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# GetEpochInfo

## 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 state

    **minContextSlot** `number` **optional**\
    The minimum slot that the request can be evaluated at
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    #### Code Sample

    ```bash theme={"system"}
    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
      }]
    }'
    ```

    #### Response

    ```json theme={"system"}
    {
      "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