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# getEpochInfo

> Returns information about the current epoch.

### Parameters

<ParamField query="chainId" type="string" default="solana-devnet" required>
  Unique identifier for a blockchain network.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="id" type="number" default={1} required>
  Request identifier used to match responses.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="jsonrpc" type="string" default="2.0" required>
  JSON-RPC version.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="method" type="string" default="getEpochInfo" required>
  JSON-RPC method name.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="params" type="object" default={[{}]} placeholder="[{}]">
  Parameters for method getEpochInfo: \[config]

  Positional parameters for <code>getEpochInfo</code>:

  <ul>
    <li><code>params\[]</code>: Optional configuration object.</li>
  </ul>
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="result" type="object">
  Information about the current slot, epoch, and transaction count.

  <Expandable title="properties">
    <ResponseField name="absoluteSlot" type="integer">
      The current absolute slot number.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="blockHeight" type="integer">
      The current block height.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="epoch" type="integer">
      The current epoch number.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="slotIndex" type="integer">
      The current slot index within the current epoch.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="slotsInEpoch" type="integer">
      The total number of slots in the current epoch.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="transactionCount" type="integer">
      The total number of successful transactions processed since genesis, or null if unavailable.
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash Curl theme={null}
  curl --request POST \
    --url https://api.uniblock.dev/uni/v1/json-rpc?chainId=solana-devnet \
    --header 'content-type: application/json' \
    --data '{
      "id": 1,
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "getEpochInfo",
      "params": [
        {}
      ]
    }'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Success theme={null}
  {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": {
      "absoluteSlot": 166598,
      "blockHeight": 166500,
      "epoch": 27,
      "slotIndex": 2790,
      "slotsInEpoch": 8192,
      "transactionCount": 22661093
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>