# getBlockTime

Returns the estimated production time of a block.

#### Parameters required for this RPC call

* The Block number, identified by Slot. This is a <mark style="color:yellow;">u64 number</mark>.

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{% tab title="cURL" %}

<pre class="language-bash"><code class="lang-bash">curl https://rpc.shyft.to?api_key=YOUR-API-KEY -s -X \
<strong>  POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d ' 
</strong>   {
     "jsonrpc": "2.0",
     "id": 1,
     "method": "getBlockTime",
     "params": [
       377268280
     ]
   }
 '
</code></pre>

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{% tab title="Web3.js" %}

```javascript
import { Connection, clusterApiUrl } from "@solana/web3.js";

const connection = new Connection("https://rpc.shyft.to?api_key=YOUR-API-KEY", "confirmed");

let slotNumber = 377268280;
let blockTime = await connection.getBlockTime(slotNumber);

console.log("Block time:", blockTime);

```

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{% tab title="Response" %}

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": 1574721591, //estimated production time, as Unix timestamp
  "id": 1
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}