beacon.attestations

Beacon chain attestations — validator votes on source, target, and head checkpoints.

Table Description

The beacon.attestations table stores attestation data that is exchanged between validators and users on the Beacon network. This table is partitioned by block_date.

Column Descriptions

Column	Type	Description
block_epoch	long	Epoch number when the block containing the attestation was proposed.
block_slot	long	Slot number within the epoch when the block containing the attestation was proposed.
block_time	timestamp	Timestamp when the block containing the attestation was included in the chain.
block_date	date	Date corresponding to the block_time.
signature	binary	BLS signature verifying the attestation’s authenticity.
aggregation_bits	binary	Bitlist indicating participating validators in the committee.
beacon_block_root	binary	Root hash of the Beacon Chain block that the attestation votes for.
index	long	Committee index at the assigned slot for the attestation.
slot	long	Slot number to which the attestation pertains.
source_epoch	long	Epoch of the last justified checkpoint referred to as the source in the FFG vote.
source_root	binary	Root hash of the Beacon Chain block at the source checkpoint epoch.
target_epoch	long	Epoch that the attestation targets in its FFG vote.
target_root	binary	Root hash of the Beacon Chain block at the target checkpoint epoch.

Table Sample