> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.thornode.io/llms.txt
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# getInflationGovernor

> Returns Solana's current inflation governor, the initial rate, terminal rate, foundation share, and taper schedule that determine how SOL issuance decays over time.

Returns Solana's current inflation governor, the initial rate, terminal rate, foundation share, and taper schedule that determine how SOL issuance decays over time.

## On ThorNode

Forwarded to the upstream node with a 10 s timeout and one retry on a transport error.

## Parameters

This method takes no parameters.

## Response

<ResponseField name="initial" type="number">
  Starting annual inflation rate at the beginning of Solana's mainnet (decimal format, e.g., 0.08 = 8%).
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="terminal" type="number">
  Long-term sustainable inflation rate that the system will eventually reach and maintain indefinitely.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="taper" type="number">
  Annual rate at which inflation decreases from initial to terminal rate (disinflationary schedule speed).
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="foundation" type="number">
  Percentage of total inflation allocated to the Solana Foundation for ecosystem development.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="foundationTerm" type="number">
  Duration in years for which the foundation receives an allocation from inflation.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --fail-with-body "$THORNODE_RPC_URL" \
    --header 'content-type: application/json' \
    --data '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "id": 1,
      "method": "getInflationGovernor"
    }'
  ```

  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const body = {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "getInflationGovernor"
  };

  const response = await fetch(process.env.THORNODE_RPC_URL, {
    method: "POST",
    headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
    body: JSON.stringify(body),
  });
  const { result, error } = await response.json();
  console.log(result ?? error);
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={null}
  {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
      "foundation": 0.0,
      "foundationTerm": 0.0,
      "initial": 0.08,
      "taper": 0.15,
      "terminal": 0.015
    },
    "id": 1
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>