---
title: "GET /key-blocks/current"
method: GET
path: "/key-blocks/current"
tags: ["external", "chain"]
---

# GET /key-blocks/current

`GET /key-blocks/current`

Get the current key block

## Response `200`

Successful operation

- KeyBlock
  - `hash` string, required — Base58Check encoded tagged hash
  - `height` integer, required
  - `prev_hash` string, required — Base58Check encoded tagged hash
  - `prev_key_hash` string, required — Base58Check encoded tagged hash
  - `state_hash` string, required — Base58Check encoded tagged hash
  - `miner` string, required — Base58Check encoded tagged pubkey
  - `beneficiary` string, required — Base58Check encoded tagged pubkey
  - `target` integer, required
  - `pow` UInt32[]
  - `nonce` integer
  - `time` integer, required
  - `version` integer, required
  - `info` string, required — Base64Check encoded tagged byte array

## Other responses

- `404` — Block not found
- `503` — The node is temporarily unable to handle the request: either its request queues are saturated (overload protection) or it has not yet reached a stable mode. Overload protection is applied to every endpoint, so this response can be returned by any operation. The Retry-After header tells the client how long to back off before retrying.

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