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# getBlockHeight | Solana

> The Solana getBlockHeight method returns the current height of the highest fully-processed block in the ledger. Solana via Chainstack.

<Note>
  **Archive data:** this method supports fetching historical data on [Global Nodes](/docs/global-elastic-node). See [archive methods availability](/docs/limits#solana-archive-methods-availability).
</Note>

# Solana `getBlockHeight` method

The Solana `getBlockHeight` method returns the current height of the highest fully-processed block in the ledger.

This method provides the latest block height that has been processed by the node. It is useful for tracking the progress of the blockchain and for determining the most recent transactions.

## Parameters

This method does not require any parameters.

## Response

* `value` — the current height of the highest fully-processed block.

## Use case

A practical use case for `getBlockHeight` is to track the progress of the blockchain. This can be useful for applications that need to display or make use of this information, such as block explorers or wallets.


## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi/solana_node_api/getBlockHeight.json POST /9de47db917d4f69168e3fed02217d15b
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: getBlockHeight example
  version: 1.0.0
  description: This is an API example for Solana's getBlockHeight.
servers:
  - url: https://nd-326-444-187.p2pify.com
security: []
paths:
  /9de47db917d4f69168e3fed02217d15b:
    post:
      tags:
        - query
      summary: getBlockHeight
      operationId: getBlockHeight
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                id:
                  type: integer
                  default: 1
                jsonrpc:
                  type: string
                  default: '2.0'
                method:
                  type: string
                  default: getBlockHeight
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Block height
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  jsonrpc:
                    type: string
                  id:
                    type: integer
                  result:
                    type: integer

````