getEpochInfo

Returns information about the current epoch.

POST

getEpochInfo

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "method": "getEpochInfo",
  "params": [
    {
      "commitment": "finalized",
      "minContextSlot": 1000
    }
  ]
}
'

200

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "result": {
    "absoluteSlot": 166598,
    "blockHeight": 166500,
    "epoch": 27,
    "slotIndex": 2790,
    "slotsInEpoch": 8192,
    "transactionCount": 22661093
  }
}

Request Parameters

commitment · string

The commitment level for the request.

• confirmed
• finalized

minContextSlot · number

The minimum slot that the request can be evaluated at.

Authorizations

api-key · string · query · required

Your Helius API key. You can get one for free in the dashboard.

Body

application/json

jsonrpc · enum<string> · default: 2.0

The JSON-RPC protocol version.

Available options: 2.0

Example:

"2.0"

id · string · default: 1

A unique identifier for the request.

Example:

"1"

method · enum<string> · default: getEpochInfo

The name of the RPC method to invoke.

Available options: getEpochInfo

Example:

"getEpochInfo"

params · object[]

Optional parameters for the request.

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Response

200

application/json

Successfully retrieved epoch information.

jsonrpc · enum<string>

The JSON-RPC protocol version.

Available options: 2.0

Example:

"2.0"

id · string

Identifier matching the request.

Example:

"1"

result · object

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