bor_getAuthor
Polygon node API
bor_getAuthor | Polygon
Polygon API method bor_getAuthor returns the validator address that produced a given block. On Polygon via Chainstack.
POST
bor_getAuthor
Polygon API method
bor_getAuthor returns the address of the validator that produced (signed) a given block on the Bor consensus layer.
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Parameters
block— the block number in hexadecimal (for example,0x561294b), or a block hash.
Response
result— the address of the validator that authored the block.
Use case
bor_getAuthor is used by explorers and analytics tools to attribute each block to the validator that produced it on Polygon.Last modified on July 15, 2026