getCurrentLeader

Returns the address of the current leader node for the current consensus round

Parameters

This method does not require any arguments.

Parameter	Type	Description
params	array	An empty array [] as no parameters are required.

Result

ConsensusDataWithBlock Object that holds the inner data and the current block its valid for.

• Data: Address, (Address of the leader),
• Block: Number, (block number in which this data is valid for)

Code Sample

 curl "NODE_URL" -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 0,
  "method": "consensus_getCurrentLeader",
  "params": []
}
'

Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "0",
  "result": {
      "data": "0x2124...",
      "block": 1243123
  }
}