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eth_getWork

Returns the hash of the current block, the seedHash, and the boundary condition to be met
web3.eth.getWork([callback])

Parameters

  1. 1.
    (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns

the mining work with the following structure:
  • current block header pow-hash
  • the seed hash used for the DAG.
  • the boundary condition (“target”), 2^256 / difficulty.

Example

web3.eth.getWork().then(console.log)
> [
'0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
'0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
'0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
]