getVoteAccounts

The getVoteAccounts method returns information about all vote accounts in the cluster. Vote accounts are special accounts used by validators to cast votes during the consensus process, making them essential to understanding validator participation and network consensus.

In Solana's proof-of-stake consensus, validators operate vote accounts that track their voting history and collect staking rewards. Each validator has a vote account that records their votes on blocks, accumulates credits for correct votes, and manages staked SOL delegated to them. This method returns comprehensive information about all vote accounts including their activation state, stake amounts, commission rates, voting history, and current epoch credits.

This method is crucial for staking platforms helping users choose validators, monitoring tools tracking network health and validator performance, analytics platforms studying stake distribution, and governance tools tracking validator voting patterns. It provides a complete snapshot of the validator set and their current status in the network.

Parameters

parameter	type	description
config	object	Optional configuration object
config.commitment	string	Level of commitment: 'processed', 'confirmed', or 'finalized' (default: 'finalized')
config.votePubkey	string	Optional. Only return results for this vote account (base-58 encoded public key)
config.keepUnstakedDelinquents	boolean	Optional. Do not filter out delinquent validators with no stake (default: false)
config.delinquentSlotDistance	number	Optional. Specify the number of slots behind the tip that a validator must fall to be considered delinquent

Return Object

field	type	description
current	array	Array of current (active) vote account information objects
delinquent	array	Array of delinquent (inactive/behind) vote account information objects
current[].votePubkey	string	Vote account public key as base-58 encoded string
current[].nodePubkey	string	Validator identity public key
current[].activatedStake	number	Stake activated for this vote account in lamports
current[].epochVoteAccount	boolean	Whether the vote account is staked for this epoch
current[].commission	number	Commission percentage (0-100) charged by the validator
current[].lastVote	number	Most recent slot voted on by this validator
current[].epochCredits	array	Array of [epoch, credits, previousCredits] tuples for recent epochs
current[].rootSlot	number	Current root slot for this validator

Request Example

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Response Example

Response

Tip: Current validators are actively voting and up-to-date. Delinquent validators have fallen behind (lastVote is too old). Higher epochCredits indicate better performance. Commission is the percentage of rewards the validator keeps. Use activatedStake to find validators with significant backing. Filter by votePubkey to check specific validators.