# Glassnode ETH2 Orphaned Blocks Count

> Glassnode ETH2 Orphaned Blocks Count is a paid API for AI agents from x402.glassnode.com, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns the daily count of orphaned (non-canonical) blocks on the Ethereum beacon chain.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402.glassnode.com/v1/metrics/eth2/orphaned_blocks_count
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/glassnode-eth2-orphaned-blocks-count-abbc90b7
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_c7VoaaaC38mWO2LrSX99x

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability glassnode-eth2-orphaned-blocks-count-abbc90b7
```

Example prompt: Pull the daily orphaned blocks count for Ethereum from Glassnode — I want to see how many ETH2 blocks were excluded from the canonical chain, returned as JSON.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need historical or recent daily counts of Ethereum orphaned (non-canonical) blocks specifically from Glassnode's on-chain data platform. Prefer this over generic blockchain explorers when you need structured, time-series data suitable for analytics pipelines, and when you are working specifically with ETH2/beacon chain consensus metrics rather than execution layer data.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required asset parameter 'a=ETH' returns a 400 bad request
- Invalid format or interval enum value causes parameter rejection
- Payment not processed (402) blocks access if x402 payment header is absent or insufficient
- Rate limiting if called excessively without proper payment
- Data may be delayed; real-time orphaned block counts not guaranteed

## How this service works

Orphaned Blocks — The total number of orphaned blocks, i.e. blocks not selected as part of the canonical chain. Data by Glassnode.

## Output

An array of timestamped data points, each containing a Unix timestamp (t) and a numeric value (v) representing the count of orphaned blocks for that 24-hour period on the Ethereum beacon chain.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "a"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "a": {
       "enum": [
        "ETH"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Asset symbol, e.g. BTC, ETH"
      },
      "f": {
       "enum": [
        "csv",
        "json"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Response format: json or csv"
      },
      "i": {
       "enum": [
        "24h"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Time interval / resolution, e.g. 24h, 1w, 1month"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "array",
     "items": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
       "t": {
        "type": "number"
       },
       "v": {
        "type": "number"
       }
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

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