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Supported on Klaytn (mainnet) only.

NOTE: klay_getValidators is replaced with this method and is not supported anymore.

Parameters

Request

Name	Type	Description
QUANTITY \| TAG	block number	(optional) Integer or hexadecimal block number, or the string `"earliest"` or `"latest"`

NOTE: In versions earlier than Klaytn v1.7.0, only integer block number, the string "earliest" and "latest" are available.

Result

Array - Array of validator addresses of the council, or null when no council was found:

Type	Description
Array of 20-byte DATA	Addresses of all validators of the council.

API Endpoint

The format of a Klaytn API endpoint is
https://open-platform.nodereal.io/{{apiKey}}/klaytn/

Here is an example:
https://open-platform.nodereal.io/4c0a1c23661a4e26bcbcwed461e34ea9/klaytn/

Example

// Request
curl https://open-platform.nodereal.io/{{apiKey}}/klaytn/ \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"klay_getCouncil", "params":["0x1b4"],"id":73}'

// Result
{
    "jsonrpc":"2.0",
    "id":73,
    "result":[
        "0x207e38864b45a538733741dc1ff92eff9d1a6159",
        "0x6d64bc82b93368a7f963d6c34483ca3893f405f6",
        "0xbc9c19f91878369776812039e4ebcdfa3c646716",
        "0xe3ed6fa287752b992f936b42360770c59731d9eb"
    ]
}