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getBlockProduction RPC Method

Returns recent block production information from the current or previous epoch.

params​

object optional Configuration object.

commitment

The commitment describes how finalized a block is at that point in time. See Configuring State Commitment.

identity
Only return results for this validator identity (base-58 encoded).
range
Slot range to return block production for. If parameter not provided, defaults to current epoch.
  • firstSlot: <u64> - first slot to return block production information for (inclusive)
  • (optional) lastSlot: <u64> - last slot to return block production information for (inclusive). If parameter not provided, defaults to the highest slot

result​

object The result will be an RpcResponse JSON object with value equal to:

byIdentity
A dictionary of validator identities, as base-58 encoded strings. Value is a two element array containing the number of leader slots and the number of blocks produced.
range
Block production slot range
  • firstSlot: <u64> - first slot of the block production information (inclusive)
  • (optional) lastSlot: <u64> - last slot of block production information (inclusive)

cURL

curl https://api.mainnet.openverse.network/ -s -X \
 POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d ' 
 {
   "jsonrpc": "2.0",
   "id": 1,
   "method": "getBlockProduction"
 }
'

Response

{
 "jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": {
   "context": {
     "slot": 9887
  },
   "value": {
     "byIdentity": {
      "27BEtJg3VQnMsmSAytyhdTX5FxjTELC6pYPKcp61cG6A": [816, 816]
    },
     "range": {
       "firstSlot": 92108256,
       "lastSlot": 92363568
    }
  }
 },
 "id": 1
}