API Reference

klay_getCouncilSize

Returns the size of the council at the specified block. If the parameter is not set, returns the size of the council at the latest block.

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Supported on Klaytn (mainnet) only.

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

Parameters

Request

NameTypeDescription
QUANTITY | TAGblock 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

Integer - The size of the council, or -1 when no council was found:

TypeDescription
QUANTITYThe size 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_getCouncilSize", "params":["0x1b4"],"id":73}' 

// Result
{
    "jsonrpc":"2.0",
    "id":73,
    "result": 4
}