---
title: "Legacy get block by height or hash."
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/block/{blockId}"
tags: ["Legacy"]
---

# Legacy get block by height or hash.

`GET /api/v1/block/{blockId}`

Bitcore Insight-compatible V1 block shape for Bitcoin-type coins.

Load estimate: Medium to high; grows with block transaction count and
legacy payload size.

## Path parameters

- `blockId` string, required

## Response `200`

Legacy block payload.

- LegacyObject — Legacy Bitcore Insight-compatible payload. Use API V2 for stable typed schemas.

## Other responses

- `default` — Public API error. Public validation errors are HTTP 400; internal errors are HTTP 500.

## Changes

- **2026-05-25** `46ece0263a48` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-05-25** `4fca91df0bb0` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/trezor/apis/blockbook-api/changes/api/v1/block/:blockId/get.md)

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