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getBlocksWithLimit

Returns a list of confirmed blocks starting at the given slot, up to the specified limit.

Parameters​

  • startSlot: (integer) [required] - The starting slot number for the range of blocks to query.
  • limit: (integer) [required] - The maximum number of confirmed blocks to return, starting from the specified slot. 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 from the startSlot up to the specified limit.

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":"getBlocksWithLimit", "params":[371661723, 10]}'

Response​

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