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eth_getWork

Returns the hash of the current block, the seedHash, and the boundary condition to be met ("target").

Parameters​

None.

Returns​

An array with the following properties:

  • Current block header PoW-hash (32 bytes).
  • The seed hash used for the DAG (32 bytes).
  • The boundary condition ("target") (32 bytes), 2^256 / difficulty.

Example​

Replace <YOUR-API-KEY> with an API key from your Infura dashboard.

Request​

curl https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/<YOUR-API-KEY> \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "eth_getWork", "params": [], "id": 1}'

Response​

note

While Infura will allow this method, eth_getWork will not actually return mining work.

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "error": {
    "code": -32000,
    "message": "no mining work available yet"
  }
}