bor_getRootHash
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bor_getRootHash computes the Bor root hash over a block range [fromBlock, toBlock]. The root hash is a single 32-byte digest that commits to every block
header in that window; it is the value the Polygon PoS bridge anchors on
Ethereum so that L1 can verify L2 state without replaying individual blocks.
Use it when you are generating state-sync proofs for the Polygon bridge, or when
you need a compact commitment over a span of Polygon blocks for your own
verification pipeline. This is a Bor-consensus-specific method: it exposes
Polygon's bor namespace, which is not part of the standard Geth/EVM RPC
surface.
The range is bounded — a single call typically accepts at most 256 blocks
(roughly nine minutes of Polygon block time). For longer spans, iterate in
chunks of ≤256 blocks and combine the results downstream. This method supersedes
the deprecated eth_getRootHash alias; new integrations should call
bor_getRootHash directly.
Parameters
This method takes no parameters.
Returns
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
| result | object |
Examples
curl https://triport.io/sol \
-X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <api-key>' \
-d '{"id":1,"method":"bor_getRootHash","params":[],"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'const res = await fetch("https://triport.io/sol", {
method: "POST",
headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", Authorization: "Bearer <api-key>" },
body: JSON.stringify({
"id": 1,
"method": "bor_getRootHash",
"params": [],
"jsonrpc": "2.0"
}),
});
const data = await res.json();import requests
resp = requests.post(
"https://triport.io/sol",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer <api-key>"},
json={"id":1,"method":"bor_getRootHash","params":[],"jsonrpc":"2.0"},
)
print(resp.json())Usage
- Transport: HTTP (JSON-RPC).
- Networks: mainnet.
- Credit cost: 1 per call.
FAQ
- What does bor_getRootHash do?
- Returns the Bor consensus root hash that commits a contiguous range of Polygon blocks — the proof input the Polygon PoS bridge uses for L1↔L2 state sync.
- How many credits does bor_getRootHash cost?
- bor_getRootHash costs 1 credit(s) per call on Triport by default.
- Is bor_getRootHash available over WebSocket?
- bor_getRootHash is an HTTP JSON-RPC method.