diff --git a/‎graph/src/data/subgraph/status.rs‎
Lines changed: 8 additions & 4 deletions b/‎graph/src/data/subgraph/status.rs‎
Lines changed: 8 additions & 4 deletions
diff --git a/‎server/index-node/src/schema.graphql‎
Lines changed: 7 additions & 2 deletions b/‎server/index-node/src/schema.graphql‎
Lines changed: 7 additions & 2 deletions
diff --git a/‎store/postgres/src/detail.rs‎
Lines changed: 2 additions & 9 deletions b/‎store/postgres/src/detail.rs‎
Lines changed: 2 additions & 9 deletions
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ pub struct ChainInfo {
     pub network: String,
     /// The current head block of the chain.
     pub chain_head_block: Option<EthereumBlock>,
-    /// The earliest block available for this subgraph.
-    pub earliest_block: Option<EthereumBlock>,
+    /// The earliest block available for this subgraph (only the number).
+    pub earliest_block_number: BlockNumber,
     /// The latest block that the subgraph has synced to.
     pub latest_block: Option<EthereumBlock>,
 }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl IntoValue for ChainInfo {
         let ChainInfo {
             network,
             chain_head_block,
-            earliest_block,
+            earliest_block_number,
             latest_block,
         } = self;
         object! {
@@ -81,7 +81,11 @@ impl IntoValue for ChainInfo {
             __typename: "EthereumIndexingStatus",
             network: network,
             chainHeadBlock: chain_head_block,
-            earliestBlock: earliest_block,
+            earliestBlock: object! {
+                __typename: "EarliestBlock",
+                number: earliest_block_number,
+                hash: "0x0"
+            },
             latestBlock: latest_block,
         }
     }
 
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ type SubgraphIndexingStatus {
 interface ChainIndexingStatus {
   network: String!
   chainHeadBlock: Block
-  earliestBlock: Block
+  earliestBlock: EarliestBlock
   latestBlock: Block
   lastHealthyBlock: Block
 }
 
 type EthereumIndexingStatus implements ChainIndexingStatus {
   network: String!
   chainHeadBlock: Block
-  earliestBlock: Block
+  earliestBlock: EarliestBlock
   latestBlock: Block
   lastHealthyBlock: Block
 }
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ type Block {
   number: BigInt!
 }
 
+type EarliestBlock {
+  hash: Bytes! @deprecated(reason: "hash will always be reported as 0x0.")
+  number: BigInt!
+}
+
 type SubgraphError {
   message: String!
 
 
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ pub(crate) fn info_from_details(
         synced,
         fatal_error: _,
         non_fatal_errors: _,
-        earliest_ethereum_block_hash,
-        earliest_ethereum_block_number,
+        earliest_block_number,
         latest_ethereum_block_hash,
         latest_ethereum_block_number,
         entity_count,
@@ -212,12 +211,6 @@ pub(crate) fn info_from_details(
     // This needs to be filled in later since it lives in a
     // different shard
     let chain_head_block = None;
-    let earliest_block = block(
-        &deployment,
-        "earliest_ethereum_block",
-        earliest_ethereum_block_hash,
-        earliest_ethereum_block_number,
-    )?;
     let latest_block = block(
         &deployment,
         "latest_ethereum_block",
@@ -228,7 +221,7 @@ pub(crate) fn info_from_details(
     let chain = status::ChainInfo {
         network: site.network.clone(),
         chain_head_block,
-        earliest_block,
+        earliest_block_number,
         latest_block,
     };
     let entity_count = entity_count.to_u64().ok_or_else(|| {