# getFirstAvailableBlock

Returns the slot of the lowest confirmed block that has not been purged from the ledger

#### Parameters required for this RPC call

No parameters required

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}

```bash
curl https://rpc.shyft.to?api_key=YOUR-API-KEY -s -X \
   POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d ' 
   {
     "jsonrpc": "2.0",
     "id": 1,
     "method": "getFirstAvailableBlock"
   }
 '
```

{% endtab %}

{% 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 firstAvailableBlock = await connection.getFirstAvailableBlock();

console.log(firstAvailableBlock);
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Response" %}

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": 250000,
  "id": 1
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}