getVersion 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

version

object

The version object which contains the following fields:

package

string

Specifies the version of the yellowstone-grpc-geyser package being used

version

string

Indicates the plugin's version

proto

string

Version of the protocol buffer definition used by the Yellowstone gRPC plugin

solana

string

Specifies the version of the Solana blockchain that the plugin is compatible with

git

string

Provides the short hash of the Git commit from which this build was created

rustc

string

Version of the Rust compiler used to build the plugin

buildts

string

A timestamp indicating when this version was built

extra

object

The extra object which contains the following fields:

hostname

string

The hostname of the server or instance running the plugin

Request

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package main
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import (
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	"context"
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	"crypto/tls"
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	"fmt"
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	"log"
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	"time"
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	pb "yellowstone/proto"
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	"google.golang.org/grpc"
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	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
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	"google.golang.org/grpc/encoding/gzip"
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	"google.golang.org/grpc/keepalive"
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)
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// QuickNode endpoints consist of two crucial components: the endpoint name and the corresponding token
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// For eg: QN Endpoint: https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/abcde123456789
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// endpoint will be: docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro:10000  {10000 is the port number for gRPC}
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// token will be : abcde123456789
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var (
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	endpoint = "YOUR_QN_ENDPOINT:10000"
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	token    = "YOUR_TOKEN_NUMBER"
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)
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func main() {
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	opts := []grpc.DialOption{
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		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(credentials.NewTLS(&tls.Config{})),
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		grpc.WithKeepaliveParams(kacp),
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		grpc.WithDefaultCallOptions(grpc.MaxCallRecvMsgSize(1024*1024*1024), grpc.UseCompressor(gzip.Name)),
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		grpc.WithPerRPCCredentials(tokenAuth{token: token}),
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	}
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	conn, err := grpc.NewClient(endpoint, opts...)
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	if err != null {
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		log.Fatalf("Failed to connect: %v", err)
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	}
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	defer conn.Close()
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	client := pb.NewGeyserClient(conn)
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    ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
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    defer cancel()
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    version, err := client.GetVersion(ctx, &pb.GetVersionRequest{})
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	if err != null {
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		log.Fatalf("Failed to get version: %v", err)
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	}
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	fmt.Printf("Yellowstone gRPC Version:\n")
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	fmt.Printf("  GeyserGrpc: %s\n", version.GetVersion())
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}

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