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getBlockHeight RPC Method

The API credit value for this method is 1 . To learn more about API credits and each method's value, visit the API Credits page.

Parameters:

  1. object - (optional) The configuration object with the following fields:

    Commitment - string - (optional) 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 - (optional) The minimum slot at which the request can be evaluated

Returns:

  1. result - The current block height encoded in u64 format

Code Examples:

// not currently supported by solanaJS
const axios = require("axios");
(() => {
  const config = {
    headers: {
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
  };
  const data = {
    jsonrpc: "2.0",
    id: 1,
    method: "getBlockHeight",
  };
  axios
    .post("http://sample-endpoint-name.network.quiknode.pro/token-goes-here/", data, config)
    .then(function (response) {
      // handle success
      console.log(response.data);
    })
    .catch((err) => {
      // handle error
      console.log(err);
    });
})();
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