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# getBlock on Solana

> Call getBlock on Solana via GoldRush JSON-RPC. Returns identity and transaction information for a confirmed block. Endpoint, parameters, return values, and code examples.

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`getBlock` on **Solana**: Returns identity and transaction information for a confirmed block.

## Endpoint

```
https://rpc.goldrushdata.com/v1/solana-mainnet
```

Authenticate with `Authorization: Bearer <GOLDRUSH_API_KEY>`. See [authentication](/goldrush-json-rpc/authentication).

## Parameters

| Name     | Type     | Required | Description                                                                                                                                                | Example                                                                                                    |
| -------- | -------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `slot`   | `u64`    | yes      | Slot number to fetch, as a `u64` integer.                                                                                                                  | `372877175`                                                                                                |
| `config` | `object` | no       | `{commitment?, encoding?, transactionDetails?, maxSupportedTransactionVersion?, rewards?}`. `encoding` is one of `json`, `jsonParsed`, `base58`, `base64`. | `{"encoding":"jsonParsed","maxSupportedTransactionVersion":0,"transactionDetails":"full","rewards":false}` |

## Returns

`object | null`: Block object with `blockhash`, `previousBlockhash`, `parentSlot`, `transactions`, `rewards`, `blockTime`, `blockHeight`; `null` if the block is not confirmed.

```json theme={null}
{"blockhash":"5 y...","parentSlot":372877174,"blockHeight":361234567,"blockTime":1718000000,"transactions":[]}
```

## Examples

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  ```bash curl theme={null}
  curl https://rpc.goldrushdata.com/v1/solana-mainnet \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOLDRUSH_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "id": 1,
      "method": "getBlock",
      "params": [372877175, {"encoding":"jsonParsed","maxSupportedTransactionVersion":0,"transactionDetails":"full","rewards":false}]
    }'
  ```

  ```typescript @solana/kit theme={null}
  import {
    createDefaultRpcTransport,
    createSolanaRpcFromTransport,
  } from "@solana/kit";

  const transport = createDefaultRpcTransport({
    url: "https://rpc.goldrushdata.com/v1/solana-mainnet",
    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.GOLDRUSH_API_KEY}` },
  });
  const rpc = createSolanaRpcFromTransport(transport);

  const result = await rpc.getBlock(372877175, {"encoding":"jsonParsed","maxSupportedTransactionVersion":0,"transactionDetails":"full","rewards":false}).send();
  console.log(result);
  ```

  ```python python theme={null}
  import os
  import requests

  resp = requests.post(
      "https://rpc.goldrushdata.com/v1/solana-mainnet",
      headers={
          "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['GOLDRUSH_API_KEY']}",
          "Content-Type": "application/json",
      },
      json={"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "getBlock", "params": [372877175, {"encoding":"jsonParsed","maxSupportedTransactionVersion":0,"transactionDetails":"full","rewards":false}]},
  )
  print(resp.json()["result"])
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Errors

| Code     | Message                                                             |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-32004` | Block not available for the requested slot.                         |
| `-32007` | Slot was skipped, or missing due to ledger jump to recent snapshot. |

Plus standard JSON-RPC errors: `-32600` invalid request, `-32601` method not found, `-32602` invalid params.

## Related Blocks info methods on Solana

* [`getBlocks` on Solana](/api-reference/json-rpc/solana/getblocks)
* [`getBlocksWithLimit` on Solana](/api-reference/json-rpc/solana/getblockswithlimit)
* [`getBlockHeight` on Solana](/api-reference/json-rpc/solana/getblockheight)
* [`getBlockTime` on Solana](/api-reference/json-rpc/solana/getblocktime)
* [`getBlockProduction` on Solana](/api-reference/json-rpc/solana/getblockproduction)