Ethereum Beacon — Builder, Config, Debug, Events, Node, Validator (3/3)

API reference for Ethereum Beacon. All methods ->

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Validator

Endpoints intended for validator clients.

POST /eth/v1/validator/duties/attester/{epoch}

Retrieves attester duties.

Requests the beacon node to provide a set of attestation duties, which should be performed by validators, for a particular epoch. Duties should only need to be checked once per epoch, however a chain reorganization (of > MIN_SEED_LOOKAHEAD epochs) could occur, resulting in a change of duties. For full safety, you should monitor head events and confirm the dependent root in this response matches:

• event.previous_duty_dependent_root when compute_epoch_at_slot(event.slot) == epoch
• event.current_duty_dependent_root when compute_epoch_at_slot(event.slot) + 1 == epoch
• event.block otherwise

The dependent_root value is get_block_root_at_slot(state, compute_start_slot_at_epoch(epoch - 1) - 1) or the genesis block root in the case of underflow.

Parameters

• epoch (string; path; required): should only be allowed one epoch ahead.
• <request body> (required): an array of the validator indices for which to obtain the duties:

[
  "1"
]

Request example

curl -X POST "https://rpc.ankr.com/premium-http/eth_beacon/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY/eth/v1/validator/duties/attester/{epoch}" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-d '{request body}'

Responses

• Code 200: Success.

{
  "dependent_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
  "execution_optimistic": false,
  "data": [
    {
      "pubkey": "0x93247f2209abcacf57b75a51dafae777f9dd38bc7053d1af526f220a7489a6d3a2753e5f3e8b1cfe39b56f43611df74a",
      "validator_index": "1",
      "committee_index": "1",
      "committee_length": "1",
      "committees_at_slot": "1",
      "validator_committee_index": "1",
      "slot": "1"
    }
  ]
}

• Code 400: Invalid epoch or index.

{
  "code": 400,
  "message": "Invalid epoch: -2"
}

• Code 500: Beacon node internal error.

{
  "code": 500,
  "message": "Internal server error"
}

• Code 503: Beacon node is currently syncing, try again later.

{
  "code": 503,
  "message": "Beacon node is currently syncing and not serving request on that endpoint"
}

---

GET /eth/v1/validator/duties/proposer/{epoch}

Retrieves block proposer duties.

Request beacon node to provide all validators that are scheduled to propose a block in the given epoch. Duties should only need to be checked once per epoch, however a chain reorganization could occur that results in a change of duties. For full safety, you should monitor head events and confirm the dependent root in this response matches:

• event.current_duty_dependent_root when compute_epoch_at_slot(event.slot) == epoch
• event.block otherwise

The dependent_root value is get_block_root_at_slot(state, compute_start_slot_at_epoch(epoch) - 1) or the genesis block root in the case of underflow.

Parameters

• epoch (string; path; required); an epoch.

Request example

curl -X GET "https://rpc.ankr.com/premium-http/eth_beacon/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY/eth/v1/validator/duties/proposer/{epoch}" \
-H "Accept: application/json"

Responses

• Code 200: Success.

{
  "dependent_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
  "execution_optimistic": false,
  "data": [
    {
      "pubkey": "0x93247f2209abcacf57b75a51dafae777f9dd38bc7053d1af526f220a7489a6d3a2753e5f3e8b1cfe39b56f43611df74a",
      "validator_index": "1",
      "slot": "1"
    }
  ]
}

• Code 400: Invalid epoch.

{
  "code": 400,
  "message": "Invalid epoch: -2"
}

• Code 500: Beacon node internal error.

{
  "code": 500,
  "message": "Internal server error"
}

• Code 503: Beacon node is currently syncing, try again later.

{
  "code": 503,
  "message": "Beacon node is currently syncing and not serving request on that endpoint"
}

---

POST /eth/v1/validator/duties/sync/{epoch}

Retrieves sync committee duties.

Requests the beacon node to provide a set of sync committee duties for a particular epoch.

Parameters

• epoch (string; path; required): epoch // EPOCHS_PER_SYNC_COMMITTEE_PERIOD <= current_epoch // EPOCHS_PER_SYNC_COMMITTEE_PERIOD + 1
• <request body> (required): an array of the validator indices for which to obtain the duties:

[
  "1"
]

Request example

curl -X POST "https://rpc.ankr.com/premium-http/eth_beacon/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY/eth/v1/validator/duties/sync/{epoch}" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-d '{request body}'

Responses

• Code 200: Success.

{
  "execution_optimistic": false,
  "data": [
    {
      "pubkey": "0x93247f2209abcacf57b75a51dafae777f9dd38bc7053d1af526f220a7489a6d3a2753e5f3e8b1cfe39b56f43611df74a",
      "validator_index": "1",
      "validator_sync_committee_indices": [
        "1"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

• Code 400: Invalid epoch or index.

{
  "code": 400,
  "message": "Invalid epoch: -2"
}

• Code 500: Beacon node internal error.

{
  "code": 500,
  "message": "Internal server error"
}

• Code 503: Beacon node is currently syncing, try again later.

{
  "code": 503,
  "message": "Beacon node is currently syncing and not serving request on that endpoint"
}

---

GET /eth/v3/validator/blocks/{slot}

Produces a new block, without signature.

Requests a beacon node to produce a valid block, which can then be signed by a validator. The returned block may be blinded or unblinded, depending on the current state of the network as decided by the execution and beacon nodes.

The beacon node must return an unblinded block if it obtains the execution payload from its paired execution node. It must only return a blinded block if it obtains the execution payload header from an MEV relay.

Metadata in the response indicates the type of block produced, and the supported types of block will be added to as forks progress.

Parameters

• slot (string; path; required): the slot for which the block should be proposed.
• randao_reveal (string; hex; query; required): the validator's randao reveal value.
• graffiti (string; hex; query): an arbitrary data validator to include in the block.
• skip_randao_verification (query): skip verification of the randao_reveal value. If this flag is set then the randao_reveal must be set to the point at infinity (0xc0..00). This query parameter is a flag and does not take a value.
• builder_boost_factor (string; query):

Percentage multiplier to apply to the builder's payload value when choosing between a builder payload header and payload from the paired execution node. This parameter is only relevant if the beacon node is connected to a builder, deems it safe to produce a builder payload, and receives valid responses from both the builder endpoint and the paired execution node. When these preconditions are met, the server MUST act as follows:

• if exec_node_payload_value >= builder_boost_factor * (builder_payload_value // 100), then return a full (unblinded) block containing the execution node payload.
• otherwise, return a blinded block containing the builder payload header.

Servers must support the following values of the boost factor which encode common preferences:

• builder_boost_factor=0: prefer the execution node payload unless an error makes it unviable.
• builder_boost_factor=100: default profit maximization mode; choose whichever payload pays more.
• builder_boost_factor=2**64 - 1: prefer the builder payload unless an error or beacon node health check makes it unviable.

Servers should use saturating arithmetic or another technique to ensure that large values of the builder_boost_factor do not trigger overflows or errors. If this parameter is provided and the beacon node is not configured with a builder then the beacon node MUST respond with a full block, which the caller can choose to reject if it wishes. If this parameter is not provided then it should be treated as having the default value of 100. If the value is provided but out of range for a 64-bit unsigned integer, then an error response with status code 400 MUST be returned.

Request example

curl -X GET "https://rpc.ankr.com/premium-http/eth_beacon/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY/eth/v3/validator/blocks/{slot}" \
-H "Accept: application/json"

Responses

• Code 200: Success.

Note: The Eth-Consensus-Version header is required in response so client can deserialize returned json or ssz data more effectively.

{
  "version": "phase0",
  "data": {
    "slot": "1",
    "proposer_index": "1",
    "parent_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
    "state_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
    "body": {
      "randao_reveal": "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505",
      "eth1_data": {
        "deposit_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
        "deposit_count": "1",
        "block_hash": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"
      },
      "graffiti": "0xbF0eF8805DE094355C99fD34Df183ADB5BB153f5dac2eD83bee6eEd2dEf05cFC",
      "proposer_slashings": [
        {
          "signed_header_1": {
            "message": {
              "slot": "1",
              "proposer_index": "1",
              "parent_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
              "state_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
              "body_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"
            },
            "signature": "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"
          },
          "signed_header_2": {
            "message": {
              "slot": "1",
              "proposer_index": "1",
              "parent_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
              "state_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
              "body_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"
            },
            "signature": "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"
          }
        }
      ],
      "attester_slashings": [
        {
          "attestation_1": {
            "attesting_indices": [
              "1"
            ],
            "signature": "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505",
            "data": {
              "slot": "1",
              "index": "1",
              "beacon_block_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
              "source": {
                "epoch": "1",
                "root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"
              },
              "target": {
                "epoch": "1",
                "root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"
              }
            }
          },
          "attestation_2": {
            "attesting_indices": [
              "1"
            ],
            "signature": "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505",
            "data": {
              "slot": "1",
              "index": "1",
              "beacon_block_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
              "source": {
                "epoch": "1",
                "root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"
              },
              "target": {
                "epoch": "1",
                "root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      ],
      "attestations": [
        {
          "aggregation_bits": "0x01",
          "signature": "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505",
          "data": {
            "slot": "1",
            "index": "1",
            "beacon_block_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "source": {
              "epoch": "1",
              "root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"
            },
            "target": {
              "epoch": "1",
              "root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"
            }
          }
        }
      ],
      "deposits": [
        {
          "proof": [
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"
          ],
          "data": {
            "pubkey": "0x93247f2209abcacf57b75a51dafae777f9dd38bc7053d1af526f220a7489a6d3a2753e5f3e8b1cfe39b56f43611df74a",
            "withdrawal_credentials": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
            "amount": "1",
            "signature": "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"
          }
        }
      ],
      "voluntary_exits": [
        {
          "message": {
            "epoch": "1",
            "validator_index": "1"
          },
          "signature": "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

• Code 400: Invalid block production request.

{
  "code": 400,
  "message": "Invalid request to produce a block"
}

• Code 500: Beacon node internal error.

{
  "code": 500,
  "message": "Internal server error"
}

• Code 503: Beacon node is currently syncing, try again later.

{
  "code": 503,
  "message": "Beacon node is currently syncing and not serving request on that endpoint"
}

---

GET /eth/v1/validator/attestation_data

Produces attestation data.

Requests that the beacon node produce an AttestationData.

A 503 error must be returned if the block identified by the response beacon_block_root is optimistic (i.e. the attestation attests to a block that has not been fully verified by an execution engine).

Parameters

• slot (string; query; required): the slot for which an attestation data should be created.
• committee_index (string; query; required): the committee index for which an attestation data should be created.

Request example

curl -X GET "https://rpc.ankr.com/premium-http/eth_beacon/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY/eth/v1/validator/attestation_data" \
-H "Accept: application/json"

Responses

• Code 200: Success.

{
  "data": {
    "slot": "1",
    "index": "1",
    "beacon_block_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
    "source": {
      "epoch": "1",
      "root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"
    },
    "target": {
      "epoch": "1",
      "root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"
    }
  }
}

• Code 400: Invalid request syntax.

{
  "code": 400,
  "message": "string",
  "stacktraces": [
    "string"
  ]
}

• Code 500: Beacon node internal error.

{
  "code": 500,
  "message": "Internal server error"
}

• Code 503: Beacon node is currently syncing, try again later.

{
  "code": 503,
  "message": "Beacon node is currently syncing and not serving request on that endpoint"
}

---

GET /eth/v1/validator/aggregate_attestation

Retrieves aggregated attestation.

Aggregates all attestations matching given attestation data root and slot.

A 503 error must be returned if the block identified by the response beacon_block_root is optimistic (i.e. the aggregated attestation attests to a block that has not been fully verified by an execution engine).

A 404 error must be returned if no attestation is available for the requested attestation_data_root.

Parameters

• attestation_data_root (string; query; required): HashTreeRoot of AttestationData that validator wants aggregated.
• slot (string; query; required): a slot.

Request example

curl -X GET "https://rpc.ankr.com/premium-http/eth_beacon/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY/eth/v1/validator/aggregate_attestation" \
-H "Accept: application/json"

Responses

• Code 200: Success. Returns aggregated Attestation object with same AttestationData root.

{
  "data": {
    "aggregation_bits": "0x01",
    "signature": "0x1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505cc411d61252fb6cb3fa0017b679f8bb2305b26a285fa2737f175668d0dff91cc1b66ac1fb663c9bc59509846d6ec05345bd908eda73e670af888da41af171505",
    "data": {
      "slot": "1",
      "index": "1",
      "beacon_block_root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2",
      "source": {
        "epoch": "1",
        "root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"
      },
      "target": {
        "epoch": "1",
        "root": "0xcf8e0d4e9587369b2301d0790347320302cc0943d5a1884560367e8208d920f2"
      }
    }
  }
}

• Code 400: Invalid request syntax.

{
  "code": 400,
  "message": "string",
  "stacktraces": [
    "string"
  ]
}

• Code 404: Not found.

{
  "code": 404,
  "message": "Requested item not found"
}

• Code 500: Beacon node internal error.

{
  "code": 500,
  "message": "Internal server error"
}

---