# getLeaderSchedule

Returns the leader schedule for an epoch.

This method will use `30` [Compute Units](https://docs.validationcloud.io/v1/about/billing).

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## **Parameters**

* `u64` string *optional*. Fetchs the leader schedule for the epoch that corresponds to the provided slot. If unspecified, the leader schedule for the current epoch is fetched.
* `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.
  * `identity` string. Only returns the results for this validator identity encoded as base-58.

## Returns

`result` Null if the requested epoch is not found otherwise the result field will be a dictionary of validator identities, as base-58 encoded strings, and their corresponding leader slot indices as values (indices are relative to the first slot in the requested epoch)

```bash
// Result
{
	"jsonrpc": "2.0",
	"result": {
		"138KHwTqKNWGLoo8fK5i8UxYtwoC5tC8o7M9rY1CDEjT": [
			120416,
			120417,
			120418,
			120419,
			195840,
			195841,
			195842,
			195843,
			...
		],
		"13cm6z7ajighVFYN1aR2hPQ3Rhp4QJenDbHGRmps9P1n": [
			213272,
			213273,
			...
		],
		...
		]
	},
	"id": 1
}
```

{% 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":"getLeaderSchedule"}'
    
</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":"getLeaderSchedule"}'
    
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}