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getEpochInfo RPC Method

Returns information about the current epoch.

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Parameters

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

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Code Sample

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

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Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "absoluteSlot": 369624,
    "blockHeight": 369624,
    "epoch": 123,
    "slotIndex": 224,
    "slotsInEpoch": 432000,
    "transactionCount": 1234567
  },
  "id": 1
}

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Result Details

The result field will be an object containing:
  • absoluteSlot: <u64>
    • The current slot in the blockchain
    • Represents the total number of slots processed
  • blockHeight: <u64>
    • The current block height
    • Number of blocks beneath the highest block
  • epoch: <u64>
    • The current epoch number
    • Represents the current epoch in the blockchain
  • slotIndex: <u64>
    • The current slot relative to the start of the current epoch
    • Shows progress within the current epoch
  • slotsInEpoch: <u64>
    • Total number of slots in the current epoch
    • Defines the length of the current epoch
  • transactionCount: <u64|null>
    • Total number of transactions processed without error since genesis
    • May be null if not available