nova.blocks

Table description

The nova.blocks table contains information about blocks in the nova blockchain. A block is a collection of transactions that are hashed and added to the blockchain. Each block contains a reference to the previous block, known as the parent hash, and a timestamp. The table contains information about each block, such as the block number, the block hash, the block size, the number of transactions, and the gas used.

Column Descriptions

Table Sample

Examples

Show the most recent blocks

SELECT
    number,
    hash, 
    size,
    gas_used
  FROM nova.blocks
  ORDER BY number DESC
  LIMIT 10

Show the number of blocks mined each day

SELECT
    date_trunc('day', time) AS day,
    count(distinct number)
  FROM nova.blocks
  GROUP BY day
  ORDER BY day DESC

Show the number of transactions in each block

SELECT
    number,
    count(*)
  FROM nova.blocks
  GROUP BY 1 
  LIMIT 10