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# getSlotLeaders on Solana

> getSlotLeaders returns the slot leaders for a slot range on Solana, via GoldRush JSON-RPC.

> [card] 0.01 credits per call

`getSlotLeaders` on **Solana**: Returns the slot leaders for a slot range.

## Endpoint

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

Authenticate with `Authorization: Bearer <GOLDRUSH_API_KEY>`. See [authentication](https://goldrush.dev/docs/goldrush-json-rpc/authentication.md).

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description | Example |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| `startSlot` | `u64` | yes | First slot of the range. | `372877175` |
| `limit` | `u64` | yes | Number of leaders to return (1–5000). | `10` |

## Returns

`array<string>`: Array of base-58 leader identity pubkeys, one per slot.

```json theme={null}
["ENvAW7JScgYq6o4zKZwewtkzzJgDzuJAFxYasvmEQdpS","2r1F4iWqVcb8M1DbAjQuFpebkQHY9hcVU4WuW2DJBppN"]
```

## Examples

```bash curl theme={null}
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": "getSlotLeaders",
    "params": [372877175, 10]
  }'
```

```typescript @solana/kit theme={null}
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.getSlotLeaders(372877175, 10).send();
console.log(result);
```

```python python theme={null}
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": "getSlotLeaders", "params": [372877175, 10]},
)
print(resp.json()["result"])
```

## Errors

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

## Related Slot info methods on Solana

* [`getSlot` on Solana](https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/json-rpc/solana/getslot)
* [`getSlotLeader` on Solana](https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/json-rpc/solana/getslotleader)
* [`getLeaderSchedule` on Solana](https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/json-rpc/solana/getleaderschedule)
* [`getMaxRetransmitSlot` on Solana](https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/json-rpc/solana/getmaxretransmitslot)
* [`getMaxShredInsertSlot` on Solana](https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/json-rpc/solana/getmaxshredinsertslot)


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