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POST
getEpochInfo
curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "method": "getEpochInfo",
  "params": [
    {
      "commitment": "finalized",
      "minContextSlot": 1000
    }
  ]
}
'
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "result": {
    "absoluteSlot": 166598,
    "blockHeight": 166500,
    "epoch": 27,
    "slotIndex": 2790,
    "slotsInEpoch": 8192,
    "transactionCount": 22661093
  }
}

Authorizations

​
api-key
string
query
required

Your Helius API key. You can get one for free in the dashboard.

Body

application/json
​
jsonrpc
enum<string>
default:2.0

The JSON-RPC protocol version.

Available options:
2.0
Example:

"2.0"

​
id
string
default:1

A unique identifier for the request.

Example:

"1"

​
method
enum<string>
default:getEpochInfo

The name of the RPC method to invoke.

Available options:
getEpochInfo
Example:

"getEpochInfo"

​
params
object[]

Optional parameters for the request.

Response

Successfully retrieved epoch information.

​
jsonrpc
enum<string>

The JSON-RPC protocol version.

Available options:
2.0
Example:

"2.0"

​
id
string

Identifier matching the request.

Example:

"1"

​
result
object