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POST
/
9de47db917d4f69168e3fed02217d15b
minimumLedgerSlot
curl --request POST \
  --url https://nd-326-444-187.p2pify.com/9de47db917d4f69168e3fed02217d15b \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "minimumLedgerSlot",
  "params": []
}
'
{
  "jsonrpc": "<string>",
  "id": 123,
  "result": 123
}

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The Solana minimumLedgerSlot method returns the lowest slot that the node has information about in its ledger. As validators prune old ledger data, this value increases over time. This method is useful for determining how far back in history a node can serve data.
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Parameters

This method does not require any parameters.

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Response

  • result (integer) — the minimum ledger slot number available on the node.

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Use case

A common use case for minimumLedgerSlot is in determining whether a node can serve historical data for a given slot. Before requesting block or transaction data for a specific slot, you can check minimumLedgerSlot to verify the data is still available. This is especially relevant when deciding between a full node and an archive node.

Body

application/json
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id
integer
default:1
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jsonrpc
string
default:2.0
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method
string
default:minimumLedgerSlot
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params
array

Response

200 - application/json

Minimum ledger slot

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jsonrpc
string
​
id
integer
​
result
integer

Minimum ledger slot number

Last modified on May 18, 2026