<p>There is no such feature in Bitcoin Core today.</p>

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2024-12-29T14:19:02.767Z
Pieter Wuille
<p>Is there a way in Bitcoin Core to just download all the block headers and not the blocks themselves?</p>

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https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/111850/how-to-download-just-the-blockheaders-for-the-blockchain
Lee
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@Lee Thanks. So Electrum can do it. What about Bitcoin Core?
Geremia
<bitcoin-core><synchronization><block-header>
Download block headers only in Bitcoin Core?
Geremia
# Download block headers only in Bitcoin Core?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-12-28)

Is there a way in Bitcoin Core to just download all the block headers and not the blocks themselves?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, synchronization, block-header

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/111850/how-to-download-just-the-blockheaders-for-the-blockchain  
> **username_0**: @username_1 Thanks. So Electrum can do it. What about Bitcoin Core?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2024-12-29. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

There is no such feature in Bitcoin Core today.


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