admin_generateCheckpoint

---

Generates a checkpoint (snapshot) of the blockchain state at a specified block. Returns the checkpoint file name, hash, and block number.

Example Request

cURL

curl -d '{
    "id": "1",
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "admin_generateCheckpoint",
    "params": ["0x1000"]
}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST "https://api.zilliqa.com/"

Example response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "file_name": "checkpoint_4096.tar.gz",
    "hash": "0x7d8b4e2f3a1c9e5d8b6f4a2e1c9d7b5a3e8f6c4d2a9b7e5c8f1d4a6b9c2e7f5a",
    "block": "0x1000"
  }
}

Arguments

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
id	string	Required	"1"
jsonrpc	string	Required	"2.0"
method	string	Required	"admin_generateCheckpoint"
params	array	Required	[block_id] Block ID to checkpoint