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title: Retrieve Latest Block
description: "#### Retrieve Latest Block **Fetches the latest block in the blockchain.** **Responses** https://api.pecunovus.net/api/v2/latest_block **-- 200 Latest block retrieved successfully.** **-- 404 No blocks found.** ![](https://docs.pecunovus.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/latestblock200-1024x739.png) ![](https://docs.pecunovus.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/latestblock404-1024x477.png)"
url: "https://docs.pecunovus.com/info/retrieve-latest-block/"
updated: "2025-03-09"
category: The Basics / Developer Docs
---

# Retrieve Latest Block

#### Retrieve Latest Block

**Fetches the latest block in the blockchain.**

**Responses**

https://api.pecunovus.net/api/v2/latest_block

**-- 200 Latest block retrieved successfully.**

**-- 404 No blocks found.**

![](https://docs.pecunovus.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/latestblock200-1024x739.png)

![](https://docs.pecunovus.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/latestblock404-1024x477.png)