> ## Documentation Index
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# getVersionInfo

Returns version information about the RPC and Captive core.

This method will use `10` [Compute Units](/nodeapi/about/billing).

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## Reference: [Here](https://developers.stellar.org/docs/data/apis/rpc/api-reference/methods/getVersionInfo)

## **Parameters**

`None`

## Returns

* `version` string *required*. The version of the RPC server. Example: `21.1.0`
* `commitHash` string. The commit hash of the RPC server. Example: `fcd2f0523f04279bae4502f3e3fa00ca627e6f6a`
* `buildTimestamp` string. The build timestamp of the RPC server. Example: `2024-05-10T11:18:38`
* `captiveCoreVersion` string. The version of the Captive Core. Example: `stellar-core 21.0.0.rc2 (c6f474133738ae5f6d11b07963ca841909210273)`
* `protocolVersion` integer. The protocol version. Example: `21`

```json theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
// Result
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 8675309,
  "result": {
    "version": "21.1.0",
    "commit_hash": "fcd2f0523f04279bae4502f3e3fa00ca627e6f6a",
    "build_time_stamp": "2024-05-10T11:18:38",
    "captive_core_version": "stellar-core 21.0.0.rc2 (c6f474133738ae5f6d11b07963ca841909210273)",
    "protocol_version": 21
  }
}
```

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash title="mainnet" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  curl https://mainnet.stellar.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE> \
      -X POST \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0","id": 8675309,"method": "getVersionInfo"}'
  ```

  ```bash title="testnet" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  curl https://testnet.stellar.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE> \
      -X POST \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0","id": 8675309,"method": "getVersionInfo"}'
  ```
</CodeGroup>


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