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getEpochInfo RPC Method

Returns information about the current epoch.

Updated on
Oct 19, 2026

Parameters

object
object

The configuration object with the following fields:

commitment
string

The level of commitment required for the query. The options include:

finalized
string

The node will query the most recent block the cluster has recognized as finalized

confirmed
string

The node will query the most recent block that has been voted on by the supermajority of the cluster

processed
string

The node will query its most recent block. Note that the block may not be complete

minContextSlot
integer

The minimum slot at which the request can be evaluated

Returns

result

An object with the following fields:

absoluteSlot

The current slot

blockHeight

The current block height

epoch

The current epoch

slotIndex

The current slot relative to the start of the current epoch

slotsInEpoch

The number of slots in this epoch

transactionCount

The total number of transactions processed since genesis

Request
Response
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{
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"jsonrpc": "2.0",
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"result": {
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"absoluteSlot": 166598,
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"blockHeight": 166500,
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"epoch": 27,
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"slotIndex": 2790,
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"slotsInEpoch": 8192,
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"transactionCount": 22661093
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},
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"id": 1
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}
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{
2
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
3
"result": {
4
"absoluteSlot": 166598,
5
"blockHeight": 166500,
6
"epoch": 27,
7
"slotIndex": 2790,
8
"slotsInEpoch": 8192,
9
"transactionCount": 22661093
10
},
11
"id": 1
12
}
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