# getRecentPerformanceSamples

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/docs/llms.txt).

POST https://solana-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/{apiKey}

Returns a list of recent performance samples, in reverse slot order.

Reference: https://www.alchemy.com/docs/chains/solana/solana-api-endpoints/get-recent-performance-samples

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| limit | integer | No | The number of samples to return. |

## Result

**Performance samples** (object[]): An array of performance sample data.

## Code Examples

### cURL

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://solana-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/docs-demo \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "getRecentPerformanceSamples",
  "params": [
    1
  ]
}'
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({jsonrpc: '2.0', id: 1, method: 'getRecentPerformanceSamples', params: [1]})
};

fetch('https://solana-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/docs-demo', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));
```

### Python

```python
import requests

url = "https://solana-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/docs-demo"

payload = {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "getRecentPerformanceSamples",
    "params": [1]
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
```

### Go

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://solana-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/docs-demo"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n  \"id\": 1,\n  \"method\": \"getRecentPerformanceSamples\",\n  \"params\": [\n    1\n  ]\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

### Java

```java
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://solana-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/docs-demo")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n  \"id\": 1,\n  \"method\": \"getRecentPerformanceSamples\",\n  \"params\": [\n    1\n  ]\n}")
  .asString();
```

### C#

```csharp
using RestSharp;


var options = new RestClientOptions("https://solana-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/docs-demo");
var client = new RestClient(options);
var request = new RestRequest("");
request.AddJsonBody("{\n  \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n  \"id\": 1,\n  \"method\": \"getRecentPerformanceSamples\",\n  \"params\": [\n    1\n  ]\n}", false);
var response = await client.PostAsync(request);

Console.WriteLine("{0}", response.Content);

```


## OpenRPC Method Specification

```yaml
name: getRecentPerformanceSamples
description: Returns a list of recent performance samples, in reverse slot order.
params:
  - name: limit
    required: false
    description: The number of samples to return.
    schema:
      type: integer
result:
  name: Performance samples
  description: An array of performance sample data.
  schema:
    type: array
    items:
      title: Performance Sample
      type: object
      properties:
        slot:
          type: integer
          description: The slot in which the sample was taken.
        numTransactions:
          type: integer
          description: The number of transactions processed during the sample period.
        numSlots:
          type: integer
          description: The number of slots completed during the sample period.
        samplePeriodSecs:
          type: integer
          description: The number of seconds in a sample window.
        numNonVoteTransactions:
          type: integer
          description: The number of non-vote transactions processed during the sample period.
```