Content

Get block details

Retrieves metadata for a specific IPFS block.

Returns block size, type, and child CIDs for the specified content identifier. Useful for inspecting IPFS data structures.

Request

Base URL: / (relative, and the document was published on a file host, not at the API’s origin)
URL: /api/block/meta/{cid}
Auth: none declared

cidstring required

Content identifier (CID) of the IPFS block. Example: bafybeieffnocaq7t4w4daagvydl32igft5oziyyaebqr6vx6rb3fwh2ab4

Block metadata

block_sizeinteger required

child_cidstring[] required

namestring required

typeinteger required

unixfs_sizeinteger required

Sep 20, 202606e0fa4f446e Revision changes
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  added the non-success response with the status
Jul 18, 2026b97dd0465ab3 Revision changes
- breaking
  the response's property type changed from string to object for status
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  the response's property type changed from string to object for status
- breaking
  the response's property type changed from string to object for status
- breaking
  the response's property type changed from string to object for status
- breaking
  the response's property type changed from string to object for status
- info
  added the optional property / to the response with the status
- info
  added the optional property / to the response with the status
- info
  added the optional property / to the response with the status
- info
  added the optional property / to the response with the status
- info
  added the optional property / to the response with the status
- info
  added the required property / to the response with the status
- info
  added the required property / to the response with the status
- info
  added the required property / to the response with the status
- info
  added the required property / to the response with the status
- info
  added the required property / to the response with the status