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getBlocksWithLimit RPC Method

Returns a list of confirmed blocks starting at the given slot

Updated on
Dec 7, 2023

getBlocksWithLimit RPC Method

Parameters

start_slot
string
REQUIRED
The start slot encoded as an u64 integer
limit
string
REQUIRED
The limit encoded as u64, 64-bit unsigned integer
object
array
The configuration object with the following fields:
commitment
string
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

Returns

result
An array of u64 integers listing confirmed blocks between the start_slot and either end_slot - if provided, or latest confirmed block, inclusive. The maximum range allowed is 500,000 slots
Request
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curl https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ \
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-X POST \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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-d $'
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{
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"jsonrpc": "2.0",
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"id":1,
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"method":"getBlocksWithLimit",
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"params":[5, 3]
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}
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'
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