What's the easiest way to get the raw Block file??

[EmVi]

Hi, I have 0 experience with coding, Im trying to get the text file of the newest raw block in hex. 

How can I do that??

Been trying to get it from Blockchain explorers, but they dont show the raw file.
I really need it.

[hosemary]

You can get raw data for each of the blocks from blockchair.com.
For example, the following link gives you the raw data for block number 920744.

Code:

https://api.blockchair.com/bitcoin/raw/block/000000000000000000003503bf3272d1e0cc33e46d3836e2d3a69fd3b2c69527

Replace the block hash with the hash of any other block to get its raw data.

[Stalker22]

Getting the raw hex block file without any coding experience is not something you can do by clicking around a standard web-based block explorer.  But, like hosemary mentioned, you could try a public blockchain API.  It still means making a request, but you don't have to write code – a web browser or a simple tool like curl can do the job.  Many popular explorers, such as Blockchair.com or BlockCypher, have free APIs just for this.  First, find the latest block hash or height.  The main explorer site can help, or you can get info via an API call.

Like this:

Code:

https://api.blockchair.com/bitcoin/stats

Then, find the "best_block_hash" value and paste that into the URL from the example before.  Or, find the "best_block_height" value and use that instead.  This will give you the raw data for the latest block on the bitcoin chain.

[noorman0]

^^^
Adding a tip: to get the latest block hash, use this url:

Code:

https://blockstream.info/api/blocks/tip/hash

Then combine it with the blockchair API endpoint above.

[nc50lc]

Been trying to get it from Blockchain explorers, but they dont show the raw file.
I really need it.

Some blockexplorer API do, but its free version comes with a limit.

Do you have a fully synced Bitcoin node?
If so, just use getbestblockhash then use getblock "bestblockhash" 0 use verbose "0" like so.

e.g. (Bitcoin Core Console):

Code:

getblock "00000000000000000000c28ddc03a5b06d7228f5e17f2c9e4d2c661bbbc519e5" 0

e.g. (bitcoin-cli):

Code:

bitcoin-cli getblock "00000000000000000000c28ddc03a5b06d7228f5e17f2c9e4d2c661bbbc519e5" 0 > block.txt

[EmVi]

Thanks a lot for the helpful answers, I was able to see the raw Block on my Safari explorer, Brave refused to show it.
And damn, its just a huge wall of text lol.

I was expecting something more elegant, like the famous Genesis Block.
But Im glad I got it.

Also I do plan to become a node in the near future and film the entire process of downloading the Blockchain, but not right now.
Im glad I can get the help I need here ^^

[hosemary]

I was expecting something more elegant, like the famous Genesis Block.

The genesis block included only 1 transaction and that's why it was much smaller.
It may be worth mentioning that you can also get the raw data for transactions separately, so that you deal with smaller data.

Code:

https://api.blockchair.com/bitcoin/raw/transaction/5e21f549a51036673b6a47b547c9833489098d04f9e7f9815dbbb254df037e96

This gives you the raw data for a single transaction. Just replace the transaction hash with the hash of any other transaction to get its raw data.


To get the raw data of transactions, you can also go to mempool.space and click "Transaction hex" under the transaction details.