Substrate state_getMetadata and Runtime Versions: Querying Chain Metadata at Any Block
Learn how to query Substrate runtime metadata at any block, understand metadata versions, and avoid decoding failures across runtime upgrades.
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Learn how to query Substrate runtime metadata at any block, understand metadata versions, and avoid decoding failures across runtime upgrades.
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