getBlockHeight RPC Method

Parameters

object

array

The configuration object with the following fields:

commitment

string

The level of commitment required for the query. It can be one of:

finalized

string

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

string

The node will query the most recent block that has been voted on by supermajority of the cluster

processed

string

The node will query its most recent block. Note that the block may not be complete

minContextSlot

integer

The minimum slot at which the request can be evaluated

Returns

result

The current block height encoded in u64 format

Request

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curl https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ \
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  -X POST \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1, "method":"getBlockHeight"}'

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