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POST
getMaxShredInsertSlot
curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com/?api-key=' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "method": "getMaxShredInsertSlot"
}
'
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "result": 1234
}

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Authorizations

​
api-key
string
query
required

Your Helius API key. You can get one for free in the dashboard.

Body

application/json
​
jsonrpc
enum<string>
default:2.0
required

The JSON-RPC protocol version.

Available options:
2.0
Example:

"2.0"

​
id
string
default:1
required

A unique identifier for the request.

Example:

"1"

​
method
enum<string>
default:getMaxShredInsertSlot
required

The name of the RPC method to invoke.

Available options:
getMaxShredInsertSlot
Example:

"getMaxShredInsertSlot"

Response

Successfully retrieved the maximum shred insert slot.

​
jsonrpc
enum<string>

The JSON-RPC protocol version.

Available options:
2.0
Example:

"2.0"

​
id
string

Identifier matching the request.

Example:

"1"

​
result
integer

Highest Solana slot number where this validator is currently accepting incoming data shreds (blockchain fragments).

Example:

1234