getBlockHeight

Returns the current block height. This method uses 160 credits from your daily balance.

Parameters

• config: (object) [optional] - Configuration object with the following options:
  • commitment: (string) [optional] - The commitment level to use for the query. The default is finalized. Possible values are:
    • finalized - Queries the most recent block confirmed by a super majority of the cluster as having reached maximum lockout, meaning the cluster has recognized this block as finalized.
    • confirmed - Queries the most recent block that has been voted on by a super majority of the cluster.
    • processed - Queries its most recent block. The block may still be skipped by the cluster.
  • minContextSlot: [optional] - The minimum slot to use for the query.

Returns

result: (integer) - The current block height in u64 format.

Request

• curl

curl https://solana-mainnet.infura.io/v3/<YOUR-API-KEY> \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "getBlockHeight", "params": []}'

Response

• JSON

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": 359660979,
  "id": 1
}