getBlocks RPC Method

Returns a list of confirmed blocks between two slots

Parameters #

u64 required

start_slot, as u64 integer

u64 optional

end_slot, as u64 integer (must be no more than 500,000 blocks higher than the start_slot)

object optional

Configuration object containing the following fields:

commitment string optional

Default: finalized
  • "processed" is not supported

Result #

The result field will be an array of u64 integers listing confirmed blocks between start_slot and either end_slot - if provided, or latest confirmed block, inclusive. Max range allowed is 500,000 slots.

Code sample #

curl https://api.devnet.solana.com -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '
  {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1,
    "method": "getBlocks",
    "params": [
      5, 10
    ]
  }
'

Response #

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10],
  "id": 1
}