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getBlockHeight RPC Method

Returns the current block height of the node.

Parameters

object optional
Configuration object containing the following fields:
commitment string optional
The level of commitment desired when querying state
minContextSlot number optional
The minimum slot that the request can be evaluated at

Code Sample

curl https://rpc.testnet.soo.network/rpc -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "getBlockHeight",
  "params": [{
    "commitment": "finalized",
    "minContextSlot": 0
  }]
}'

Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": 369624,
  "id": 1
}

Result Details

The result will be:
  • <u64> - Current block height of the node
    • Represents the number of blocks beneath the highest block in the blockchain
    • Does not include the genesis block