chainSpec_v1_genesisHash

Description

Read static chain specification data such as chain name, ss58 properties, and genesis hash. Use this to configure clients (address format, token info) or verify you are talking to the expected network.

Returns the genesis block hash from the ChainSpec.

Code Examples

cURL

curl -X POST https://api-bittensor-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY \
+  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"chainSpec_v1_genesisHash","params":[],"id":1}'

Python

import requests, json

url = 'https://api-bittensor-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY'
headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
payload = {
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "chainSpec_v1_genesisHash",
  "params": [],
  "id": 1
}
res = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=json.dumps(payload))
print(res.json()['result'])

JavaScript

const res = await fetch('https://api-bittensor-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "chainSpec_v1_genesisHash",
  "params": [],
  "id": 1
})
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data.result);