---
title: "Get block root"
method: GET
path: "/eth/v1/beacon/blocks/{block_id}/root"
tags: ["Beacon"]
---

# Get block root

`GET /eth/v1/beacon/blocks/{block_id}/root`

## Request

- Base URL: `eth2-beacon-mainnet.nodereal.io/v1/api_key` (relative, and the document’s source URL is not known)
- URL: `eth2-beacon-mainnet.nodereal.io/v1/api_key/eth/v1/beacon/blocks/{block_id}/root`
- Auth: none declared

Retrieves hashTreeRoot of BeaconBlock/BeaconBlockHeader

## Path parameters

- `block_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Success

- object
  - `execution_optimistic` boolean: True if the response references an unverified execution payload. Optimistic information may be invalidated at a later time. If the field is not present, assume the False value.
  - `data` object
    - `root` string: HashTreeRoot of BeaconBlock/BeaconBlockHeader object

## Other responses

- `400`: The block ID supplied could not be parsed
- `404`: Block not found
- `500`: Beacon node internal error.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/nodereal/apis/eth-beacon-node-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/nodereal/apis/eth-beacon-node-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/nodereal/apis/eth-beacon-node-api/revisions/1878ea8657a1?raw)