# getEpochInfo

> import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs'
import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem'
import CreditCost from '@site/src/components/CreditCost/CreditCostPrice.js'

# `getEpochInfo`

Returns information about the current epoch. <CreditCost network="solana" method="getEpochInfo" />

## Parameters

- `config`: (object) _[optional]_ - Configuration object with the following options:
  - `commitment`: (string) _[optional]_ - The commitment level to use for the query. The default is `finalized`. Possible values are:
    - `finalized` - Queries the most recent block confirmed by a super majority of the cluster as having
      reached maximum lockout, meaning the cluster has recognized this block as finalized.
    - `confirmed` - Queries the most recent block that has been voted on by a super majority of the cluster.
    - `processed` - Queries its most recent block. The block may still be skipped by the cluster.
  - `minContextSlot`: (integer) _[optional]_ - The minimum slot to use for the query.

## Returns

`result`: An array of objects with the following fields:

- `absoluteSlot` - The current slot.
- `blockHeight` - The current block height.
- `epoch` - The current epoch.
- `slotIndex` - The current slot relative to the start of the current epoch.
- `slotsInEpoch` - The number of slots in this epoch.
- `transactionCount` The total number of transactions processed during the current epoch.

### Request

<Tabs>
  <TabItem value="curl">

```bash
curl https://solana-mainnet.infura.io/v3/<YOUR-API-KEY> \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1, "method":"getEpochInfo"}'
```

  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

### Response

<Tabs>
  <TabItem value="JSON">

```bash
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "absoluteSlot": 371857300,
    "blockHeight": 359834889,
    "epoch": 860,
    "slotIndex": 337300,
    "slotsInEpoch": 432000,
    "transactionCount": 15448034599
  },
  "id": 1
}
```

  </TabItem>
</Tabs>