Solana Quickstart

The Solana API lets applications connect to a Solana node that is part of the Solana blockchain. Developers can interact with onchain data using the endpoints provided by the API.

Networks

• Mainnet (HTTPS and WSS)

API Querying

Request example

Use getBlockHeight to request the latest Solana block height from the Solana HTTPS endpoint:

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curl https://rpc.ankr.com/solana/<apiKey> \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -d '{
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    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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    "method": "getBlockHeight",
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    "params": [],
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    "id": 1
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  }'

Response example

A successful response returns the latest block height as an integer:

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{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "id": 1,
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  "result": 342093147
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}