# getHealth

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

#### Parameters required for this RPC call

No parameters required

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{% 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": "getHealth"
   }
'
```

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{% tab title="Response" %}

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

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}