# Getting the latest block information

### Getting the latest block information <a href="#getting-the-latest-block-information" id="getting-the-latest-block-information"></a>

If a request is received without any parameters, it will return the latest block information.

**Request Body - `Content-Type: application/json;charset=utf-8`**

| Parameter | Required | Description                                                                                     |
| --------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `range`   | No       | Include blocks within the specified range. The block tip is used as a reference. (*Default: 1*) |

*If you want to look up previous blocks based on block tip, set the `range` parameter as a negative value.*

```
GET /api/v3/block?{range}
```


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