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# getLeaderSchedule

> Returns the Solana leader schedule for the requested epoch, the validator assigned to produce blocks in each slot.

Returns the Solana leader schedule for the requested epoch, the validator assigned to produce blocks in each slot.

## On ThorNode

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

## Parameters

<ParamField body="slot" type="number" required>
  Epoch or slot number to retrieve the leader schedule for. If omitted, returns the schedule for the current epoch.
</ParamField>

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

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

<ParamField body="identity" type="string">
  Optional validator identity public key to filter results for a specific validator's schedule only.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="result" type="null | object" />

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --fail-with-body "$THORNODE_RPC_URL" \
    --header 'content-type: application/json' \
    --data '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "id": 1,
      "method": "getLeaderSchedule",
      "params": [
        null,
        {
          "identity": "GBQ2GvTzmjXMu97dr7WUnLKYTNim1aoZsYS53KYXAAAA"
        }
      ]
    }'
  ```

  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const body = {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "getLeaderSchedule",
    "params": [
      null,
      {
        "identity": "GBQ2GvTzmjXMu97dr7WUnLKYTNim1aoZsYS53KYXAAAA"
      }
    ]
  };

  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 (slot list truncated) theme={null}
  {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
      "GBQ2GvTzmjXMu97dr7WUnLKYTNim1aoZsYS53KYXAAAA": [
        576,
        577,
        578,
        579,
        1472,
        "..."
      ]
    },
    "id": 1
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>