Block Details from the Blockscout Explorer

blockscout/block

One block on a chain's Blockscout explorer by number or hash: height, hash, parent hash, time, miner or validator, transaction count, gas used and limit, base fee, size, difficulty, burnt fees. Read from the chain's public Blockscout explorer, which offers no SLA and can be slow, throttled or retire its keyless API. Served by Eden Engine; not an official product of Blockscout or of any chain.

activeper callv1

Price

$0.0026 per call

You pay the price shown. If a call turns out to cost more than its quote, you pay the actual price, capped at twice the quote. No monthly minimum. Top-ups start at $0.50.

Data source

Blockscout

Chain data from the public Blockscout explorer of the chain you name (https://www.blockscout.com). Served by Eden Engine; not an official product of Blockscout or of any chain.

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agent

// 1. search: find the tool
omnial_search({ query: "what you need" })

// 2. inspect: price and input schema
omnial_inspect({ tool: "blockscout/block" })

// 3. learn: read the usage guide at runtime
omnial_learn({ tool: "blockscout/block" })

// 4. run: price the exact call first, then run it
omnial_execute({ tool: "blockscout/block", input: { /* see input_schema */ }, dry_run: true })
omnial_execute({ tool: "blockscout/block", input: { /* ... */ } })

// 5. settle: the call is charged when it finishes, nothing to do

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Pricing

Every charge this tool can incur.

Charge	Price
Per call	$0.0026

Updated: Oct 21, 2026

Input and output schemas

Input schema

input_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "chain",
    "block"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "block": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^(0|[1-9][0-9]{0,15}|0x[0-9a-fA-F]{64})$",
      "description": "A block number in decimal, or a 32-byte block hash: 0x followed by 64 hex digits."
    },
    "chain": {
      "enum": [
        "ethereum",
        "celo",
        "ethereum-classic",
        "gnosis",
        "optimism",
        "scroll",
        "zksync-era",
        "unichain",
        "soneium",
        "neon",
        "rootstock",
        "arbitrum-nova",
        "astar",
        "camp",
        "creditcoin",
        "eden",
        "filecoin",
        "hashkey",
        "zilliqa",
        "kite",
        "shibarium",
        "data-network",
        "lisk",
        "mode",
        "ronin",
        "tac",
        "flow-evm"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "chain slug: the Blockscout explorer of that chain answers (ethereum, gnosis, scroll, lisk, mode, ronin, ...)"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Output schema

output_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "height",
    "hash",
    "timestamp",
    "gas_used",
    "gas_limit",
    "base_fee_per_gas",
    "size",
    "type",
    "transactions_count",
    "miner",
    "parent_hash",
    "difficulty",
    "total_difficulty",
    "burnt_fees",
    "priority_fee",
    "withdrawals_count"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "hash": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "size": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "type": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "miner": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "height": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "gas_used": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "gas_limit": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "timestamp": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "burnt_fees": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "difficulty": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "parent_hash": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "priority_fee": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "base_fee_per_gas": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "total_difficulty": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "withdrawals_count": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "transactions_count": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  },
  "description": "The shaped answer of one Blockscout explorer (the same fields on every chain; null where a chain has none).",
  "additionalProperties": false
}