/pallets/staking/progress - Polkadot

Example code for the /pallets/staking/progress REST method. Complete guide on how to use /pallets/staking/progress REST in GetBlock Web3 documentation.

This endpoint returns the current staking system status: the active era, session progress, and the timing of the next era and unapplied slashes.

On GetBlock's unified endpoint, Asset Hub is the default network. To call this endpoint against the Relaychain, add an /rc prefix to the path (for example, /rc/pallets/staking/progress).

Endpoint

GET /pallets/staking/progress

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
at	string	No	Block height or hash to query at

Request

cURL

curl --location 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/pallets/staking/progress'

JavaScript

example.js

const response = await fetch('https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/pallets/staking/progress');
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

example.py

import requests

response = requests.get('https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/pallets/staking/progress')
print(response.json())

Response

{
  "at": {
    "hash": "0x255bc00927df8d33d561792635cbc6bde480a0a505eef5ff28630ece3fc15b32",
    "height": "6754362"
  },
  "idealValidatorCount": "600",
  "activeEra": "1400",
  "forceEra": "NotForcing",
  "nextActiveEraEstimate": "6760000",
  "electionStatus": {
    "status": {
      "close": null
    }
  },
  "unappliedSlashes": []
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
activeEra	string	Current active staking era
idealValidatorCount	string	Target number of validators
nextActiveEraEstimate	string	Estimated block of the next era
unappliedSlashes	array	Slashes not yet applied

Use Cases

• Staking Dashboards: Show era progress and validator count

• Reward Timing: Estimate when the next era starts

• Validator Tools: Monitor the election status

• Alerting: Watch for unapplied slashes