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# getRecentPerformanceSamples

> Returns a list of recent performance samples, in reverse slot order. Performance samples are taken every 60 seconds and include the number of transactions and slots that occur in a given time window.

Returns a list of recent performance samples, in reverse slot order. Performance samples are taken every 60 seconds and include the number of transactions and slots that occur in a given time window.

## On ThorNode

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

## Parameters

<ParamField body="limit" type="integer" required>
  Number of historical performance sample intervals to retrieve (maximum 720, representing up to 12 hours).
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="result" type="array">
  List of performance samples.

  <Expandable title="item">
    <ResponseField name="slot" type="integer">
      Slot at the end of this performance sampling period.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="numTransactions" type="integer">
      Total number of transactions processed during this sampling window, including both user transactions and validator votes.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="numNonVoteTransactions" type="integer">
      Number of actual user transactions (excluding validator consensus votes) processed in this period.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="samplePeriodSecs" type="integer">
      Duration of this performance measurement window in seconds, typically 60-second intervals.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="numSlots" type="integer">
      Number of Solana slots successfully produced during this sampling period.
    </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": "getRecentPerformanceSamples",
      "params": [
        2
      ]
    }'
  ```

  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const body = {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "getRecentPerformanceSamples",
    "params": [
      2
    ]
  };

  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": [
      {
        "numNonVoteTransactions": 137783,
        "numSlots": 147,
        "numTransactions": 238624,
        "samplePeriodSecs": 60,
        "slot": 439749059
      },
      {
        "numNonVoteTransactions": 141693,
        "numSlots": 145,
        "numTransactions": 241030,
        "samplePeriodSecs": 60,
        "slot": 439748912
      }
    ],
    "id": 1
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>