To use the platform.sampleValidators method on the P-Chain, ensure that the end of your URL includes ext/bc/P.

Parameters

size

integer

The number of validators to sample

subnetID

string

The Subnet to sample from. If omitted, defaults to the Primary Network

Returns

validators

array

An array of IDs of validator

Request

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -d '{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "platform.sampleValidators",
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  "params": {
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    "size": 1,
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    "subnetID": "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"
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  },
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  "id": 1
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}'

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -d '{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "platform.sampleValidators",
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  "params": {
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    "size": 1,
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    "subnetID": "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"
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  },
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  "id": 1
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}'

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import { ethers } from "ethers";
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async function main() {
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    const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/");
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    const response = await provider.send("platform.sampleValidators", {
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    "size": 1,
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    "subnetID": "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"
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});
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    console.log(response);
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}
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main();

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import { ethers } from "ethers";
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async function main() {
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    const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/");
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    const response = await provider.send("platform.sampleValidators", {
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    "size": 1,
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    "subnetID": "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"
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});
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    console.log(response);
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}
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main();

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from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider
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w3 = Web3(HTTPProvider('https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/'))
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response = w3.provider.make_request("platform.sampleValidators", {"size":1,"subnetID":"11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"})
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print(response)

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from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider
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w3 = Web3(HTTPProvider('https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/'))
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response = w3.provider.make_request("platform.sampleValidators", {"size":1,"subnetID":"11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"})
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print(response)

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import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'
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async function main() {
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    const client = createPublicClient({
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        transport: http('https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/')
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    })
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    const result = await client.request({
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        method: 'platform.sampleValidators',
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        params: {
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          "size": 1,
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          "subnetID": "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"
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        }
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    })
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    console.log(result)
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}
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main()

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import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'
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async function main() {
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    const client = createPublicClient({
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        transport: http('https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/')
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    })
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    const result = await client.request({
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        method: 'platform.sampleValidators',
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        params: {
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          "size": 1,
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          "subnetID": "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"
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        }
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    })
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    console.log(result)
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}
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main()

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import { QuicknodeSdk } from '@quicknode/sdk'
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const qn = new QuicknodeSdk({})
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const result = await qn.rpc.call(
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  'platform.sampleValidators',
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  {
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  "size": 1,
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  "subnetID": "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"
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},
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  undefined,
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  'https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/'
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)
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console.log(result)

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import { QuicknodeSdk } from '@quicknode/sdk'
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const qn = new QuicknodeSdk({})
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const result = await qn.rpc.call(
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  'platform.sampleValidators',
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  {
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  "size": 1,
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  "subnetID": "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"
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},
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  undefined,
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  'https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/'
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)
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console.log(result)

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import asyncio
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from quicknode_sdk import QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig
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async def main():
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    qn = QuicknodeSdk(SdkFullConfig(api_key=None))
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    result = await qn.rpc.call(
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        "platform.sampleValidators",
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        {
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            "size": 1,
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            "subnetID": "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"
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        },
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        endpoint_url="https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/",
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    )
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    print(result)
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asyncio.run(main())

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import asyncio
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from quicknode_sdk import QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig
3

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async def main():
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    qn = QuicknodeSdk(SdkFullConfig(api_key=None))
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    result = await qn.rpc.call(
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        "platform.sampleValidators",
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        {
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            "size": 1,
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            "subnetID": "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"
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        },
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        endpoint_url="https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/",
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    )
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    print(result)
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asyncio.run(main())

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require "quicknode_sdk"
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qn = QuicknodeSdk::SDK.from_config(api_key: nil)
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result = qn.rpc.call(
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  method: "platform.sampleValidators",
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  params: {
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    "size" => 1,
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    "subnetID" => "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"
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  },
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  endpoint_url: "https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/"
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)
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puts result

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require "quicknode_sdk"
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qn = QuicknodeSdk::SDK.from_config(api_key: nil)
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result = qn.rpc.call(
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  method: "platform.sampleValidators",
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  params: {
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    "size" => 1,
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    "subnetID" => "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"
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  },
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  endpoint_url: "https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/"
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)
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puts result

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use quicknode_sdk::{QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig};
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3
#[tokio::main]
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async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
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    let qn = QuicknodeSdk::new(&SdkFullConfig::keyless())?;
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    let result = qn
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        .rpc
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        .call(
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            "platform.sampleValidators",
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            Some(serde_json::json!({
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    "size": 1,
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    "subnetID": "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"
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})),
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            None,
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            Some("https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/".into()),
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        )
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        .await?;
18

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    println!("{result}");
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    Ok(())
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}

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use quicknode_sdk::{QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig};
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3
#[tokio::main]
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async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
5
    let qn = QuicknodeSdk::new(&SdkFullConfig::keyless())?;
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    let result = qn
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        .rpc
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        .call(
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            "platform.sampleValidators",
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            Some(serde_json::json!({
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    "size": 1,
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    "subnetID": "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"
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})),
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            None,
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            Some("https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/".into()),
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        )
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        .await?;
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    println!("{result}");
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    Ok(())
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}

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const body = {
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    jsonrpc: '2.0',
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    method: 'platform.sampleValidators',
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    params: {"size":1,"subnetID":"11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"},
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    id: 1
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}
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async function main() {
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    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/', {
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        method: 'POST',
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        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
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        body: JSON.stringify(body)
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    })
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    const data = await response.json()
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    console.log(data)
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}
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main()

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const body = {
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    jsonrpc: '2.0',
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    method: 'platform.sampleValidators',
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    params: {"size":1,"subnetID":"11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"},
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    id: 1
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}
7

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async function main() {
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    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/', {
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        method: 'POST',
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        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
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        body: JSON.stringify(body)
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    })
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    const data = await response.json()
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    console.log(data)
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}
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main()

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import requests
2
import json
3

4
url = "https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/"
5

6
payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
8
  "method": "platform.sampleValidators",
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  "params": {
10
    "size": 1,
11
    "subnetID": "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"
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  },
13
  "id": 1
14
})
15
headers = {
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  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
17
}
18

19
response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
20

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print(response.text)

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import requests
2
import json
3

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url = "https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/"
5

6
payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "platform.sampleValidators",
9
  "params": {
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    "size": 1,
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    "subnetID": "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"
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  },
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  "id": 1
14
})
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headers = {
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  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
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}
18

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response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
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print(response.text)

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require "uri"
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require "json"
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require "net/http"
4

5
uri = URI("https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/")
6

7
payload = {
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  jsonrpc: "2.0",
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  id: 1,
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  method: "platform.sampleValidators",
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  params: {"size":1,"subnetID":"11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"}
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}
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.generate(payload)
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response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
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  http.request(request)
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end
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puts response.body

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require "uri"
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require "json"
3
require "net/http"
4

5
uri = URI("https://docs-demo.flare-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/")
6

7
payload = {
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  jsonrpc: "2.0",
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  id: 1,
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  method: "platform.sampleValidators",
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  params: {"size":1,"subnetID":"11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"}
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}
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.generate(payload)
17

18
response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
19
  http.request(request)
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end
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puts response.body

Response

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{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "result": {
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    "validators": [
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      "NodeID-FXJQRCN2nEqBYVsorBS5WHriwihjzv7G6"
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    ]
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  },
8
  "id": 1
9
}

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{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
3
  "result": {
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    "validators": [
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      "NodeID-FXJQRCN2nEqBYVsorBS5WHriwihjzv7G6"
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    ]
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  },
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  "id": 1
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}

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