diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5592536..896dfb0 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ use tx::types::{
     BlockHeader, Hashable, ObjectIdentifier, ObjectMode, Transaction, TransactionInput,
     TransactionOpCode, TransactionOutpoint, TransactionOutput,
 };
-use types::{FaucetOutputPayload, HealthCheckResponse, ValueOutputEntry, ValueOutputsPayload};
+use types::{
+    BlockDetailsPayload, BlockHeightPayload, FaucetOutputPayload, HealthCheckResponse,
+    ValueOutputEntry, ValueOutputsPayload,
+};
 
 use rpc::QuibleRpcServer;
 
@@ -694,6 +697,77 @@ impl rpc::QuibleRpcServer for QuibleRpcServerImpl {
             )),
         }
     }
+
+    async fn get_block_height(&self) -> Result<BlockHeightPayload, ErrorObjectOwned> {
+        let Some(block_height) = self
+            .db
+            .query("SELECT height FROM blocks ORDER BY height DESC LIMIT 1")
+            .await
+            .and_then(|mut response| response.take((0, "height")))
+            .map_err(|err| {
+                ErrorObjectOwned::owned(
+                    CALL_EXECUTION_FAILED_CODE,
+                    "call execution failed: database query error",
+                    Some(err.to_string()),
+                )
+            })?
+        else {
+            return Err(ErrorObjectOwned::owned(
+                CALL_EXECUTION_FAILED_CODE,
+                "call execution failed: no blocks",
+                None as Option<String>,
+            ));
+        };
+
+        Ok(BlockHeightPayload {
+            height: block_height,
+        })
+    }
+
+    async fn get_block_by_height(
+        &self,
+        height_payload: BlockHeightPayload,
+    ) -> Result<BlockDetailsPayload, ErrorObjectOwned> {
+        let Some(block_row): Option<BlockRow> = self
+            .db
+            .query("SELECT * FROM blocks WHERE height = $height LIMIT 1")
+            .bind(("height", height_payload.height))
+            .await
+            .and_then(|mut response| response.take(0))
+            .map_err(|err| {
+                ErrorObjectOwned::owned(
+                    CALL_EXECUTION_FAILED_CODE,
+                    "call execution failed: database query error",
+                    Some(err.to_string()),
+                )
+            })?
+        else {
+            return Err(ErrorObjectOwned::owned(
+                CALL_EXECUTION_FAILED_CODE,
+                "call execution failed: failed to find block",
+                None as Option<String>,
+            ));
+        };
+
+        let mut block_hash = [0u8; 32];
+
+        hex::decode_to_slice(block_row.hash, &mut block_hash).map_err(|err| {
+            ErrorObjectOwned::owned(
+                CALL_EXECUTION_FAILED_CODE,
+                "call execution failed: failed to decode block hash",
+                Some(err.to_string()),
+            )
+        })?;
+
+        let block_details = BlockDetailsPayload {
+            hash: block_hash,
+            height: height_payload.height,
+            header: block_row.header,
+            transaction_count: block_row.transactions.len() as u64,
+        };
+
+        Ok(block_details)
+    }
 }
 
 async fn generate_intermediate_faucet_output(
diff --git a/src/rpc/mod.rs b/src/rpc/mod.rs
index 9a561c6..a5cc4ee 100644
--- a/src/rpc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/rpc/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ use jsonrpsee::types::ErrorObjectOwned;
 
 use crate::cert;
 use crate::tx::types::Transaction;
-use crate::types::{self, FaucetOutputPayload, ValueOutputsPayload};
+use crate::types::{
+    self, BlockDetailsPayload, BlockHeightPayload, FaucetOutputPayload, ValueOutputsPayload,
+};
 
 #[rpc(server, client, namespace = "quible")]
 pub trait QuibleRpc {
@@ -37,4 +39,13 @@ pub trait QuibleRpc {
 
     #[method(name = "requestFaucetOutput")]
     async fn request_faucet_output(&self) -> Result<FaucetOutputPayload, ErrorObjectOwned>;
+
+    #[method(name = "getBlockHeight")]
+    async fn get_block_height(&self) -> Result<BlockHeightPayload, ErrorObjectOwned>;
+
+    #[method(name = "getBlockByHeight")]
+    async fn get_block_by_height(
+        &self,
+        height_payload: BlockHeightPayload,
+    ) -> Result<BlockDetailsPayload, ErrorObjectOwned>;
 }
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index 4d0134b..71289ff 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_with::{serde_as, DisplayFromStr};
 
-use crate::tx::types::{Transaction, TransactionOutpoint};
+use crate::tx::types::{BlockHeader, Transaction, TransactionOutpoint};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct SurrealID(pub surrealdb::sql::Thing);
@@ -232,3 +233,21 @@ pub struct FaucetOutputPayload {
     pub value: u64,
     pub owner_signing_key: [u8; 32],
 }
+
+#[serde_as]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct BlockHeightPayload {
+    #[serde_as(as = "DisplayFromStr")]
+    pub height: u64,
+}
+
+#[serde_as]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct BlockDetailsPayload {
+    pub hash: [u8; 32],
+    #[serde_as(as = "DisplayFromStr")]
+    pub height: u64,
+    pub header: BlockHeader,
+    #[serde_as(as = "DisplayFromStr")]
+    pub transaction_count: u64,
+}