---
title: getSlotLeaders
description: >-
  Returns the validator identity for each slot in a contiguous slot range.
url: /docs/rpc/http/getslotleaders
type: reference
hideTableOfContents: true
---

Returns the validator identity for each slot in a contiguous slot range.

<Callout type="info" title="Source">
  [`get_slot_leaders`](https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/blob/v3.1.8/rpc/src/rpc.rs#L973)
</Callout>

<APIMethod>

```jsonc !!request curl
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "getSlotLeaders",
  "params": [
    // !hover start slot
    448276239,
    // !hover limit
    10
  ]
}
```

```ts !!request title="Kit"
import { createSolanaRpc } from "@solana/kit";

const rpc_url = "https://api.devnet.solana.com";
const rpc = createSolanaRpc(rpc_url);

// !hover start slot
let startSlot = BigInt(378037836);
// !hover limit
let limit = 10;

let slotLeaders = await rpc.getSlotLeaders(startSlot, limit).send();

console.log(slotLeaders);
```

```ts !!request title="web3.js"
import { Connection, clusterApiUrl } from "@solana/web3.js";

const connection = new Connection(clusterApiUrl("devnet"), "confirmed");

// !hover start slot
let startSlot = 378037836;
// !hover limit
let limit = 10;

let slotLeaders = await connection.getSlotLeaders(startSlot, limit);

console.log(slotLeaders);
```

```rs !!request title="Rust"
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://api.devnet.solana.com"),
        CommitmentConfig::confirmed(),
    );

    // !hover start slot
    let start_slot = 378037836;
    // !hover limit
    let limit = 10;

    let slot_leaders = client.get_slot_leaders(start_slot, limit).await?;

    println!("{:#?}", slot_leaders);

    Ok(())
}
```

### !params

#### !! start slot

!type u64  
!required

First slot in the requested range.

#### !! limit

!type u64  
!required

Number of consecutive slots to return. Allowed range: `1` to `5,000`.

### !!result

```jsonc !response
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  // !hover(1:12) result
  "result": [
    "ChorusmmK7i1AxXeiTtQgQZhQNiXYU84ULeaYF1EH15n",
    "ChorusmmK7i1AxXeiTtQgQZhQNiXYU84ULeaYF1EH15n",
    "ChorusmmK7i1AxXeiTtQgQZhQNiXYU84ULeaYF1EH15n",
    "ChorusmmK7i1AxXeiTtQgQZhQNiXYU84ULeaYF1EH15n",
    "Awes4Tr6TX8JDzEhCZY2QVNimT6iD1zWHzf1vNyGvpLM",
    "Awes4Tr6TX8JDzEhCZY2QVNimT6iD1zWHzf1vNyGvpLM",
    "Awes4Tr6TX8JDzEhCZY2QVNimT6iD1zWHzf1vNyGvpLM",
    "Awes4Tr6TX8JDzEhCZY2QVNimT6iD1zWHzf1vNyGvpLM",
    "DWvDTSh3qfn88UoQTEKRV2JnLt5jtJAVoiCo3ivtMwXP",
    "DWvDTSh3qfn88UoQTEKRV2JnLt5jtJAVoiCo3ivtMwXP"
  ],
  "id": 1
}
```

!type array

Array of validator identity Pubkeys, as base-58 encoded strings, in slot order.

</APIMethod>