getEpochInfo

Read the current Solana epoch, slot index, and block height over rpc edge JSON-RPC.

getEpochInfo returns where the cluster is in the current epoch: the absolute slot, block height, epoch number, and how far through the epoch the cluster is.

Request

curl -s https://rpc.rpcedge.com \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -H 'x-api-key: YOUR_UUID_KEY' \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "getEpochInfo",
    "params": [{ "commitment": "processed" }]
  }'

Parameters

Position	Name	Type	Notes
`0`	`config`	`object`	Optional. `commitment` and `minContextSlot`.

Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "absoluteSlot": 429641447,
    "blockHeight": 407812901,
    "epoch": 994,
    "slotIndex": 281447,
    "slotsInEpoch": 432000,
    "transactionCount": 389472013456
  }
}

Field	Meaning
`absoluteSlot`	Current slot since genesis.
`blockHeight`	Current block height (skips empty slots, unlike slots).
`epoch`	Current epoch number.
`slotIndex`	Slots elapsed in the current epoch.
`slotsInEpoch`	Total slots in the epoch - `slotIndex / slotsInEpoch` is your progress.

For upcoming leaders and route quality within the epoch, use the rpc edge leader slot API.