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getBlocks

Returns a list of confirmed blocks between two given slots.

Parameters​

  • startSlot: (integer) [required] - The starting slot number for the range of blocks to query.
  • endSlot: (integer) [optional] - The ending slot number for the range of blocks to query. Must be no more than 500,000 blocks higher than startSlot.
  • config: (object) [optional] - Configuration object with the following options:
    • commitment: (string) [optional] - The commitment level to use for the query. The default is finalized. Possible values are:
      • finalized - Queries the most recent block confirmed by a super majority of the cluster as having reached maximum lockout, meaning the cluster has recognized this block as finalized.
      • confirmed - Queries the most recent block that has been voted on by a super majority of the cluster.

Returns​

result: (integer) - An array of u64 integers representing the block numbers within the specified range. If endSlot is not provided, the method will return blocks starting from startSlot to the most recent block.

Request​

curl https://solana-mainnet.infura.io/v3/<YOUR-API-KEY> \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id":1, "method":"getBlocks", "params":[371661723, 371661733]}'

Response​

{
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "result":[371661723,371661724,371661725,371661726,371661727,371661728,371661729,371661730,371661731,371661732,371661733],
  "id":1
}
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