---
id: api-blockchain-get-ds-block
title: GetDsBlock
---

---

Returns the details of a specified Directory Service block.

### Example Request

=== "cURL"

    ```shell
    curl -d '{
        "id": "1",
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "method": "GetDsBlock",
        "params": ["9000"]
    }' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST "https://api.zilliqa.com/"
    ```

=== "Node.js"

    ```js
    const dsBlock = await zilliqa.blockchain.getDSBlock("1");
    console.log(dsBlock.result);
    ```

=== "Java"

    ```java
    public class App {
        public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
            HttpProvider client = new HttpProvider("https://api.zilliqa.com/");
            Rep<DsBlock> dsBlock = client.getDsBlock("9000
            System.out.println(new Gson().toJson(dsBlock));
        }
    }
    ```

=== "Python"

    ```python
    from pyzil.zilliqa import chain
    chain.set_active_chain(chain.MainNet)
    print(chain.active_chain.api.GetDsBlock("9000
    ```

=== "Go"

    ```go
    func GetDsBlock() {
      provider := NewProvider("https://api.zilliqa.com/")
        response := provider.GetDsBlock("9000
        result, _ := json.Marshal(response)
        fmt.Println(string(result))
    }
    ```

### Example Response

```json
{
  "id": "1",
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "header": {
      "BlockNum": "9000",
      "Difficulty": 95,
      "DifficultyDS": 156,
      "GasPrice": "2000000000",
      "LeaderPubKey": "0x026100807AA1CD6A09B8EFEC2E9D1469D7CF8A5E66714D6CADE3798585514CBD82",
      "PoWWinners": [
        "0x0207184EB580333132787B360CA6D93290000C9F71E0B6A02C4412E7148FB1AF81",
        "0x0285B572471A9D3BA729719ED2EEE86395D3B8F243572E9099A5E8B750F46092A7",
        "0x02C1D8C0C7884E65A22FFD76DF9ACC2EA3551133E4ADD59C2DF74F327E09F709FF",
        "0x02D728E77C8DA14E900BA8A2014A0D4B5512C6BABCCB77B83F21381437E0038F44",
        "0x0321B0E1A20F02C99394DD24B34AB4E79AE6CBF0C689C222F246431A764D6B59DB",
        "0x038A724504899CCCA068BD165AE15CE2947667225C72912039CEE4EF3992334843",
        "0x03AB477A7A895DD4E84F240A2F1FCF5F86B1A3D59B6AD3065C18CD69729D089959",
        "0x03B29C7F3F85329B0621914AB0367BA78135889FB8E4F937DDB7DAA8123AD4DF3C",
        "0x03E82B00B53ECC10073404E844841C519152E500A655EEF1D8EAD6612ABDF5B552"
      ],
      "PrevHash": "585373fb2c607b324afbe8f592e43b40d0091bbcef56c158e0879ced69648c8e",
      "Timestamp": "1606443830834512"
    },
    "signature": "7EE023C56602A17F2C8ABA2BEF290386D7C2CE1ABD8E3621573802FA67B243DE60B3EBEE5C4CCFDB697C80127B99CB384DAFEB44F70CD7569F2816DB950877BB"
  }
}
```

### HTTP Request

| Chain(s)              | URL(s)                                                                                       |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Zilliqa mainnet**   | [https://api.zilliqa.com/](https://api.zilliqa.com/)                                         |
| **Developer testnet** | [https://dev-api.zilliqa.com/](https://dev-api.zilliqa.com/)                                 |
| **Local testnet**     | [http://localhost:4201/](http://localhost:4201/)                                             |
| **Isolated server**   | [https://zilliqa-isolated-server.zilliqa.com/](https://zilliqa-isolated-server.zilliqa.com/) |

### Arguments

| Parameter | Type   | Required | Description                                          |
| --------- | ------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `id`      | string | Required | `"1"`                                                |
| `jsonrpc` | string | Required | `"2.0"`                                              |
| `method`  | string | Required | `"GetDsBlock"`                                       |
| `params`  | string | Required | Specified DS block number to return. Example: `"40"` |