=2019-02-28
&sort=asc
&apikey=YourApiKeyToken
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Request
Response
Query Parameters
Parameter
Description
startdate
the starting date in yyyy-MM-dd format, eg. 2019-02-01
enddate
the ending date in yyyy-MM-dd format, eg. 2019-02-28
sort
the sorting preference, use asc to sort by ascending and desc to sort by descending
Sample Response
{
"status":"1",
"message":"OK",
"result":[
{
"UTCDate":"2019-02-01",
"unixTimeStamp":"1548979200",
"blockCount":4848,
"blockRewards_Eth":"14929.464690870590355682"
},
{
"UTCDate":"2019-02-28",
"unixTimeStamp":"1551312000",
"blockCount":4366,
"blockRewards_Eth":"12808.485512162356907132"
}
]
}

Get Daily Block Rewards

Returns the amount of block rewards distributed to miners daily.
https://api.etherscan.io/api
?module=stats
&action=dailyblockrewards
&startdate=2019-02-01
&enddate=2019-02-28
&sort=asc
&apikey=YourApiKeyToken
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Request
Response
Query Parameters
Parameter
Description
startdate
the starting date in yyyy-MM-dd format, eg. 2019-02-01
enddate
the ending date in yyyy-MM-dd format, eg. 2019-02-28
sort
the sorting preference, use asc to sort by ascending and desc to sort by descending
Sample Response
{
"status":"1",
"message":"OK",
"result":[
{
"UTCDate":"2019-02-01",
"unixTimeStamp":"1548979200",
"blockRewards_Eth":"15300.65625"
},
{
"UTCDate":"2019-02-28",
"unixTimeStamp":"1551312000",
"blockRewards_Eth":"12954.84375"
}
]
}

Get Daily Average Time for A Block to be Included in the Ethereum Blockchain

Returns the daily average of time needed for a block to be successfully mined.
https://api.etherscan.io/api
?module=stats
&action=dailyavgblocktime
&startdate=2019-02-01
&enddate=2019-02-28
&sort=asc
&apikey=YourApiKeyToken
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Request
Response
Query Parameters
Parameter
Description
startdate
the starting date in yyyy-MM-dd format, eg. 2019-02-01
enddate
the ending date in yyyy-MM-dd format, eg. 2019-02-28
sort
the sorting preference, use asc to sort by ascending and desc to sort by descending
Sample Response
{
"status":"1",
"message":"OK",
"result":[
{
"UTCDate":"2019-02-01",
"unixTimeStamp":"1548979200",
"blockTime_sec":"17.67"
},
{
"UTCDate":"2019-02-28",
"unixTimeStamp":"1551312000",
"blockTime_sec":"19.61"
}
]
}

Get Daily Uncle Block Count and Rewards

Returns the number of 'Uncle' blocks mined daily and the amount of 'Uncle' block rewards.
https://api.etherscan.io/api
?module=stats
&action=dailyuncleblkcount
&startdate=2019-02-01
&enddate=2019-02-28
&sort=asc
&apikey=YourApiKeyToken
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Request
Response
Query Parameters
Parameter
Description
startdate
the starting date in yyyy-MM-dd format, eg. 2019-02-01
enddate
the ending date in yyyy-MM-dd format, eg. 2019-02-28
sort
the sorting preference, use asc to sort by ascending and desc to sort by descending
Sample Response
{
"status":"1",
"message":"OK",
"result":[
{
"UTCDate":"2019-02-01",
"unixTimeStamp":"1548979200",
"uncleBlockCount":287,
"uncleBlockRewards_Eth":"729.75"
},
{
"UTCDate":"2019-02-28",
"unixTimeStamp":"1551312000",
"uncleBlockCount":288,
"uncleBlockRewards_Eth":"691.5"
}
]
}