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NEAR Protocol Next Light Client Block API

The Next Light Client Block API from NEAR Protocol — 1 operation(s) for next light client block.

NEAR Protocol Next Light Client Block API is one of 60 APIs that NEAR Protocol publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Next Light Client Block. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and rate-limit docs.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 17 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 3.0.3.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.fastnear.com, https://test.api.fastnear.com.

1 operations 1 paths 17 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
3.0.3
Base URL
https://rpc.mainnet.near.org
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Next Light Client Block 1
POST
/next_light_client_block
Returns the next light client block.
next_light_client_block body → 200

Schemas 17

The contract defines 17 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are BlockHeaderInnerLiteView (9 properties), RpcLightClientNextBlockResponse (6 properties), JsonRpcRequest_for_next_light_client_block (4 properties), ValidatorStakeViewV1 (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CryptoHash
string
RpcLightClientNextBlockRequest
object
1 property 1 required
JsonRpcRequest_for_next_light_client_block
object
4 properties 4 required
JsonRpcResponse_for_RpcLightClientNextBlockResponse_and_RpcLightClientNextBlockError
object
2 properties 2 required
NearToken
string
ValidatorStakeViewV1
object
3 properties 3 required
ValidatorStakeView
BlockHeaderInnerLiteView
object
A part of a state for the current head of a light client. More info [here](https://nomicon.io/ChainSpec/LightClient).
9 properties 9 required
EpochId
Epoch identifier -- wrapped hash, to make it easier to distinguish. EpochId of epoch T is the hash of last block in T-2 EpochId of first two epochs is 0
InternalError
RpcRequestValidationErrorKind
AccountId
string
NEAR Account Identifier. This is a unique, syntactically valid, human-readable account identifier on the NEAR network. [See the crate-level docs for informatio…
Signature
string
RpcLightClientNextBlockError
PublicKey
string
ErrorWrapper_for_RpcLightClientNextBlockError
RpcLightClientNextBlockResponse
object
A state for the current head of a light client. More info [here](https://nomicon.io/ChainSpec/LightClient).
6 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

near-next-light-client-block-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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