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Returns the identity of the current slot leader.
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getSlotLeader returns the validator leading the current slot, the one responsible for producing its block. It reads from the same leader schedule getLeaderSchedule exposes in bulk.
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Free5/s
Operator50/s
Blade Runner200/s
Nexus500/s
Parameters
params is a JSON array, with values in this order: config.
1configobject
Optional configuration.
Show propertiesProperties
commitmentstringdefault: "finalized"
Bank state to compute the current slot (and thus its leader) from.
Allowed values:
finalizedconfirmedprocessedminContextSlotinteger
Minimum slot the node must have processed before answering.
Result
resultstring
The current slot leader's identity, base-58 encoded.
Notes
- The leader changes roughly every 4 slots, about 1.6 seconds, so a cached value goes stale almost immediately.
getSlotLeadersprovides a forward-looking view (who leads the next N slots), instead of polling this repeatedly.