# eth/v1/beacon/states/{state_id}/validators/{validator_id} RPC method
Ethereum consensus layer Beacon Chain API call that returns the validator specified by state_id
and validator_id
or public key along with status and balance.
Parameters:
state_id
—string
— (required) the state identifier with:head
— the canonical head of the chain in the view of the node that you are sending the call to.genesis
— the genesis state of the chain.justified
— the slot in the current epoch that has received attestations (opens new window) from two thirds of the Ethereum validators.finalized
— the previously justified slot that is now in the epoch that is at least immediately previous to the current epoch.slot
— the slot number.0xstateRoot
— the root hash for the global chain state after applying changes in the block (opens new window) that is in the slot.
validator_id
—string
— either the hex encoded public key (any bytes48 with 0x prefix) or validator index.
Returns:
data
—object
with:index
—string
— the index of the validator in the validator registry.balance
—string
— the current validator balance in Gwei.status
—string
— the validator status per the specification (opens new window).validator
—object
with:pubkey
—string
— the validator BLS public key, uniquely identifying the validator.withdrawal_crendetials
—string
— the root of withdrawal credentials.effective_balance
—string
— the balance at stake in Gwei.slashed
—string
— shows if the validator is slashed and no longer active.activation_elgibility_epoch
—string
— shows when criteria for activation were met.activation_epoch
—string
— the epoch when the validator activated.FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH
if not activated.exit_epoch
—string
— the epoch when the validator exited.withdrawable_epoch
—string
— shows when the validator can withdraw or transfer funds.FAR_FUTURE_EPOCH
if not defined.
Example:
curl -X GET https://beacon-nd-123-456-789.p2pify.com/3c6e0b8a9c15224a8228b9a98ca1531d/eth/v1/beacon/states/head/validators/0x84a623de8666c418154afac6b3b5dcb85e50500cb357c49d24d17bc5408139d7febacaddbd38e226d8c30baa6924457e