block_stat

/api/v0/block/stat

Print information of a raw IPFS block.

Request

Syntax

curl "https://ipfs.infura.io:5001/api/v0/block/stat?arg=<key>" \
  -X POST \
  -u "<API_KEY>:<API_KEY_SECRET>"

Example

curl "https://ipfs.infura.io:5001/api/v0/block/stat?arg=QmfQ5QAjvg4GtA3wg3adpnDJug8ktA1BxurVqBD8rtgVjM" \
  -X POST \
  -u "PROJECT_ID:PROJECT_SECRET"

Request parameters

• arg [Required] - The base58 multihash of an existing block to stat.

Response

On success, the call to this endpoint will return with 200 and the following body:

Body

{
  Key: "QmfQ5QAjvg4GtA3wg3adpnDJug8ktA1BxurVqBD8rtgVjM",
  Size: 18
}

Result fields

• Key - The base58 multihash string of the block.
• Size - An integer representing the size in bytes.