# getBlock

Gets the block specified by hash or block index.

## Parameters

#### 1. hashOrIndex *(required)*

`UInt256 | number`

Pass either a block hash or a block index.

## Returns

`Promise<Block>`

```ts
type Block = {
  hash: UInt256;
  size: number;
  confirmations: number;
  nextBlockHash?: UInt256;
  version: number;
  previousBlockHash: UInt256;
  merkleRoot: UInt256;
  time: number;
  nonce: HexString;
  index: number;
  primary: number;
  nextConsensus: UInt160;
  tx: Transaction[];
};
```

## Errors

| Code    | Name        | Description                         |
| ------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------- |
| `10002` | `INVALID`   | The block hash or index is invalid. |
| `10003` | `NOTFOUND`  | The block does not exist.           |
| `10008` | `RPC_ERROR` | The RPC server returned an error.   |

## Example

### Request

```js
const block = await provider.getBlock(1);
```

### Response

```js
{
  hash: '0x577ee5cf7c589f608937287f11da965c0462a8fae77f29959c834cbce38cacac',
  size: 697,
  version: 0,
  previousblockhash: '0x9d3276785e7306daf59a3f3b9e31912c095598bbfb8a4476b821b0e59be4c57a',
  merkleroot: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
  time: 1650637687704,
  nonce: '220F1C0AE004D552',
  index: 1,
  primary: 0,
  nextconsensus: 'NZHf1NJvz1tvELGLWZjhpb3NqZJFFUYpxT',
  witnesses: [
    {
      invocation: 'DECKcAUgm3Wr/U4aw52mVqheobvslZNtdyi8vac2zPVfCyvXLVZzkxe4ZqLF6qT01xX3efMU8eP5a8X7Ee8ilhXpDED+/dpsuuck9zkp7EF3vvADzXX6UQisEKPDpFFTsDrBfTpFN+O7+PKZEstHzFkTDnhggPiXAs6RNpTCRlpX+bGFDEDI4wMpE94KTKEuozDVOxbp7izVB2bpHJoPp30J3ednoXooVQTLRdYa7jMakNdG5lgAcEAUYjQnvosCFsTQHXBwDEDp6V6z1aLR45CteSCyTF0/hT4rrzqKw52FBGXIz6OtFH9bDdpfd2+sSYCRiBTI9roze0EZbZOsjyDD8IQTA+jbDECRQHx7dVyHA8nXXaZjJocSNVSPVDRNAdZHEXy+zftVSdNL50ogbybxqEXg2SNjqOsreCnyS5B+xCNIDofcrCJd',
      verification: 'FQwhAwCbdUDhDyVi5f2PrJ6uwlFmpYsm5BI0j/WoaSe/rCKiDCEDAgXpzvrqWh38WAryDI1aokaLsBSPGl5GBfxiLIDmBLoMIQIUuvDO6jpm8X5+HoOeol/YvtbNgua7bmglAYkGX0T/AQwhAj6bMuqJuU0GbmSbEk/VDjlu6RNp6OKmrhsRwXDQIiVtDCEDQI3NQWOW9keDrFh+oeFZPFfZ/qiAyKahkg6SollHeAYMIQKng0vpsy4pgdFXy1u9OstCz9EepcOxAiTXpE6YxZEPGwwhAroscPWZbzV6QxmHBYWfriz+oT4RcpYoAHcrPViKnUq9F0Ge0Nw6'
    }
  ],
  tx: [],
  confirmations: 15099845,
  nextblockhash: '0xc77f88ea63c593a045e74ad041d7d343ec91eacc1a5ed2cc7447b60ed4bde1ed'
}
```


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