Requesting data commitment ranges ​

By default, the Blobstream X deployments on Ethereum will be updated every 4 hours, and on Arbitrum One and Base, updating every 1 hour. If you wish for the Blobstream X contract to be updated at a different cadence, then you have several different options for how to update the smart contract.

To request proofs to be submitted to the Blobstream X contract at a different cadence, you can do one of the following:

NOTE: The requested proof ranges cannot include blocks that were already used in a previous batch. The ranges should start from the last proven block, aka, latest_block and they should end in a block already committed by Celestia. In other words, it's the end-inclusive range defined by [latest_block, target_block] with target_block <= Celestia tip.

Local proving ​

To run the Blobstream X operator with local proving, follow this guide.

Local proving allows self-generating the proofs and submitting them to an existing BlobstreamX contract. Alternatively, if a team needs a very specific cadence that starts at very specific heights, they can deploy their own BlobstreamX contract and submit proofs to it. Deployment instructions can be found in the BlobstreamX deploy documentation.

Request proofs from the Succinct platform ​

NOTE: Requesting a proof from the succinct platform requires having a Succinct API key. It can be requested using this form.

Run the Blobstream X operator with hosted proving on the Succinct platform, by running an operator script that pings the platform with proof requests at a specified cadence.

Follow these instructions to run the operator script.

Here are example values for the .env file:

1. TENDERMINT_RPC_URL from the public Celestia list.
2. SUCCINCT_RPC_URL = https://alpha.succinct.xyz/api
3. Request for SUCCINCT_API_KEY from the Succinct team.
4. CHAIN_ID is the chain ID of the deployed Blobstream X contract.
5. CONTRACT_ADDRESS: Blobstream X proxy contract address.
6. NEXT_HEADER_FUNCTION_ID & HEADER_RANGE_FUNCTION_ID: Get the functionId's from the Blobstream X contract by using the nextHeaderFunctionId and headerRangeFunctionId respectively, which are public storage variables.

Request proofs onchain ​

Directly request a proof via the Blobstream X contract interface. Unlike the Blobstream X operator which handles requests off-chain, requesting on-chain requires gas, but the proof will be generated and relayed by the Succinct platform.

1. Call requestHeaderRange(uint64 _targetBlock) with the end of the range you want a commitment for.

2. A DataCommitmentStored(uint256, uint64, uint64, bytes32) will be emitted for the requested range when it is stored in the contract. Listen to this event to know that the proof has been generated successfully.