---
title: "Get information about a specific chain"
method: GET
path: "/v1/chains/{chainID}"
tags: ["chains"]
---

# Get information about a specific chain

`GET /v1/chains/{chainID}`

## Path parameters

- `chainID` string, string, required

## Query parameters

- `block` string, string

## Response `200`

Information about a specific chain

- ChainInfoResponse
  - `chainID` string, string, required — ChainID (Bech32-encoded)
  - `chainOwnerId` string, string, required — The chain owner address (Bech32-encoded)
  - `evmChainId` integer, required — The EVM chain ID
  - `gasFeePolicy` FeePolicy, required
    - `evmGasRatio` Ratio32, required
      - `a` integer, required
      - `b` integer, required
    - `gasPerToken` Ratio32, required
      - `a` integer, required
      - `b` integer, required
    - `validatorFeeShare` integer, required — The validator fee share.
  - `gasLimits` Limits, required
    - `maxGasExternalViewCall` integer, required — The maximum gas per external view call
    - `maxGasPerBlock` integer, required — The maximum gas per block
    - `maxGasPerRequest` integer, required — The maximum gas per request
    - `minGasPerRequest` integer, required — The minimum gas per request
  - `isActive` boolean, required — Whether or not the chain is active
  - `metadata` PublicChainMetadata, required
    - `description` string, string, required — The description of the chain.
    - `evmJsonRpcURL` string, string, required — The EVM json rpc url
    - `evmWebSocketURL` string, string, required — The EVM websocket url)
    - `name` string, string, required — The name of the chain
    - `website` string, string, required — The official website of the chain.
  - `publicURL` string, string, required — The fully qualified public url leading to the chains metadata

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