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getEpochInfo

Returns information about the current epoch. This method uses 160 credits from your daily balance.

Parameters​

  • config: (object) [optional] - Configuration object with the following options:
    • commitment: (string) [optional] - The commitment level to use for the query. The default is finalized. Possible values are:
      • finalized - Queries the most recent block confirmed by a super majority of the cluster as having reached maximum lockout, meaning the cluster has recognized this block as finalized.
      • confirmed - Queries the most recent block that has been voted on by a super majority of the cluster.
      • processed - Queries its most recent block. The block may still be skipped by the cluster.
    • minContextSlot: (integer) [optional] - The minimum slot to use for the query.

Returns​

result: An array of objects with the following fields:

  • absoluteSlot - The current slot.
  • blockHeight - The current block height.
  • epoch - The current epoch.
  • slotIndex - The current slot relative to the start of the current epoch.
  • slotsInEpoch - The number of slots in this epoch.
  • transactionCount The total number of transactions processed during the current epoch.

Request​

curl https://solana-mainnet.infura.io/v3/<YOUR-API-KEY> \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1, "method":"getEpochInfo"}'

Response​

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "absoluteSlot": 371857300,
    "blockHeight": 359834889,
    "epoch": 860,
    "slotIndex": 337300,
    "slotsInEpoch": 432000,
    "transactionCount": 15448034599
  },
  "id": 1
}
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