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POST
getLatestBlockhash
curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "method": "getLatestBlockhash",
  "params": [
    {
      "commitment": "processed",
      "minContextSlot": 1000
    }
  ]
}
'
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "result": {
    "context": {
      "slot": 2792
    },
    "value": {
      "blockhash": "EkSnNWid2cvwEVnVx9aBqawnmiCNiDgp3gUdkDPTKN1N",
      "lastValidBlockHeight": 3090
    }
  }
}

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
required

The JSON-RPC protocol version.

Available options:
2.0
Example:

"2.0"

​
id
string
default:1
required

A unique identifier for the request.

Example:

"1"

​
method
enum<string>
default:getLatestBlockhash
required

The name of the RPC method to invoke.

Available options:
getLatestBlockhash
Example:

"getLatestBlockhash"

​
params
object[]

Optional configuration object for the request.

Response

Successfully retrieved the latest blockhash 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

RpcResponse containing blockhash information.