The Chain method group contains methods for interacting with the blockchain, but that do not require any form of state computation.
ChainBlockstoreInfo returns some basic information about the blockstore
Perms: read
Inputs: null
Response:
{
"abc": 123
}
ChainCheckBlockstore performs an (asynchronous) health check on the chain/state blockstore if supported by the underlying implementation.
Perms: admin
Inputs: null
Response: {}
ChainDeleteObj deletes node referenced by the given CID
Perms: admin
Inputs:
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
}
]
Response: {}
ChainExport returns a stream of bytes with CAR dump of chain data. The exported chain data includes the header chain from the given tipset back to genesis, the entire genesis state, and the most recent 'nroots' state trees. If oldmsgskip is set, messages from before the requested roots are also not included.
Perms: read
Inputs:
[
10101,
true,
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
},
{
"/": "bafy2bzacebp3shtrn43k7g3unredz7fxn4gj533d3o43tqn2p2ipxxhrvchve"
}
]
]
Response: "Ynl0ZSBhcnJheQ=="
ChainExportRangeInternal triggers the export of a chain CAR-snapshot directly to disk. It is similar to ChainExport, except, depending on options, the snapshot can include receipts, messages and stateroots for the length between the specified head and tail, thus producing "archival-grade" snapshots that include all the on-chain data. The header chain is included back to genesis and these snapshots can be used to initialize Filecoin nodes.
Perms: admin
Inputs:
[
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
},
{
"/": "bafy2bzacebp3shtrn43k7g3unredz7fxn4gj533d3o43tqn2p2ipxxhrvchve"
}
],
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
},
{
"/": "bafy2bzacebp3shtrn43k7g3unredz7fxn4gj533d3o43tqn2p2ipxxhrvchve"
}
],
{
"WriteBufferSize": 123,
"NumWorkers": 123,
"IncludeMessages": true,
"IncludeReceipts": true,
"IncludeStateRoots": true
}
]
Response: {}
ChainGetBlock returns the block specified by the given CID.
Perms: read
Inputs:
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
}
]
Response:
{
"Miner": "f01234",
"Ticket": {
"VRFProof": "Ynl0ZSBhcnJheQ=="
},
"ElectionProof": {
"WinCount": 9,
"VRFProof": "Ynl0ZSBhcnJheQ=="
},
"BeaconEntries": [
{
"Round": 42,
"Data": "Ynl0ZSBhcnJheQ=="
}
],
"WinPoStProof": [
{
"PoStProof": 8,
"ProofBytes": "Ynl0ZSBhcnJheQ=="
}
],
"Parents": [
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
}
],
"ParentWeight": "0",
"Height": 10101,
"ParentStateRoot": {
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
},
"ParentMessageReceipts": {
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
},
"Messages": {
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
},
"BLSAggregate": {
"Type": 2,
"Data": "Ynl0ZSBhcnJheQ=="
},
"Timestamp": 42,
"BlockSig": {
"Type": 2,
"Data": "Ynl0ZSBhcnJheQ=="
},
"ForkSignaling": 42,
"ParentBaseFee": "0"
}
ChainGetBlockMessages returns messages stored in the specified block.
Note: If there are multiple blocks in a tipset, it's likely that some messages will be duplicated. It's also possible for blocks in a tipset to have different messages from the same sender at the same nonce. When that happens, only the first message (in a block with lowest ticket) will be considered for execution
NOTE: THIS METHOD SHOULD ONLY BE USED FOR GETTING MESSAGES IN A SPECIFIC BLOCK
DO NOT USE THIS METHOD TO GET MESSAGES INCLUDED IN A TIPSET Use ChainGetParentMessages, which will perform correct message deduplication
Perms: read
Inputs:
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
}
]
Response:
{
"BlsMessages": [
{
"Version": 42,
"To": "f01234",
"From": "f01234",
"Nonce": 42,
"Value": "0",
"GasLimit": 9,
"GasFeeCap": "0",
"GasPremium": "0",
"Method": 1,
"Params": "Ynl0ZSBhcnJheQ==",
"CID": {
"/": "bafy2bzacebbpdegvr3i4cosewthysg5xkxpqfn2wfcz6mv2hmoktwbdxkax4s"
}
}
],
"SecpkMessages": [
{
"Message": {
"Version": 42,
"To": "f01234",
"From": "f01234",
"Nonce": 42,
"Value": "0",
"GasLimit": 9,
"GasFeeCap": "0",
"GasPremium": "0",
"Method": 1,
"Params": "Ynl0ZSBhcnJheQ==",
"CID": {
"/": "bafy2bzacebbpdegvr3i4cosewthysg5xkxpqfn2wfcz6mv2hmoktwbdxkax4s"
}
},
"Signature": {
"Type": 2,
"Data": "Ynl0ZSBhcnJheQ=="
},
"CID": {
"/": "bafy2bzacebbpdegvr3i4cosewthysg5xkxpqfn2wfcz6mv2hmoktwbdxkax4s"
}
}
],
"Cids": [
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
}
]
}
ChainGetEvents returns the events under an event AMT root CID.
Perms: read
Inputs:
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
}
]
Response:
[
{
"Emitter": 1000,
"Entries": [
{
"Flags": 7,
"Key": "string value",
"Codec": 42,
"Value": "Ynl0ZSBhcnJheQ=="
}
]
}
]
ChainGetGenesis returns the genesis tipset.
Perms: read
Inputs: null
Response:
{
"Cids": null,
"Blocks": null,
"Height": 0
}
ChainGetMessage reads a message referenced by the specified CID from the chain blockstore.
Perms: read
Inputs:
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
}
]
Response:
{
"Version": 42,
"To": "f01234",
"From": "f01234",
"Nonce": 42,
"Value": "0",
"GasLimit": 9,
"GasFeeCap": "0",
"GasPremium": "0",
"Method": 1,
"Params": "Ynl0ZSBhcnJheQ==",
"CID": {
"/": "bafy2bzacebbpdegvr3i4cosewthysg5xkxpqfn2wfcz6mv2hmoktwbdxkax4s"
}
}
ChainGetMessagesInTipset returns message stores in current tipset
Perms: read
Inputs:
[
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
},
{
"/": "bafy2bzacebp3shtrn43k7g3unredz7fxn4gj533d3o43tqn2p2ipxxhrvchve"
}
]
]
Response:
[
{
"Cid": {
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
},
"Message": {
"Version": 42,
"To": "f01234",
"From": "f01234",
"Nonce": 42,
"Value": "0",
"GasLimit": 9,
"GasFeeCap": "0",
"GasPremium": "0",
"Method": 1,
"Params": "Ynl0ZSBhcnJheQ==",
"CID": {
"/": "bafy2bzacebbpdegvr3i4cosewthysg5xkxpqfn2wfcz6mv2hmoktwbdxkax4s"
}
}
}
]
Perms: read
Inputs:
["string value"]
Response:
{
"Cid": {
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
},
"Obj": {}
}
ChainGetParentMessages returns messages stored in parent tipset of the specified block.
Perms: read
Inputs:
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
}
]
Response:
[
{
"Cid": {
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
},
"Message": {
"Version": 42,
"To": "f01234",
"From": "f01234",
"Nonce": 42,
"Value": "0",
"GasLimit": 9,
"GasFeeCap": "0",
"GasPremium": "0",
"Method": 1,
"Params": "Ynl0ZSBhcnJheQ==",
"CID": {
"/": "bafy2bzacebbpdegvr3i4cosewthysg5xkxpqfn2wfcz6mv2hmoktwbdxkax4s"
}
}
}
]
ChainGetParentReceipts returns receipts for messages in parent tipset of the specified block. The receipts in the list returned is one-to-one with the messages returned by a call to ChainGetParentMessages with the same blockCid.
Perms: read
Inputs:
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
}
]
Response:
[
{
"ExitCode": 0,
"Return": "Ynl0ZSBhcnJheQ==",
"GasUsed": 9,
"EventsRoot": {
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
}
}
]
ChainGetPath returns a set of revert/apply operations needed to get from one tipset to another, for example:
to
^
from tAA
^ ^
tBA tAB
^---*--^
^
tRR
Would return [revert(tBA), apply(tAB), apply(tAA)]
Perms: read
Inputs:
[
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
},
{
"/": "bafy2bzacebp3shtrn43k7g3unredz7fxn4gj533d3o43tqn2p2ipxxhrvchve"
}
],
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
},
{
"/": "bafy2bzacebp3shtrn43k7g3unredz7fxn4gj533d3o43tqn2p2ipxxhrvchve"
}
]
]
Response:
[
{
"Type": "string value",
"Val": {
"Cids": null,
"Blocks": null,
"Height": 0
}
}
]
ChainGetTipSet returns the tipset specified by the given TipSetKey.
Perms: read
Inputs:
[
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
},
{
"/": "bafy2bzacebp3shtrn43k7g3unredz7fxn4gj533d3o43tqn2p2ipxxhrvchve"
}
]
]
Response:
{
"Cids": null,
"Blocks": null,
"Height": 0
}
ChainGetTipSetAfterHeight looks back for a tipset at the specified epoch. If there are no blocks at the specified epoch, the first non-nil tipset at a later epoch will be returned.
Perms: read
Inputs:
[
10101,
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
},
{
"/": "bafy2bzacebp3shtrn43k7g3unredz7fxn4gj533d3o43tqn2p2ipxxhrvchve"
}
]
]
Response:
{
"Cids": null,
"Blocks": null,
"Height": 0
}
ChainGetTipSetByHeight looks back for a tipset at the specified epoch. If there are no blocks at the specified epoch, a tipset at an earlier epoch will be returned.
Perms: read
Inputs:
[
10101,
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
},
{
"/": "bafy2bzacebp3shtrn43k7g3unredz7fxn4gj533d3o43tqn2p2ipxxhrvchve"
}
]
]
Response:
{
"Cids": null,
"Blocks": null,
"Height": 0
}
ChainHasObj checks if a given CID exists in the chain blockstore.
Perms: read
Inputs:
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
}
]
Response: true
ChainHead returns the current head of the chain.
Perms: read
Inputs: null
Response:
{
"Cids": null,
"Blocks": null,
"Height": 0
}
ChainHotGC does online (badger) GC on the hot store; only supported if you are using the splitstore
Perms: admin
Inputs:
[
{
"Threshold": 12.3,
"Periodic": true,
"Moving": true
}
]
Response: {}
ChainNotify returns channel with chain head updates. First message is guaranteed to be of len == 1, and type == 'current'.
Perms: read
Inputs: null
Response:
[
{
"Type": "string value",
"Val": {
"Cids": null,
"Blocks": null,
"Height": 0
}
}
]
ChainPrune forces compaction on cold store and garbage collects; only supported if you are using the splitstore
Perms: admin
Inputs:
[
{
"MovingGC": true,
"RetainState": 9
}
]
Response: {}
ChainPutObj puts a given object into the block store
Perms: admin
Inputs:
[{}]
Response: {}
ChainReadObj reads ipld nodes referenced by the specified CID from chain blockstore and returns raw bytes.
Perms: read
Inputs:
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
}
]
Response: "Ynl0ZSBhcnJheQ=="
ChainSetHead forcefully sets current chain head. Use with caution.
Perms: admin
Inputs:
[
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
},
{
"/": "bafy2bzacebp3shtrn43k7g3unredz7fxn4gj533d3o43tqn2p2ipxxhrvchve"
}
]
]
Response: {}
ChainStatObj returns statistics about the graph referenced by 'obj'. If 'base' is also specified, then the returned stat will be a diff between the two objects.
Perms: read
Inputs:
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
},
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
}
]
Response:
{
"Size": 42,
"Links": 42
}
ChainTipSetWeight computes weight for the specified tipset.
Perms: read
Inputs:
[
[
{
"/": "bafy2bzacea3wsdh6y3a36tb3skempjoxqpuyompjbmfeyf34fi3uy6uue42v4"
},
{
"/": "bafy2bzacebp3shtrn43k7g3unredz7fxn4gj533d3o43tqn2p2ipxxhrvchve"
}
]
]
Response: "0"