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BlockchainBlockData["hash"]

gives information about the block with the specified hash on the blockchain specified by $BlockchainBase.

BlockchainBlockData[n]

gives information about block n on the blockchain.

BlockchainBlockData[-n]

gives information about the block n elements from the end of the blockchain.

BlockchainBlockData[bspec,prop]

gives the specified property of the block.

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Examples  
Basic Examples  
Scope  
Multiple Blocks  
Specific Properties  
Single Property  
Multiple Properties  
Options  
BlockchainBase  
MaxItems  
Applications  
Possible Issues  
Nonexistent Hashes  
Incorrect Hashes  
Neat Examples  
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BlockchainBlockData   

Versions for specific blockchains »

BlockchainBlockData["hash"]

gives information about the block with the specified hash on the blockchain specified by $BlockchainBase.

BlockchainBlockData[n]

gives information about block n on the blockchain.

BlockchainBlockData[-n]

gives information about the block n elements from the end of the blockchain.

BlockchainBlockData[bspec,prop]

gives the specified property of the block.

Details and Options

Examples

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Basic Examples  (5)

Get information about a block from the Bitcoin blockchain using its height:

Wolfram Language code: BlockchainBlockData[1221]//Dataset

Get information about a block from the Bitcoin blockchain using its hash:

Wolfram Language code: BlockchainBlockData["0000000073996a70dcbd4dff31d247bf4e5d2639bd7f7b417b131114ae0c9c9b"]//Dataset

Get information about the latest block from the Bitcoin blockchain:

Wolfram Language code: BlockchainBlockData[Last]//Dataset

Get information about the genesis block from the Bitcoin blockchain:

Wolfram Language code: BlockchainBlockData[First]//Dataset

Get information about the second to last block from the Bitcoin blockchain:

Wolfram Language code: BlockchainBlockData[-2]//Dataset

Scope  (3)

Multiple Blocks  (1)

Get multiple blocks by providing a list of heights or block hashes:

Wolfram Language code: BlockchainBlockData[{1, 123456, "0000000073996a70dcbd4dff31d247bf4e5d2639bd7f7b417b131114ae0c9c9b"}]//Dataset

Specific Properties  (2)

Single Property  (1)

Get the cryptocurrency amount data of a block in the Bitcoin blockchain:

Wolfram Language code: BlockchainBlockData[500000, "Amounts"]//Dataset

Multiple Properties  (1)

Get multiple cryptographic properties of a block in the Bitcoin blockchain:

Wolfram Language code: BlockchainBlockData[500000, {"BlockHash", "PreviousBlockHash", "MerkleRoot"}, BlockchainBase -> "Bitcoin"]

Options  (8)

BlockchainBase  (7)

Get information from a random Ethereum block:

Wolfram Language code: BlockchainBlockData[RandomInteger[500000], BlockchainBase -> {"Ethereum", "Mainnet"}]//Dataset

Get information from a random ARK block:

Wolfram Language code: BlockchainBlockData[RandomInteger[2000000], BlockchainBase -> {"ARK", "Mainnet"}]//Dataset

Get information from a random bloxberg block:

Wolfram Language code: BlockchainBlockData[RandomInteger[200000], BlockchainBase -> "Bloxberg"]//Dataset

Get information from a random Tezos block:

Wolfram Language code: BlockchainBlockData[RandomInteger[20000], BlockchainBase -> {"Tezos", "Mainnet"}]//Dataset

Get information from a random Cardano block:

Wolfram Language code: BlockchainBlockData[RandomInteger[200000], BlockchainBase -> {"Cardano", "Mainnet"}]//Dataset

Get information from a random Litecoin block:

Wolfram Language code: BlockchainBlockData[RandomInteger[20000], BlockchainBase -> {"Litecoin", "Mainnet"}]//Dataset

Get information from a random Bitcoin Cash block:

Wolfram Language code: BlockchainBlockData[RandomInteger[20000], BlockchainBase -> {"BitcoinCash", "Mainnet"}]//Dataset

MaxItems  (1)

Specify the maximum number of transactions to return:

Wolfram Language code: block = BlockchainBlockData[500000, MaxItems -> 3];block//Dataset
Wolfram Language code: block["TransactionList"]
Wolfram Language code: block["TransactionList"]//Length

Applications  (2)

Get the size of the latest Bitcoin block in megabytes:

Wolfram Language code: UnitConvert[Quantity[BlockchainBlockData[-1, "ByteCount", BlockchainBase -> "Bitcoin"], "Bytes"], "Megabytes"]//N

Get the address of a block's generator and inspect its balance:

Wolfram Language code: address = Lookup[BlockchainBlockData["69bac5c3690523f7d93a53ce97a034f88e4bd286165f41ee45074eced7ddfc74", "Generator", BlockchainBase -> "ARK"], "Address"]
Wolfram Language code: balance = BlockchainAddressData[address, "Balance", BlockchainBase -> "ARK"]

Convert the result to fiat currency:

Wolfram Language code: CurrencyConvert[balance, "PeruvianSoles"]

Possible Issues  (2)

Nonexistent Hashes  (1)

Using a block hash from one blockchain in another one will return a Missing["NotAvailable"] output:

Wolfram Language code: btcBlockHash = BlockchainBlockData[-1, "BlockHash", BlockchainBase -> "Bitcoin"]
Wolfram Language code: BlockchainBlockData[btcBlockHash, BlockchainBase -> {"Bitcoin", "Testnet"}]

Incorrect Hashes  (1)

Providing a block hash that is not a hex number will return a $Failed output:

Wolfram Language code: BlockchainBlockData["6h6h6h6h", BlockchainBase -> "Ethereum"]

Neat Examples  (1)

Generate sounds from a Bitcoin block:

Wolfram Language code: Sound[SoundNote[#, # * 0.05, "NewAge"]& /@ Take[Flatten[ToCharacterCode[BlockchainBlockData[300000, "TransactionList", BlockchainBase -> "Bitcoin"]]] - 60, 100]]
Wolfram Research (2018), BlockchainBlockData, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BlockchainBlockData.html.

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Wolfram Research (2018), BlockchainBlockData, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BlockchainBlockData.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2018. "BlockchainBlockData." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BlockchainBlockData.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2018). BlockchainBlockData. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BlockchainBlockData.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_blockchainblockdata, author="Wolfram Research", title="{BlockchainBlockData}", year="2018", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BlockchainBlockData.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_blockchainblockdata, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={BlockchainBlockData}, year={2018}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BlockchainBlockData.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}