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getHealth RPC Method

Returns the current health of the node.

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Health Criteria

A healthy node is one that is within HEALTH_CHECK_SLOT_DISTANCE slots of the latest cluster confirmed slot.

Parameters

None

Code Sample

curl https://rpc.testnet.soo.network/rpc \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "getHealth"
}'

Response

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

Unhealthy Node Response

When the node is unhealthy, a JSON RPC error response will be returned instead of the “ok” result.

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Result Details

  • If the node is healthy: Returns the string "ok"
  • If the node is unhealthy: A JSON RPC error response is returned

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Important Notes

  • The specifics of the error response are UNSTABLE and may change in the future
  • Health is determined by the node’s proximity to the latest cluster confirmed slot
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