> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.validationcloud.io/v1/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.validationcloud.io/v1/solana/http-methods/getblockheight.md).

# getBlockHeight

Returns the current block height of the node.

This method will use `30` [Compute Units](/v1/about/billing.md).

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## **Parameters**

* `object` *optional.* Configuration object containing the following fields:
  * `commitment` string. The level of commitment required for the query. The options include:
    * `finalized` string.
      * The node will query the most recent block confirmed by the supermajority of the cluster as having reached maximum lockout, meaning the cluster has recognized this block as finalized.
    * `confirmed` string.
      * The node will query the most recent block that has been voted on by the supermajority of the cluster.
    * `processed` string.
      * The node will query its most recent block. Note that the block may not be complete.
  * `minContextSlot` integer. The minimum slot at which the request can be evaluated.

## Returns

* `result` The current block height encoded in u64 format.

<pre class="language-bash"><code class="lang-bash">// Result
<strong>{
</strong>	"jsonrpc": "2.0",
	"result": 298214571,
	"id": 1
}	
</code></pre>

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

<pre class="language-bash"><code class="lang-bash"><strong>curl https://mainnet.solana.validationcloud.io/v1/&#x3C;YOUR_API_KEY_HERE> \
</strong>    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1, "method":"getBlockHeight"}'
</code></pre>

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="devnet" %}

```bash
curl https://devnet.solana.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE> \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1, "method":"getBlockHeight"}'
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}