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getEpochInfo

POST
Returns information about the current epoch
param[0]
configurationObjectobjectrequired
commitmentstring
The commitment describes how finalized a block is at that point in time.
  • finalized - the node will query the most recent block confirmed by supermajority of the cluster as having reached maximum lockout, meaning the cluster has recognized this block as finalized
  • confirmed - the node will query the most recent block that has been voted on by supermajority of the cluster.
  • processed - the node will query its most recent block. Note that the block may still be skipped by the cluster.
minContextSlotstring
The minimum slot that the request can be evaluated at.
Responses
idinteger
The request ID
jsonrpcstring
The JSON-RPC version
absoluteSlotinteger
The current slot
blockHeightinteger
The current block height
epochinteger
The current epoch
slotIndexinteger
The current slot relative to the start of the current epoch
slotsInEpochinteger
The number of slots in this epoch
transactionCountinteger
Total number of transactions processed without error since genesis
codestringrequired
Code identifying the cause of the failed request.
messagestringrequired
Detailed message including the name and value of the invalid parameter.
{
  "code": "ERROR_CODE",
  "message": "Bad Request"
}
cURL
curl -X POST 'https://solana-mainnet.nodit.io' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-API-KEY: nodit-demo' \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "getEpochInfo",
    "params": [
      {
        "commitment": "finalized"
      }
    ]
  }'