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:

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

Response example

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

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