getBlockHeight

Returns the current block height of the node

getBlockHeight

POSThttps://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=<api-key>

Body

application/json

jsonrpc*enum

The JSON-RPC protocol version.

2.0

id*string

A unique identifier for the request.

Example: "1"

method*enum

The name of the RPC method to invoke.

getBlockHeight

params*array of object

Parameters for the request.

Response

200400

Successfully retrieved current block height.

Body

application/json

jsonrpcenum

2.0

idstring

resultinteger

Current block height as u64.

Example: 1233

Request

JavaScriptCurlPython

const response = await fetch('https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=<api-key>', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "id": "1",
      "method": "getBlockHeight",
      "params": [
        {}
      ]
    }),
});
const data = await response.json();

Response

200400

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "text",
  "result": 1233
}