# Overview

Solana is a high-performance, layer 1 blockchain designed to support decentralized applications (dApps) requiring scalability.\
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Solana's native token is `SOL`, it's used for transactions, executing smart contracts, and staking.

`Lamports` are the smallest unit of currency on the Solana blockchain, there are 1 billion lamports in 1 SOL.

## Network Support

<table><thead><tr><th width="292">Network</th><th>HTTPS</th><th>WSS</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Mainnet<br>(also known as Mainnet-beta)</td><td>✅</td><td>✅</td></tr><tr><td>Devnet</td><td>✅</td><td>✅</td></tr></tbody></table>

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## Compute Units

### HTTP Methods

| getAccountInfo                    | 30  |
| --------------------------------- | --- |
| getBalance                        | 30  |
| getBlock                          | 30  |
| getBlockCommitment                | 30  |
| getBlockHeight                    | 30  |
| getBlockProduction                | 30  |
| getBlockTime                      | 30  |
| getBlocks                         | 30  |
| getBlocksWithLimit                | 30  |
| getClusterNodes                   | 30  |
| getConfirmedBlock                 | 30  |
| getConfirmedBlocks                | 30  |
| getConfirmedBlocksWithLimit       | 30  |
| getConfirmedTransaction           | 30  |
| getEpochInfo                      | 30  |
| getEpochSchedule                  | 30  |
| getFeeCalculatorForBlockhash      | 30  |
| getFeeForMessage                  | 30  |
| getFirstAvailableBlock            | 30  |
| getGenesisHash                    | 30  |
| getHealth                         | 30  |
| getHighestSnapshotSlot            | 30  |
| getIdentity                       | 30  |
| getInflationGovernor              | 30  |
| getInflationRate                  | 30  |
| getInflationReward                | 30  |
| getLatestBlockhash                | 30  |
| getLeaderSchedule                 | 30  |
| getMaxRetransmitSlot              | 30  |
| getMaxShredInsertSlot             | 30  |
| getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption | 30  |
| getMultipleAccounts               | 30  |
| getParsedBlock                    | 30  |
| getParsedTransaction              | 30  |
| getProgramAccounts                | 30  |
| getRecentPerformanceSamples       | 30  |
| getRecentPrioritizationFees       | 30  |
| getSignatureStatuses              | 30  |
| getSignaturesForAddress           | 30  |
| getSlot                           | 30  |
| getSlotLeader                     | 30  |
| getSlotLeaders                    | 30  |
| getSnapshotSlot                   | 30  |
| getStakeMinimumDelegation         | 30  |
| getStakeActivation                | 30  |
| getSupply                         | 160 |
| getTokenAccountBalance            | 30  |
| getTokenAccountsByOwner           | 30  |
| getTokenLargestAccounts           | 30  |
| getTokenSupply                    | 30  |
| getTransaction                    | 30  |
| getTransactionCount               | 30  |
| getVersion                        | 30  |
| getVoteAccounts                   | 30  |
| isBlockhashValid                  | 30  |
| minimumLedgerSlot                 | 30  |
| requestAirdrop                    | 30  |
| sendTransaction                   | 30  |
| simulateTransaction               | 30  |

### Websocket Methods

| accountSubscribe                 | 20 |
| -------------------------------- | -- |
| accountUnsubscribe               | 20 |
| logsSubscribe                    | 20 |
| logUnsubscribe                   | 20 |
| programSubscribe                 | 20 |
| programUnsubscribe               | 20 |
| rootSubscribe                    | 20 |
| rootUnsubscribe                  | 20 |
| signatureSubscribe               | 20 |
| signatureUnsubscribe             | 20 |
| slotSubscribe                    | 20 |
| slotUnsubscribe                  | 20 |
| *——— Websocket Unstable Methods* |    |
| blockSubscribe                   | 20 |
| blockUnsubscribe                 | 20 |
| slotsUpdatesSubscribe            | 20 |
| slotsUpdatesUnsubscribe          | 20 |


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