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Get Block And Uncle Rewards by BlockNo
Returns the block reward and 'Uncle' block rewards.
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https://api-kovan.etherscan.io/api
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   ?module=block
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   &action=getblockreward
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   &blockno=27789908
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   &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
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{
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   "status":"1",
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   "message":"OK",
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   "result":{
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      "blockNumber":"27789908",
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      "timeStamp":"1634553444",
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      "blockMiner":"0x03801efb0efe2a25ede5dd3a003ae880c0292e4d",
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      "blockReward":"5002845656999049127",
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      "uncles":[
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      ],
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      "uncleInclusionReward":"0"
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   }
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}
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 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.
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https://api-kovan.etherscan.io/api
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   ?module=block
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   &action=getblockcountdown
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   &blockno=28789908
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   &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
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{
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   "status":"1",
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   "message":"OK",
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   "result":{
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      "CurrentBlock":"27789938",
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      "CountdownBlock":"28789908",
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      "RemainingBlock":"999970",
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      "EstimateTimeInSec":"3999895.0"
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   }
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}
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Get Block Number by Timestamp
Returns the block number that was mined at a certain timestamp.
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https://api-kovan.etherscan.io/api
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   ?module=block
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   &action=getblocknobytime
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   &timestamp=1578638524
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   &closest=before
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   &apikey=YourApiKeyToken
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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
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 Tip : Convert a regular date-time to a Unix timestamp.​
Sample Response
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{
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   "status":"1",
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   "message":"OK",
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   "result":"16021214"
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}
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Get Block And Uncle Rewards by BlockNo

Get Estimated Block Countdown Time by BlockNo

Get Block Number by Timestamp