# Response (latest block)

#### Response (latest block)`200 OK, application/json` <a href="#response-latest-block200-ok-applicationjson" id="response-latest-block200-ok-applicationjson"></a>

If `range` is not set or set to 1, the following object is returned. Else, a block list with the following objects as elements is returned:

| Parameter        | Type   | Description                                   |
| ---------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------- |
| **height**       | number | Height of the block.                          |
| **hash**         | string | Hash value representing the block.            |
| **difficulty**   | string | Difficulty of the mined block.                |
| **merkleRoot**   | string | Merkle hash of all transactions in the block. |
| **stateRoot**    | string | Hash of the world state at that block.        |
| **timestamp**    | number | Timestamp when the block was added.           |
| **txs**          | array  | List of transactions in the block.            |
| **nonce**        | string | Nonce of the block.                           |
| **miner**        | string | A Hycon wallet address of the miner.          |
| **uncleHash**    | array  | List of hash values of uncle block.           |
| **previousHash** | string | The hash value of the previous block.         |

**Response Error Table**

| Status | Error         | Message                                        |
| ------ | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| 400    | `BAD_REQUEST` | The parameter value passed as count is invalid |
| 404    | `NOT_FOUND`   | Tip information is undefined in consensus      |

**Example request without specified range**

```
$ curl -X GET http://localhost:2442/api/v3/block \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json;charset=utf-8'
```

**Response (Success) without specified range**

```
{
    "height": 412510,
    "hash": "6ZDkzCeih26nQ6ry84FhvJackNpRgKGKmFCrhvQsdfMf",
    "difficulty": "2.2465660159450127e-9",
    "merkleRoot": "8FKVTsPMMfgjp7tWZLgmrodcFPy8PcVMMc9r3fPdvu5p",
    "stateRoot": "DVuavQUzM2GTD7D43n83vDm1TDnb5r6dVc2UDNZbdJon",
    "timestamp": 1543462655832,
    "txs": [
        {
            "amount": "28.312759446",
            "to": "H3mt6xb2evbvJ5m58181t2hjQxrhE6gFz",
            "txhash": "4qpzsvd9YtZAtU7UWnByN8JTfbkYHrGd2PjZ9pQNepTj",
            "fee": "0.000001",
            "from": "H23fF8ktBWYwK7aHFbPSW52LtoHcbDvmT",
            "nonce": 2667656
        },
        ...
    ],
    "nonce": "16769771563250614862",
    "miner": "H23fF8ktBWYwK7aHFbPSW52LtoHcbDvmT",
    "uncleHash": [
        "7ZY6RZGxLeBnzenpYL6m8x1F1sq3umsyW5ZEry3d1D8o"
    ],
    "previousHash": "3ZPBmRgzt3sN1QqvbArfvDG465b47FUR7bPvRwtnxWbS"
}
```

**Example request with specified range**

```
$ curl -X GET http://localhost:2442/api/v3/block\?range=-2 \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json;charset=utf-8'
```

**Response (Success) with specified range**

```
[
    {
        "height": 412509,
        "hash": "3ZPBmRgzt3sN1QqvbArfvDG465b47FUR7bPvRwtnxWbS",
        "difficulty": "2.267803372508838e-9",
        "merkleRoot": "xyw95Bsby3s4mt6f4FmFDnFVpQBAeJxBFNGzu2cX4dM",
        "stateRoot": "EryxtWHTHorKRmqozQe63XmYLezjdaNxcAZESyWdaCPd",
        "timestamp": 1543462624068,
        "txs": [],
        "nonce": "16909528905709264102",
        "miner": "H23fF8ktBWYwK7aHFbPSW52LtoHcbDvmT",
        "uncleHash": [],
        "previousHash": "BtGd36He84SMQYv61Tr1wowtnoE1Ey1HiMTW2QwajQea"
    },
    ...
]
```


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