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# Lighthouse REST API: `/beacon`
The `/beacon` endpoints provide information about the canonical head of the
beacon chain and also historical information about beacon blocks and states.
## Endpoints
HTTP Path | Description |
| --- | -- |
[`/beacon/head`](#beaconhead) | Info about the block at the head of the chain.
[`/beacon/heads`](#beaconheads) | Returns a list of all known chain heads.
[`/beacon/block`](#beaconblock) | Get a `BeaconBlock` by slot or root.
[`/beacon/block_root`](#beaconblock_root) | Resolve a slot to a block root.
[`/beacon/fork`](#beaconfork) | Get the fork of the head of the chain.
[`/beacon/genesis_time`](#beacongenesis_time) | Get the genesis time from the beacon state.
[`/beacon/genesis_validators_root`](#beacongenesis_validators_root) | Get the genesis validators root.
[`/beacon/validators`](#beaconvalidators) | Query for one or more validators.
[`/beacon/validators/all`](#beaconvalidatorsall) | Get all validators.
[`/beacon/validators/active`](#beaconvalidatorsactive) | Get all active validators.
[`/beacon/state`](#beaconstate) | Get a `BeaconState` by slot or root.
[`/beacon/state_root`](#beaconstate_root) | Resolve a slot to a state root.
[`/beacon/state/genesis`](#beaconstategenesis) | Get a `BeaconState` at genesis.
[`/beacon/committees`](#beaconcommittees) | Get the shuffling for an epoch.
[`/beacon/proposer_slashing`](#beaconproposer_slashing) | Insert a proposer slashing
[`/beacon/attester_slashing`](#beaconattester_slashing) | Insert an attester slashing
## `/beacon/head`
Requests information about the head of the beacon chain, from the node's
perspective.
### HTTP Specification
| Property | Specification |
| --- |--- |
Path | `/beacon/head`
Method | GET
JSON Encoding | Object
Query Parameters | None
Typical Responses | 200
### Example Response
```json
{
"slot": 37923,
"block_root": "0xe865d4805395a0776b8abe46d714a9e64914ab8dc5ff66624e5a1776bcc1684b",
"state_root": "0xe500e3567ab273c9a6f8a057440deff476ab236f0983da27f201ee9494a879f0",
"finalized_slot": 37856,
"finalized_block_root": "0xbdae152b62acef1e5c332697567d2b89e358628790b8273729096da670b23e86",
"justified_slot": 37888,
"justified_block_root": "0x01c2f516a407d8fdda23cad4ed4381e4ab8913d638f935a2fe9bd00d6ced5ec4",
"previous_justified_slot": 37856,
"previous_justified_block_root": "0xbdae152b62acef1e5c332697567d2b89e358628790b8273729096da670b23e86"
}
```
## `/beacon/heads`
Returns the roots of all known head blocks. Only one of these roots is the
canonical head and that is decided by the fork choice algorithm. See [`/beacon/head`](#beaconhead) for the canonical head.
### HTTP Specification
| Property | Specification |
| --- |--- |
Path | `/beacon/heads`
Method | GET
JSON Encoding | Object
Query Parameters | None
Typical Responses | 200
### Example Response
```json
[
{
"beacon_block_root": "0x226b2fd7c5f3d31dbb21444b96dfafe715f0017cd16545ecc4ffa87229496a69",
"beacon_block_slot": 38373
},
{
"beacon_block_root": "0x41ed5b253c4fc841cba8a6d44acbe101866bc674c3cfa3c4e9f7388f465aa15b",
"beacon_block_slot": 38375
}
]
```
## `/beacon/block`
Request that the node return a beacon chain block that matches the provided
criteria (a block `root` or beacon chain `slot`). Only one of the parameters
should be provided as a criteria.
### HTTP Specification
| Property | Specification |
| --- |--- |
Path | `/beacon/block`
Method | GET
JSON Encoding | Object
Query Parameters | `slot`, `root`
Typical Responses | 200, 404
### Parameters
Accepts **only one** of the following parameters:
- `slot` (`Slot`): Query by slot number. Any block returned must be in the canonical chain (i.e.,
either the head or an ancestor of the head).
- `root` (`Bytes32`): Query by tree hash root. A returned block is not required to be in the
canonical chain.
### Returns
Returns an object containing a single [`SignedBeaconBlock`](https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.10.0/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md#signedbeaconblock) and the block root of the inner [`BeaconBlock`](https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.10.0/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md#beaconblock).
### Example Response
```json
{
"root": "0xc35ddf4e71c31774e0594bd7eb32dfe50b54dbc40abd594944254b4ec8895196",
"beacon_block": {
"message": {
"slot": 0,
"proposer_index": 14,
"parent_root": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"state_root": "0xf15690b6be4ed42ea1ee0741eb4bfd4619d37be8229b84b4ddd480fb028dcc8f",
"body": {
"randao_reveal": "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"eth1_data": {
"deposit_root": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"deposit_count": 0,
"block_hash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
},
"graffiti": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"proposer_slashings": [],
"attester_slashings": [],
"attestations": [],
"deposits": [],
"voluntary_exits": []
}
},
"signature": "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
}
}
```
## `/beacon/block_root`
Returns the block root for the given slot in the canonical chain. If there
is a re-org, the same slot may return a different root.
### HTTP Specification
| Property | Specification |
| --- |--- |
Path | `/beacon/block_root`
Method | GET
JSON Encoding | Object
Query Parameters | `slot`
Typical Responses | 200, 404
## Parameters
- `slot` (`Slot`): the slot to be resolved to a root.
### Example Response
```json
"0xc35ddf4e71c31774e0594bd7eb32dfe50b54dbc40abd594944254b4ec8895196"
```
## `/beacon/committees`
Request the committees (a.k.a. "shuffling") for all slots and committee indices
in a given `epoch`.
### HTTP Specification
| Property | Specification |
| --- |--- |
Path | `/beacon/committees`
Method | GET
JSON Encoding | Object
Query Parameters | `epoch`
Typical Responses | 200/500
### Parameters
The `epoch` (`Epoch`) query parameter is required and defines the epoch for
which the committees will be returned. All slots contained within the response will
be inside this epoch.
### Returns
A list of beacon committees.
### Example Response
```json
[
{
"slot": 4768,
"index": 0,
"committee": [
1154,
492,
9667,
3089,
8987,
1421,
224,
11243,
2127,
2329,
188,
482,
486
]
},
{
"slot": 4768,
"index": 1,
"committee": [
5929,
8482,
5528,
6130,
14343,
9777,
10808,
12739,
15234,
12819,
5423,
6320,
9991
]
}
]
```
_Truncated for brevity._
## `/beacon/fork`
Request that the node return the `fork` of the current head.
### HTTP Specification
| Property | Specification |
| --- |--- |
Path | `/beacon/fork`
Method | GET
JSON Encoding | Object
Query Parameters | None
Typical Responses | 200
### Returns
Returns an object containing the [`Fork`](https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.12.1/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md#fork) of the current head.
### Example Response
```json
{
"previous_version": "0x00000000",
"current_version": "0x00000000",
"epoch": 0
}
```
## `/beacon/genesis_time`
Request that the node return the genesis time from the beacon state.
### HTTP Specification
| Property | Specification |
| --- |--- |
Path | `/beacon/genesis_time`
Method | GET
JSON Encoding | Object
Query Parameters | None
Typical Responses | 200
### Returns
Returns an object containing the genesis time.
### Example Response
```json
1581576353
```
## `/beacon/genesis_validators_root`
Request that the node return the genesis validators root from the beacon state.
### HTTP Specification
| Property | Specification |
| --- |--- |
Path | `/beacon/genesis_validators_root`
Method | GET
JSON Encoding | Object
Query Parameters | None
Typical Responses | 200
### Returns
Returns an object containing the genesis validators root.
### Example Response
```json
0x4fbf23439a7a9b9dd91650e64e8124012dde5e2ea2940c552b86f04eb47f95de
```
## `/beacon/validators`
Request that the node returns information about one or more validator public
keys. This request takes the form of a `POST` request to allow sending a large
number of pubkeys in the request.
### HTTP Specification
| Property | Specification |
| --- |--- |
Path | `/beacon/validators`
Method | POST
JSON Encoding | Object
Query Parameters | None
Typical Responses | 200
### Request Body
Expects the following object in the POST request body:
```
{
state_root: Bytes32,
pubkeys: [PublicKey]
}
```
The `state_root` field indicates which `BeaconState` should be used to collect
the information. The `state_root` is optional and omitting it will result in
the canonical head state being used.
### Returns
Returns an object describing several aspects of the given validator.
### Example
### Request Body
```json
{
"pubkeys": [
"0x98f87bc7c8fa10408425bbeeeb3dc387e3e0b4bd92f57775b60b39156a16f9ec80b273a64269332d97bdb7d93ae05a16",
"0x42f87bc7c8fa10408425bbeeeb3dc3874242b4bd92f57775b60b39142426f9ec80b273a64269332d97bdb7d93ae05a42"
]
}
```
_Note: for demonstration purposes the second pubkey is some unknown pubkey._
### Response Body
```json
[
{
"pubkey": "0x98f87bc7c8fa10408425bbeeeb3dc387e3e0b4bd92f57775b60b39156a16f9ec80b273a64269332d97bdb7d93ae05a16",
"validator_index": 14935,
"balance": 3228885987,
"validator": {
"pubkey": "0x98f87bc7c8fa10408425bbeeeb3dc387e3e0b4bd92f57775b60b39156a16f9ec80b273a64269332d97bdb7d93ae05a16",
"withdrawal_credentials": "0x00b7bec22d5bda6b2cca1343d4f640d0e9ccc204a06a73703605c590d4c0d28e",
"effective_balance": 3200000000,
"slashed": false,
"activation_eligibility_epoch": 0,
"activation_epoch": 0,
"exit_epoch": 18446744073709551615,
"withdrawable_epoch": 18446744073709551615
}
},
{
"pubkey": "0x42f87bc7c8fa10408425bbeeeb3dc3874242b4bd92f57775b60b39142426f9ec80b273a64269332d97bdb7d93ae05a42",
"validator_index": null,
"balance": null,
"validator": null
}
]
```
## `/beacon/validators/all`
Returns all validators.
### HTTP Specification
| Property | Specification |
| --- |--- |
Path | `/beacon/validators/all`
Method | GET
JSON Encoding | Object
Query Parameters | `state_root` (optional)
Typical Responses | 200
### Parameters
The optional `state_root` (`Bytes32`) query parameter indicates which
`BeaconState` should be used to collect the information. When omitted, the
canonical head state will be used.
### Returns
The return format is identical to the [`/beacon/validators`](#beaconvalidators) response body.
## `/beacon/validators/active`
Returns all validators that are active in the state defined by `state_root`.
### HTTP Specification
| Property | Specification |
| --- |--- |
Path | `/beacon/validators/active`
Method | GET
JSON Encoding | Object
Query Parameters | `state_root` (optional)
Typical Responses | 200
### Parameters
The optional `state_root` (`Bytes32`) query parameter indicates which
`BeaconState` should be used to collect the information. When omitted, the
canonical head state will be used.
### Returns
The return format is identical to the [`/beacon/validators`](#beaconvalidators) response body.
## `/beacon/state`
Request that the node return a beacon chain state that matches the provided
criteria (a state `root` or beacon chain `slot`). Only one of the parameters
should be provided as a criteria.
### HTTP Specification
| Property | Specification |
| --- |--- |
Path | `/beacon/state`
Method | GET
JSON Encoding | Object
Query Parameters | `slot`, `root`
Typical Responses | 200, 404
### Parameters
Accepts **only one** of the following parameters:
- `slot` (`Slot`): Query by slot number. Any state returned must be in the canonical chain (i.e.,
either the head or an ancestor of the head).
- `root` (`Bytes32`): Query by tree hash root. A returned state is not required to be in the
canonical chain.
### Returns
Returns an object containing a single
[`BeaconState`](https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.12.1/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md#beaconstate)
and its tree hash root.
### Example Response
```json
{
"root": "0x528e54ca5d4c957729a73f40fc513ae312e054c7295775c4a2b21f423416a72b",
"beacon_state": {
"genesis_time": 1575652800,
"genesis_validators_root": "0xa8a9226edee1b2627fb4117d7dea4996e64dec2998f37f6e824f74f2ce39a538",
"slot": 18478
}
}
```
_Truncated for brevity._
## `/beacon/state_root`
Returns the state root for the given slot in the canonical chain. If there
is a re-org, the same slot may return a different root.
### HTTP Specification
| Property | Specification |
| --- |--- |
Path | `/beacon/state_root`
Method | GET
JSON Encoding | Object
Query Parameters | `slot`
Typical Responses | 200, 404
## Parameters
- `slot` (`Slot`): the slot to be resolved to a root.
### Example Response
```json
"0xf15690b6be4ed42ea1ee0741eb4bfd4619d37be8229b84b4ddd480fb028dcc8f"
```
## `/beacon/state/genesis`
Request that the node return a beacon chain state at genesis (slot 0).
### HTTP Specification
| Property | Specification |
| --- |--- |
Path | `/beacon/state/genesis`
Method | GET
JSON Encoding | Object
Query Parameters | None
Typical Responses | 200
### Returns
Returns an object containing the genesis
[`BeaconState`](https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.12.1/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md#beaconstate).
### Example Response
```json
{
"genesis_time": 1581576353,
"slot": 0,
"fork": {
"previous_version": "0x00000000",
"current_version": "0x00000000",
"epoch": 0
},
}
```
_Truncated for brevity._
## `/beacon/state/committees`
Request that the node return a beacon chain state at genesis (slot 0).
### HTTP Specification
| Property | Specification |
| --- |--- |
Path | `/beacon/state/genesis`
Method | GET
JSON Encoding | Object
Query Parameters | `epoch`
Typical Responses | 200
### Returns
Returns an object containing the committees for a given epoch.
### Example Response
```json
[
{"slot":64,"index":0,"committee":[]},
{"slot":65,"index":0,"committee":[3]},
{"slot":66,"index":0,"committee":[]},
{"slot":67,"index":0,"committee":[14]},
{"slot":68,"index":0,"committee":[]},
{"slot":69,"index":0,"committee":[9]},
{"slot":70,"index":0,"committee":[]},
{"slot":71,"index":0,"committee":[11]},
{"slot":72,"index":0,"committee":[]},
{"slot":73,"index":0,"committee":[5]},
{"slot":74,"index":0,"committee":[]},
{"slot":75,"index":0,"committee":[15]},
{"slot":76,"index":0,"committee":[]},
{"slot":77,"index":0,"committee":[0]}
]
```
_Truncated for brevity._
## `/beacon/attester_slashing`
Accepts an `attester_slashing` and verifies it. If it is valid, it is added to the operations pool for potential inclusion in a future block. Returns a 400 error if the `attester_slashing` is invalid.
### HTTP Specification
| Property | Specification |
| --- |--- |
Path | `/beacon/attester_slashing`
Method | POST
JSON Encoding | Object
Query Parameters | None
Typical Responses | 200/400
### Parameters
Expects the following object in the POST request body:
```
{
attestation_1: {
attesting_indices: [u64],
data: {
slot: Slot,
index: u64,
beacon_block_root: Bytes32,
source: {
epoch: Epoch,
root: Bytes32
},
target: {
epoch: Epoch,
root: Bytes32
}
}
signature: Bytes32
},
attestation_2: {
attesting_indices: [u64],
data: {
slot: Slot,
index: u64,
beacon_block_root: Bytes32,
source: {
epoch: Epoch,
root: Bytes32
},
target: {
epoch: Epoch,
root: Bytes32
}
}
signature: Bytes32
}
}
```
### Returns
Returns `true` if the attester slashing was inserted successfully, or the corresponding error if it failed.
### Example
### Request Body
```json
{
"attestation_1": {
"attesting_indices": [0],
"data": {
"slot": 1,
"index": 0,
"beacon_block_root": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000100000000000000",
"source": {
"epoch": 1,
"root": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000100000000000000"
},
"target": {
"epoch": 1,
"root": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000100000000000000"
}
},
"signature": "0xb47f7397cd944b8d5856a13352166bbe74c85625a45b14b7347fc2c9f6f6f82acee674c65bc9ceb576fcf78387a6731c0b0eb3f8371c70db2da4e7f5dfbc451730c159d67263d3db56b6d0e009e4287a8ba3efcacac30b3ae3447e89dc71b5b9"
},
"attestation_2": {
"attesting_indices": [0],
"data": {
"slot": 1,
"index": 0,
"beacon_block_root": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000100000000000000",
"source": {
"epoch": 1,
"root": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000100000000000000"
},
"target": {
"epoch": 1,
"root": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000200000000000000"
}
},
"signature": "0x93fef587a63acf72aaf8df627718fd43cb268035764071f802ffb4370a2969d226595cc650f4c0bf2291ae0c0a41fcac1700f318603d75d34bcb4b9f4a8368f61eeea0e1f5d969d92d5073ba5fbadec102b45ec87d418d25168d2e3c74b9fcbb"
}
}
```
_Note: data sent here is for demonstration purposes only_
## `/beacon/proposer_slashing`
Accepts a `proposer_slashing` and verifies it. If it is valid, it is added to the operations pool for potential inclusion in a future block. Returns an 400 error if the `proposer_slashing` is invalid.
### HTTP Specification
| Property | Specification |
| --- |--- |
Path | `/beacon/proposer_slashing`
Method | POST
JSON Encoding | Object
Query Parameters | None
Typical Responses | 200/400
### Request Body
Expects the following object in the POST request body:
```
{
proposer_index: u64,
header_1: {
slot: Slot,
parent_root: Bytes32,
state_root: Bytes32,
body_root: Bytes32,
signature: Bytes32
},
header_2: {
slot: Slot,
parent_root: Bytes32,
state_root: Bytes32,
body_root: Bytes32,
signature: Bytes32
}
}
```
### Returns
Returns `true` if the proposer slashing was inserted successfully, or the corresponding error if it failed.
### Example
### Request Body
```json
{
"proposer_index": 0,
"header_1": {
"slot": 0,
"parent_root": "0x0101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101",
"state_root": "0x0101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101",
"body_root": "0x0101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101",
"signature": "0xb8970d1342c6d5779c700ec366efd0ca819937ca330960db3ca5a55eb370a3edd83f4cbb2f74d06e82f934fcbd4bb80609a19c2254cc8b3532a4efff9e80edf312ac735757c059d77126851e377f875593e64ba50d1dffe69a809a409202dd12"
},
"header_2": {
"slot": 0,
"parent_root": "0x0202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202020202",
"state_root": "0x0101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101",
"body_root": "0x0101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101",
"signature": "0xb60e6b348698a34e59b22e0af96f8809f977f00f95d52375383ade8d22e9102270a66c6d52b0434214897e11ca4896871510c01b3fd74d62108a855658d5705fcfc4ced5136264a1c6496f05918576926aa191b1ad311b7e27f5aa2167aba294"
}
}
```
_Note: data sent here is for demonstration purposes only_