getidentity

How to Use It

// yarn add @tatumio/tatum

import { TatumSDK, Solana, Network } from '@tatumio/tatum'

const tatum = (await TatumSDK.init) < Solana > { network: Network.SOLANA }

const res = await tatum.rpc.getIdentity()

await tatum.destroy() // Destroy Tatum SDK - needed for stopping background jobs

Overview

The getIdentity method is used to retrieve the identity pubkey for the current node. This pubkey represents a unique identifier for the node in the Solana network.

Use cases for this method might include retrieving the identity of a node for tracking or monitoring purposes, or validating the identity of a node in scenarios where only certain nodes are trusted for certain operations.

Parameters

This method does not require any parameters.

Return Object

The result field will be a JSON object with the following fields:

• identity: The identity pubkey of the current node as a base-58 encoded string.

JSON-RPC Request Example

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "getIdentity"
}

JSON-RPC Response Example

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "identity": "2r1F4iWqVcb8M1DbAjQuFpebkQHY9hcVU4WuW2DJBppN"
  },
  "id": 1
}