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

The current slot leader as base-58 encoded string

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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  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1, "method":"getSlotLeader"}'

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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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  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1, "method":"getSlotLeader"}'

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require "uri"
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require "json"
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require "net/http"
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url = URI("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
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https = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
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https.use_ssl = true
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.dump({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "id": 1,
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  "method": "getSlotLeader"
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})
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response = https.request(request)
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puts response.read_body
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require "uri"
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require "json"
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require "net/http"
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url = URI("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
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https = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
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https.use_ssl = true
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.dump({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "id": 1,
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  "method": "getSlotLeader"
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})
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response = https.request(request)
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puts response.read_body
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const web3 = require("@solana/web3.js");
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(async () => {
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  const solana = new web3.Connection("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
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  console.log(await solana.getSlotLeader());
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})();
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const web3 = require("@solana/web3.js");
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(async () => {
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  const solana = new web3.Connection("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
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  console.log(await solana.getSlotLeader());
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})();
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import { createSolanaRpc } from "@solana/kit";
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(async () => {
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  const solanaRpc = createSolanaRpc("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
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  try {
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    const slotLeader = await solanaRpc.getSlotLeader().send();
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    console.log(slotLeader);
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  } catch (error) {
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    console.error("Error fetching slot leader:", error);
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  }
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})();

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import { createSolanaRpc } from "@solana/kit";
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(async () => {
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  const solanaRpc = createSolanaRpc("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
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  try {
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    const slotLeader = await solanaRpc.getSlotLeader().send();
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    console.log(slotLeader);
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  } catch (error) {
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    console.error("Error fetching slot leader:", error);
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  }
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})();

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from solana.rpc.api import Client
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solana_client = Client("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
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print(solana_client.get_slot_leader())

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from solana.rpc.api import Client
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solana_client = Client("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
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print(solana_client.get_slot_leader())

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use reqwest::header;
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use reqwest::Client;
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use std::error::Error;
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#[tokio::main]
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async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
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    let mut headers = header::HeaderMap::new();
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    headers.insert("Content-Type", "application/json".parse().unwrap());
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    let client = Client::new();
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    let json_data = r#"
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    {
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        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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        "id": 1,
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        "method": "getSlotLeader"
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    }
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    "#;
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    let response = client
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        .post("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
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        .headers(headers)
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        .body(json_data)
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        .send()
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        .await?; 
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    let body = response.text().await?;
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    println!("{}", body);
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    Ok(())
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}

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use reqwest::header;
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use reqwest::Client;
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use std::error::Error;
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#[tokio::main]
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async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
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    let mut headers = header::HeaderMap::new();
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    headers.insert("Content-Type", "application/json".parse().unwrap());
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    let client = Client::new();
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    let json_data = r#"
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    {
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        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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        "id": 1,
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        "method": "getSlotLeader"
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    }
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    "#;
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    let response = client
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        .post("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
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        .headers(headers)
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        .body(json_data)
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        .send()
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        .await?; 
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    let body = response.text().await?;
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    println!("{}", body);
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    Ok(())
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}

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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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  'getSlotLeader',
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  [],
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  undefined,
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  'https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/'
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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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  'getSlotLeader',
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  [],
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  undefined,
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  'https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/'
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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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        "getSlotLeader",
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        [],
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        endpoint_url="https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/",
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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
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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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        "getSlotLeader",
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        [],
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        endpoint_url="https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/",
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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: "getSlotLeader",
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  params: [],
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  endpoint_url: "https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
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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: "getSlotLeader",
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  params: [],
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  endpoint_url: "https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
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)
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puts result

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use quicknode_sdk::{QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig};
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#[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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            "getSlotLeader",
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            Some(serde_json::json!([])),
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            None,
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            Some("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/".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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use quicknode_sdk::{QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig};
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#[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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            "getSlotLeader",
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            Some(serde_json::json!([])),
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            None,
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            Some("https://docs-demo.solana-mainnet.quiknode.pro/".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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}

Response

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{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "result": "BeaCHioStqCEFDFxKwAEzyrUPYxqnBPhJ98gDKeEiTPb",
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  "id": 1
5
}

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{
2
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
3
  "result": "BeaCHioStqCEFDFxKwAEzyrUPYxqnBPhJ98gDKeEiTPb",
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  "id": 1
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}

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