getIdentity

Solana API method that returns the identity public key for the current node.

Parameters:

• none

Returns:

• identity — the public key of the current node as a base58 encoded string.

Example:

• Solana web3.js
• Solana.py
• cURL

// This method is not supported in Solana web3.js

from solana.rpc.api import Client

web3 = Client("CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL")

print(web3.get_identity())

curl -X POST "CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1, "method":"getIdentity", "params" : []}'