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# getRecentPerformanceSamples on Solana

> Call getRecentPerformanceSamples on Solana via GoldRush JSON-RPC. Returns recent network performance samples. Endpoint, parameters, return values, and code examples.

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`getRecentPerformanceSamples` on **Solana**: Returns recent network performance samples.

## 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 |
| ------- | ------- | -------- | -------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `limit` | `usize` | no       | Number of samples to return (max 720). | `5`     |

## Returns

`array<object>`: Array of `{slot, numTransactions, numSlots, samplePeriodSecs, numNonVoteTransactions}`.

```json theme={null}
[{"slot":372877175,"numTransactions":120000,"numSlots":150,"samplePeriodSecs":60,"numNonVoteTransactions":80000}]
```

## Examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```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": "getRecentPerformanceSamples",
      "params": [5]
    }'
  ```

  ```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.getRecentPerformanceSamples(5).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": "getRecentPerformanceSamples", "params": [5]},
  )
  print(resp.json()["result"])
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Errors

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

## Related Network info methods on Solana

* [`getEpochInfo` on Solana](/api-reference/json-rpc/solana/getepochinfo)
* [`getEpochSchedule` on Solana](/api-reference/json-rpc/solana/getepochschedule)
* [`getFeeForMessage` on Solana](/api-reference/json-rpc/solana/getfeeformessage)
* [`getRecentPrioritizationFees` on Solana](/api-reference/json-rpc/solana/getrecentprioritizationfees)
* [`getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption` on Solana](/api-reference/json-rpc/solana/getminimumbalanceforrentexemption)