getBlockHeight gRPC Method

Please note that this RPC method requires the Yellowstone gRPC add-on enabled on your QuickNode endpoint.

Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters

Returns

Blockheight

string

The latest block height

Request

package main

import (
	"context"
	"crypto/tls"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"time"

	pb "yellowstone/proto"


	"google.golang.org/grpc"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/encoding/gzip"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/keepalive"
)

// QuickNode endpoints consist of two crucial components: the endpoint name and the corresponding token
// For eg: QN Endpoint: https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/abcde123456789
// endpoint will be: docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro:10000  {10000 is the port number for gRPC}
// token will be : abcde123456789

var (
	endpoint = "YOUR_QN_ENDPOINT:10000"
	token    = "YOUR_TOKEN_NUMBER"
)

func main() {
	opts := []grpc.DialOption{
		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(credentials.NewTLS(&tls.Config{})),
		grpc.WithKeepaliveParams(kacp),
		grpc.WithDefaultCallOptions(grpc.MaxCallRecvMsgSize(1024*1024*1024), grpc.UseCompressor(gzip.Name)),
		grpc.WithPerRPCCredentials(tokenAuth{token: token}),
	}

	conn, err := grpc.NewClient(endpoint, opts...)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to connect: %v", err)
	}
	defer conn.Close()

	client := pb.NewGeyserClient(conn)

    ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
    defer cancel()

    blockheight, err := client.GetBlockHeight(ctx, &pb.GetBlockHeightRequest{})
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to get block height: %v", err)
	}
	fmt.Printf("  Block Height: %+v\n", blockheight)

}

import Client from "@triton-one/yellowstone-grpc";

// QuickNode endpoints consist of two crucial components: the endpoint name and the corresponding token
// For eg: QN Endpoint: https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/abcde123456789
// endpoint will be: docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro:10000  {10000 is the port number for gRPC}
// token will be : abcde123456789

const ENDPOINT = "YOUR_QN_ENDPOINT:10000";
const TOKEN = "YOUR_TOKEN_NUMBER";

async function main() {
    const client = new Client(ENDPOINT, TOKEN, {});

    try {
        const blockheight = await client.getBlockHeight();
        console.log(`Latest Blockheight: ${JSON.stringify(blockheight, null, 2)}`);
    } catch (error) {
        console.error("Error fetching Blockheight:", error);
    }
}

main()
    .catch((err) => {
        console.error("Unhandled error:", err);
        process.exit(1);
    });

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