minimumLedgerSlot

minimumLedgerSlot — Lowest slot in ledger

post

https://public.rpc.solanavibestation.comhttps://lite.rpc.solanavibestation.comhttps://basic.rpc.solanavibestation.comhttps://ultra.rpc.solanavibestation.comhttps://elite.rpc.solanavibestation.comhttps://epic.rpc.solanavibestation.comhttps://basic.swqos.solanavibestation.comhttps://ultra.swqos.solanavibestation.comhttps://elite.swqos.solanavibestation.com

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Returns the lowest slot that the node has information about in its ledger. This method is useful for understanding the historical data availability of a Solana node. The value may increase over time if the node is configured to purge older ledger data to manage storage requirements. This is particularly important for applications that need to query historical data, as attempting to access slots below this minimum will result in data not being available. The method provides a simple way to determine the earliest point in time for which the node can provide blockchain state information.

Authorizations

AuthHeaderURLParameter

AuthorizationstringOptional

Pass Authorization: <api-key> on each request.

Body

application/json

jsonrpcstring · enumRequired

JSON-RPC protocol version.

Example: 2.0Possible values:

idone ofRequired

Request identifier echoed back in the response.

Example: 1

stringOptional

or

integerOptional

methodstring · enumRequired

Must be minimumLedgerSlot.

Example: minimumLedgerSlotPossible values:

paramsarrayRequired

No parameters.

Responses

200

Successful minimumLedgerSlot response.

application/json

Base envelope of every JSON-RPC 2.0 response.

jsonrpcstring · enumRequiredExample: 2.0Possible values:

idone ofRequired

Echoed request id.

Example: 1

stringOptional

or

integerOptional

resultinteger · int64Required

401

Authentication required or invalid.

application/json

403

Insufficient permissions for the request.

application/json

429

Rate limit exceeded for this tier.

application/json

500

Unexpected server error.

application/json

post/

cURLPythonJavaScriptRust

curl -X POST https://public.rpc.solanavibestation.com \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "minimumLedgerSlot",
    "params": []
  }'

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": 349200000
}