getSlot

All the specifications for getSlot RPC Method on Solana

Returns the slot that has reached the given or default commitment level.

Parameters required for this RPC call

• configuration : This contains the following parameters, all are optional fields.

  • commitment: The commitment describes how finalized a block is at that point in time. Only confirmed and finalized are supported, defaults to finalized.

  • minContextSlot: The minimum slot that the request can be evaluated at. This is a number.

cURL

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": "getSlot",
     "params": [
       {
         "commitment": "finalized"
       }
     ]
   }
 '

Web3.js

import { Connection, clusterApiUrl, type GetSlotConfig } from "@solana/web3.js";

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

let config: GetSlotConfig = {
  commitment: "finalized",
};

let slot = await connection.getSlot(config);

console.log(slot);

Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": 1234,
  "id": 1
}