# platform.sampleValidators

Sample validators from the specified Subnet.

This method will use `60` [Compute Units](https://docs.validationcloud.io/v1/about/billing).

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## Reference: [Here](https://docs.avax.network/reference/avalanchego/p-chain/api#platformsamplevalidators)

## **Parameters**

* `height` - int - the numerical value representing the P-Chain height to get the validator set at.
* `subnetID` - string - (optional) the subnet ID to get the validator set of. If not given, gets validator set of the Primary Network.

## Returns

* `validators` - object - the validators and their weights of a subnet or the Primary Network.

```json
// Result
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "validators": [
      "NodeID-MFrZFVCXPv5iCn6M9K6XduxGTYp891xXZ",
      "NodeID-NFBbbJ4qCmNaCzeW7sxErhvWqvEQMnYcN"
    ]
  }
}
```

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="mainnet" %}

```bash
curl https://mainnet.avalanche.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>/ext/bc/P \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
    "jsonrpc":"2.0",
    "id"     :1,
    "method" :"platform.sampleValidators",
    "params" :{
        "size":2
    }
}'

```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="testnet" %}

```bash
curl https://fuji.avalanche.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>/ext/bc/P \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
    "jsonrpc":"2.0",
    "id"     :1,
    "method" :"platform.sampleValidators",
    "params" :{
        "size":2
    }
}'
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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