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epoch

Fetch epoch information by ID (defaults to the latest epoch).

epoch(
  id: UInt53
): Epoch

Arguments​

epoch.id ● UInt53 scalar​

Type​

Epoch object​

Operation of the Iota network is temporally partitioned into non-overlapping epochs, and the network aims to keep epochs roughly the same duration as each other. During a particular epoch the following data is fixed:

  • the protocol version
  • the reference gas price
  • the set of participating validators