bdnBlocks

Available on Gateway and Cloud API

Name: bdnBlocks

bdnBlocks is a stream of all new blocks as they are propagated in the BDN. The blocks published in the bdnBlocks stream may include blocks that will not be accepted on chain. This stream offers significant performance speed over the newBlocks stream (from the Gateway or the node).

Performance tip: If you don’t need parsed transaction fields, set parsedTxs: false to receive blocks ~20–60 ms faster with less overhead.

Important update (due October 1, 2025): The default value for parsedTxs will change to false. If you rely on parsed transaction fields, you will need to explicitly set parsedTxs: true to maintain current behavior.

Options

Key

Description

Values

include

Fields to include in the block stream.

hash,header,transactions,uncles,future_validator_info,withdrawals

[Default: all] future_validator_info contains validator addresses for future blocks and indicates whether the validators are connected to the BDN (currently only supported in BSC) withdrawals

contains withdrawals for ETH block

parsedTxs

Controls whether transactions in each block are returned as fully parsed JSON objects (true) or as raw, unparsed RLP payloads (false). Disabling parsing reduces server work and improves delivery latency.

Type: boolean [Default (current): true]

Examples (Websocket)

Cloud-API

## ETH Example
wscat -c wss://virginia.eth.blxrbdn.com/ws --header "Authorization: <YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER>"
> {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "subscribe", "params": ["bdnBlocks", {"include": ["hash"],  "parsedTxs": true}]}
< ......


## BSC Example
wscat -c wss://virginia.bsc.blxrbdn.com/ws --header "Authorization: <YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER>"
> {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "subscribe", "params": ["bdnBlocks", {"include": ["hash"], "blockchain_network": "BSC-Mainnet",  "parsedTxs": true}]}
< ......

var fs = require('fs');
const WebSocket = require('ws');

// Enterprise users can follow line 5-16
const ws = new WebSocket(
  'wss://virginia.eth.blxrbdn.com/ws', // for ETH
  // use 'wss://virginia.bsc.blxrbdn.com/ws',     //for BSC
  {
    headers: { 
      "Authorization" : <YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER> 
    },
    // Add the following line if you work with IP instead of DNS
    // rejectUnauthorized: false,
  }
);

//  Non Enterprise users should follow line 19-27
//  const ws = new WebSocket(
//    "wss://api.blxrbdn.com/ws", 
//    {
//      headers: { 
//        "Authorization" : <YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER> 
//      },
//      rejectUnauthorized: false,
//    }
//  );

function proceed() {
    // ETH Example
    ws.send(`{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "subscribe", "params": ["bdnBlocks", {"include": ["tx_hash"]}]}`);

    // BSC Example (only available at endpoint wss://<region>.bsc.blxrbdn.com/ws)
    // ws.send(`{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "subscribe", "params": ["bdnBlocks", {"include": ["hash"], "blockchain_network": "BSC-Mainnet"}]}`);

}


function handle(nextNotification) {
    console.log(nextNotification.toString()); // or process it generally
}

ws.on('open', proceed);
ws.on('message', handle);

import asyncio, json, ssl, websockets

async def main():
    auth_key = "YOUR_AUTHORIZATION_HEADER"
    uri = 'wss://virginia.eth.blxrbdn.com/ws'
    # Non Enterprise users should use endpoint:
    # uri = 'wss://api.blxrbdn.com/ws'
    
    async with websockets.connect(
            uri,
            header=["Authorization:{}".format(auth_key)],            
            sslopt={"cert_reqs": ssl.CERT_NONE},
    ) as websocket:
        # ETH Example
        subscribe_request = {
            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
            "id": 1,
            "method": "subscribe",
            "params": ["bdnBlocks", {"include": ["hash"]}]
        }
        # BSC Example (only available at endpoint wss://<region>.bsc.blxrbdn.com/ws)
        # subscribe_request = {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "subscribe", "params": ["bdnBlocks", {"include": ["hash"]}, "blockchain_network": "BSC-Mainnet"]}

        await websocket.send(json.dumps(subscribe_request))
        response = await websocket.recv()
        subscription_id = json.loads(response)["result"]

        while True:
            next_notification = await websocket.recv()
            print(next_notification)  # or process it generally

        unsubscribe_request = {
            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
            "id": 2,
            "method": "unsubscribe",
            "params": [subscription_id]
        }
        await websocket.send(json.dumps(unsubscribe_request))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    asyncio.run(main())

package main

import (
	"crypto/tls"
	"fmt"
	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	dialer := websocket.DefaultDialer
	// Add the following lines if you work with IP instead of DNS
	// tlsConfig := &tls.Config{
	// 	Certificates:       []tls.Certificate{cert},
	// 	InsecureSkipVerify: true,
	// }
	// dialer.TLSClientConfig = tlsConfig

	// Enterprise users can follow line 20
	wsSubscriber, _, err := dialer.Dial("wss://virginia.eth.blxrbdn.com/ws", http.Header{"Authorization": []string{<YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER>}})

	// Non Enterprise users can follow line 23
	// wsSubscriber, _, err := dialer.Dial("wss://api.blxrbdn.com/ws", http.Header{"Authorization": []string{<YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER>}})

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}

	// ETH Example
	subRequest := `{"id": 1, "method": "subscribe", "params": ["bdnBlocks", {"include": ["hash"]}]}`

	// BSC Example (only available at endpoint wss://<region>.bsc.feed.blxrbdn.com:28333)
	// subRequest := `{"id": 1, "method": "subscribe", "params": ["bdnBlocks", {"include": ["hash"], "blockchain_network": "BSC-Mainnet"}]}`

	err = wsSubscriber.WriteMessage(websocket.TextMessage, []byte(subRequest))
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err)
		return
	}

	for {
		_, nextNotification, err := wsSubscriber.ReadMessage()
		if err != nil {
			fmt.Println(err)
		}
		fmt.Println(string(nextNotification)) // or process it generally
	}
}

Gateway

wscat -c ws://127.0.0.1:28333/ws --header "Authorization: <YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER>"
> {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "subscribe", "params": ["bdnBlocks", {"include": ["hash"],  "parsedTxs": true}]}
< ......

Response (Block Event)

<<< {
  "method": "subscribe",
  "params": {
    "subscription": "6ea43ccf-3810-11ec-ad71-0242ac110002",
    "result": {
      "hash": "0x95774a847277f19f85742740577812b33be5e8261b13ae0a93828b44401aac80",
      "header": {
        "parentHash": "0xf254c84238d1e5c9aca356a7ad01a7dc75c7012c8cb06a43510bdc486027374c",
        "sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
        "miner": "0x1ad91ee08f21be3de0ba2ba6918e714da6b45836",
        "stateRoot": "0xa80ba46395c5cd93a2122296207ed5433a6f0bafdf31a9db43d641a7bc764e55",
        "transactionsRoot": "0x7588844493391e8503a966f4720d85f83a3e672e314a122db2bb6769b214c90b",
        "receiptsRoot": "0x8a6aaba9d857189db685a1bb9d179f1cdca9b1c06bd77ff851d31e90734c70bf",
        "logsBloom": "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",
        "difficulty": "0x2450fb34e3ea2a",
        "number": "0xce1986",
        "gasLimit": "0x1caa0e3",
        "gasUsed": "0x1ca5d1c",
        "timestamp": "0x617ad6f1",
        "extraData": "0x486976656f6e20686b",
        "mixHash": "0xe9baa71cbaa92d9d417dd083473fc658b2f6ad0e32f2598c4f46353d64869354",
        "nonce": "0x97b7dbe2862da2df"
        "blobGasUsed": "0xa0000",
        "excessBlobGas": "0x4b40000",
        "parentBeaconBlockRoot": "0x14e886e6...908fe06ba3c"
        },
        "future_validator_info":[
          {
            "block_height":22460216,
            "wallet_id":"0x295e26495cef6f69dfa69911d9d8e4f3bbadb89b",
            "accessible":true
          },
          {
            "block_height":22460217,
            "wallet_id":"0x2d4c407bbe49438ed859fe965b140dcf1aab71a9",
            "accessible":false
          }
        ], 
       "withdrawals": [
           {
           "index": "0x1506516",
           "validatorIndex": "0x18ea9",
           "address": "0x8e609ac80f4324e499a6efd24f221a2caa868224",
           "amount": "0x379ea6b"
           },
           {
           "index": "0x1506517",
           "validatorIndex": "0x18eaa",
           "address": "0x8e609ac80f4324e499a6efd24f221a2caa868224",
           "amount": "0x102d9b3"
         }], 
      "transactions": [
        {
          "type": "0x2",
          "nonce": "0x1714",
          "gas": "0x206f3",
          "value": "0x6f05b59d3b200000",
          "input": "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",
          "v": "0x0",
          "r": "0xe2261a38f685e318164196727d41c91e497430b3bfd326a71c0bfbec747dcbd6",
          "s": "0x2d9e98d07f053c4a5ea56ee1a1af3f7fb81bc22bcbb152fd847af12ff5e54bfa",
          "to": "0xba12222222228d8ba445958a75a0704d566bf2c8",
          "from": "0x13b3a50f3947476eda74fe191344524e2d2d28e5",
          "gasPrice": null,
          "hash": "0xf83aa79d4dd6f28bc127b12caf891f61e2e8fdc0b900211dd9c3dcae187fdf37",
          "chainId": "0x1",
          "accessList": [
            
          ],
          "maxFeePerGas": "0x38e3aebfe4",
          "maxPriorityFeePerGas": "0x6ccc91d0"
        },
	......
        {
          "type": "0x2",
          "nonce": "0x2e8",
          "gas": "0x5208",
          "value": "0xbced73479b86000",
          "input": "0x",
          "v": "0x0",
          "r": "0x46d725064ee3fac9bbb3df1bde7d419b9adc9b1204338df91938d742aa11d1ba",
          "s": "0x68b7f00d0dcb65153db2af9d1458dc82a8deb65c0b2a52e11b46d8657600d9f6",
          "to": "0x664cbf2a5b1bc7a9c153ae12f6ba7cefa4d1a482",
          "from": "0x5907f6596de3235d9a1ddcf4e23535257e88d592",
          "gasPrice": null,
          "hash": "0xf131d507635a87a89d410f053ac83d18979b2c24106f322ac5285f67ebf05c30",
          "chainId": "0x1",
          "accessList": [
            
          ],
          "maxFeePerGas": "0x41a7d25afc",
          "maxPriorityFeePerGas": "0x68fdbaca"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
}

Examples - gRPC

package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	pb "github.com/bloXroute-Labs/gateway/v2/protobuf"
	"google.golang.org/grpc"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
	"time"
)

type blxrCredentials struct {
	authorization string
}

func (bc blxrCredentials) GetRequestMetadata(ctx context.Context, uri ...string) (map[string]string, error) {
	return map[string]string{
		"authorization": bc.authorization,
	}, nil
}

func (bc blxrCredentials) RequireTransportSecurity() bool {
	return false
}

func main() {
	// gRPC server default values
	gatewayHostIP := "localhost"
	gatewayGRPCPort := 5001

	// Open gRPC connection to Gateway.
	conn, _ := grpc.Dial(
		fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v", gatewayHostIP, gatewayGRPCPort),
		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
		grpc.WithPerRPCCredentials(blxrCredentials{authorization: "<YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER>"}),
	)

	// Use the Gateway client connection interface.
	client := pb.NewGatewayClient(conn)

	// create context and defer cancel of context
	callContext, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 24*time.Hour)
	defer cancel()

	// Create a subscription using the stream-specific method and request.
	stream, _ := client.BdnBlocks(callContext, &pb.BlocksRequest{})

	for {
		subscriptionNotification, err := stream.Recv()
		if err == nil {
			fmt.Println(subscriptionNotification) // or process it generally
		}
	}
}

Response (Block Event)

{
    "future_validator_info": [],
    "transaction": [
        {
            "from": "",
            "local_region": false,
            "time": "0",
            "raw_tx": "+I6DAlTHhQHc1lHAglnYlBXsRrWI...3SFs7n3n3UUCAVX1weV6HLAcAKuA"
        },
        ....
        {
            "from": "",
            "local_region": false,
            "time": "0",
            "raw_tx": "AviPgkJogwkGOoQ7mso...3Z99ZUu1/Jc0B9ytQ="
        }
    ],
    "withdrawals": [
        {
            "address": "0x9baA3244565d51D9C7897c0EB6679eD4890e536E",
            "amount": "0x60077b",
            "index": "0x104ed81",
            "validator_index": "0x1ee90"
        },
        ....
        {
            "address": "0x9baA3244565d51D9C7897c0EB6679eD4890e536E",
            "amount": "0x604095",
            "index": "0x104ed90",
            "validator_index": "0x1ee9f"
        }
    ],
    "hash": "0xd9cfa479b98ae15...a7e629fe3435e6169abca",
    "subscriptionID": "c5451b97-c82c-47e2-a70e-74e3256584e6",
    "header": {
        "parent_hash": "0xf3fd6b6011eed8d...f482e9345a3fe5dfe9e26c1db",
        "sha3_uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aa...48a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
        "miner": "0x0c10000000756...7f022929a97bda45",
        "state_root": "0xf074e94fc3d700a8f....9ea3280595bd5acd5d97d0",
        "transactions_root": "0xedade2fe2198c....ccf38eeaacb2ccaa92e60",
        "receipts_root": "0x2ff34bb52237c31b8...78e0ac369028cb63f",
        "logs_bloom": "0x4c0008000804...00402004048",
        "difficulty": "0x0",
        "number": "0x107336",
        "gas_limit": "0x1c9c380",
        "gas_used": "0x11bc8e3",
        "timestamp": "0x65e73b50",
        "extra_data": "0xd883010d0e846....2312e37856c696e7578",
        "mix_hash": "0xf6743b00bce48fc1617acf...84d781807a3866ab",
        "nonce": "0x0000000000000000",
        "base_fee_per_gas": "59",
        "withdrawals_root": "0x5e9855e2716a2b4793d4e...9faa41d9c876fcff1b",
        "blob_gas_used": "0x80000",
        "excess_blob_gas": "0x4b20000",
        "parent_beacon_root": "0xe83661292da71373c38...3a91a5e27ac4a59ea3c"
    }
}

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