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# getBlockTime

Returns the estimated production time of the block at a slot as a Unix timestamp in seconds, or null if unavailable.

## Request

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}

```bash
curl "https://<your-endpoint>.mainnet.rpcpool.com/<your-token>" -s -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "getBlockTime",
  "params": [
    377268280
  ]
}'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Kit" %}

```typescript
import { createSolanaRpc } from "@solana/kit";

const rpc_url = "https://<your-endpoint>.mainnet.rpcpool.com/<your-token>";
const rpc = createSolanaRpc(rpc_url);

let slotNumber = BigInt(377268280);
let blockTime = await rpc.getBlockTime(slotNumber).send();

console.log("Block time:", blockTime);
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="web3.js" %}

```typescript
import { Connection } from "@solana/web3.js";

const connection = new Connection("https://<your-endpoint>.mainnet.rpcpool.com/<your-token>", "confirmed");

let slotNumber = 377268280;
let blockTime = await connection.getBlockTime(slotNumber);

console.log("Block time:", blockTime);
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Rust" %}

```rust
// Cargo.toml: anyhow = "1", solana-client = "~4.4", solana-commitment-config = "3",
// tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }.
// Requires Rust 1.98.1 or newer (solana-client 4.4).
use anyhow::Result;
use solana_client::nonblocking::rpc_client::RpcClient;
use solana_commitment_config::CommitmentConfig;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<()> {
    let client = RpcClient::new_with_commitment(
        String::from("https://<your-endpoint>.mainnet.rpcpool.com/<your-token>"),
        CommitmentConfig::confirmed(),
    );

    let slot_number = 377268280;

    let block_time = client.get_block_time(slot_number).await?;

    println!("Blocks time: {:?}", block_time);

    Ok(())
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Parameters

**`slot number`** · u64 · required

Slot number to query, as a u64 integer.

## Response

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": 1762019651,
  "id": 1
}
```

## Result

**`result`** · i64 | null

Estimated production time of the block, as a Unix timestamp in seconds. `null` if the block time is not available.

On Triton's shared mainnet endpoints, a slot newer than the latest block returns error `-32004`, and a slot that was skipped or is missing from storage returns `-32009`. Example for `-32004`:

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "error": {
    "code": -32004,
    "message": "Block not available for slot 999999999999"
  },
  "id": 1
}
```

***

*Adapted from the* [*Solana `getBlockTime` reference*](https://solana.com/docs/rpc/http/getblocktime)*, maintained by the Solana Foundation.*

***

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