getBlockTime on Solana

Call getBlockTime on Solana via GoldRush JSON-RPC. Returns the estimated production time of a block. Endpoint, parameters, return values, and code examples.

0.01 credits per call

getBlockTime on Solana: Returns the estimated production time of a block.

Endpoint

https://rpc.goldrushdata.com/v1/solana-mainnet

Authenticate with Authorization: Bearer <GOLDRUSH_API_KEY>. See authentication.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
slot	u64	yes	Slot to look up.	372877175

Returns

i64 | null: Unix timestamp in seconds, or null if unavailable.

1718000000

Examples

curl

curl https://rpc.goldrushdata.com/v1/solana-mainnet \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOLDRUSH_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "getBlockTime",
    "params": [372877175]
  }'

import {
  createDefaultRpcTransport,
  createSolanaRpcFromTransport,
} from "@solana/kit";

const transport = createDefaultRpcTransport({
  url: "https://rpc.goldrushdata.com/v1/solana-mainnet",
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.GOLDRUSH_API_KEY}` },
});
const rpc = createSolanaRpcFromTransport(transport);

const result = await rpc.getBlockTime(372877175).send();
console.log(result);

import os
import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://rpc.goldrushdata.com/v1/solana-mainnet",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['GOLDRUSH_API_KEY']}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "getBlockTime", "params": [372877175]},
)
print(resp.json()["result"])

Errors

Code	Message
-32004	Block not available for the requested slot.

Plus standard JSON-RPC errors: -32600 invalid request, -32601 method not found, -32602 invalid params.

Related Blocks info methods on Solana

• getBlock on Solana
• getBlocks on Solana
• getBlocksWithLimit on Solana
• getBlockHeight on Solana
• getBlockProduction on Solana