`block`

Pack: blockstream-info · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/block for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Block by 64-char hex hash or by height.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`hash_or_height`	string	yes	Block hash (hex) or numeric height as string.
`network`	string	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "hash_or_height": "000000000019d6689c085ae165831e934ff763ae46a2a6c172b3f1b60a8ce26f"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/blockstream-info/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"block","arguments":{"hash_or_height":"000000000019d6689c085ae165831e934ff763ae46a2a6c172b3f1b60a8ce26f"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('block', {
  "hash_or_height": "000000000019d6689c085ae165831e934ff763ae46a2a6c172b3f1b60a8ce26f"
});

More examples

{
  "hash_or_height": "840000",
  "network": "mainnet"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Block hash
`height`	number	Block height
`version`	number	Block version
`timestamp`	number	Block timestamp (unix)
`tx_count`	number	Transaction count
`size`	number	Block size in bytes
`weight`	number	Block weight
`merkle_root`	string	Merkle root hash
`previousblockhash`	string \| null	Previous block hash
`nonce`	number	Block nonce
`bits`	number	Difficulty bits
`difficulty`	number	Difficulty
`mediantime`	number	Median block time

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Block hash"
    },
    "height": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Block height"
    },
    "version": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Block version"
    },
    "timestamp": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Block timestamp (unix)"
    },
    "tx_count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Transaction count"
    },
    "size": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Block size in bytes"
    },
    "weight": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Block weight"
    },
    "merkle_root": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Merkle root hash"
    },
    "previousblockhash": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Previous block hash"
    },
    "nonce": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Block nonce"
    },
    "bits": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Difficulty bits"
    },
    "difficulty": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Difficulty"
    },
    "mediantime": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Median block time"
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the blockstream-info pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "blockstream-info": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/blockstream-info/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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