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# getInflationReward

> Returns the inflation / staking reward for a list of addresses for an epoch.

Returns the inflation / staking reward for a list of addresses for an epoch.

## On ThorNode

Forwarded to the upstream node with a 10 s timeout and one retry on a transport error. Needs the first block of the requested epoch. On the current upstream that block is usually outside the retained ledger window (see `getFirstAvailableBlock`), so the call returns `-32603 upstream returned an invalid response`. Use an archival provider for historical rewards.

## Parameters

<ParamField body="address" type="array" required>
  List of Solana addresses (validators or delegators) to retrieve staking rewards for, as base-58 encoded strings.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="commitment" type="string">
  The commitment level for the request.

  * `confirmed`
  * `finalized`
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="epoch" type="number">
  Specific Solana epoch number to retrieve rewards for. If omitted, returns the most recently distributed rewards.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="minContextSlot" type="number">
  The minimum slot that the request can be evaluated at.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="result" type="array">
  Array of detailed staking reward information for each requested account, in the same order as requested.

  <Expandable title="item">
    <ResponseField name="epoch" type="integer">
      Solana epoch number when these staking rewards were distributed.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="effectiveSlot" type="integer">
      Specific blockchain slot when these rewards were calculated and became effective.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="amount" type="integer">
      Staking reward amount in lamports earned by this account.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="postBalance" type="integer">
      Account balance in lamports after this staking reward was credited.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="commission" type="integer">
      Validator commission percentage taken from delegator rewards (null for delegator accounts, 0-100 for validators).
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</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": "getInflationReward",
      "params": [
        [
          "voteRnv6PBzmiGP8NicWtQiqEJTwKKq2SxtqtdLUJjd"
        ],
        {
          "epoch": 1016
        }
      ]
    }'
  ```

  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const body = {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "getInflationReward",
    "params": [
      [
        "voteRnv6PBzmiGP8NicWtQiqEJTwKKq2SxtqtdLUJjd"
      ],
      {
        "epoch": 1016
      }
    ]
  };

  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}
  {
    "error": {
      "code": -32603,
      "message": "upstream returned an invalid response"
    },
    "id": 1,
    "jsonrpc": "2.0"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>