> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gomaestro.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> Get current Cardano epoch information including parameters, pool statistics, and network metrics.

# Current epoch details



## OpenAPI

````yaml cardano/blockchain-indexer-api/openapi.json get /epochs/current
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Cardano - Blockchain Indexer API
  description: Core indexer endpoints dedicated to Cardano.
  contact:
    name: Maestro Blockchain Inc.
    url: https://gomaestro.org/
    email: info@gomaestro.org
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
  version: v1.8.0
servers:
  - url: https://mainnet.gomaestro-api.org/v1
    description: Cardano Mainnet
  - url: https://preprod.gomaestro-api.org/v1
    description: Cardano Preprod
  - url: https://preview.gomaestro-api.org/v1
    description: Cardano Preview
security:
  - api-key: []
tags:
  - name: Maestro
paths:
  /epochs/current:
    get:
      tags:
        - Epochs
      summary: Current epoch details
      description: Returns a summary of information about the current epoch
      operationId: current_epoch
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Information about the current epoch
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TimestampedCurrentEpochInfo'
              example:
                data:
                  epoch_no: 78
                  fees: '8689785871'
                  tx_count: 15413
                  blk_count: 9571
                  start_time: 1687737655
                last_updated:
                  timestamp: '2022-10-10 20:25:28'
                  block_hash: >-
                    bb35643eb0da04a3965b15db86edfaa8b4b9eba0f2dad77edf8e0250f41f2de1
                  block_slot: 32284313
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
components:
  schemas:
    TimestampedCurrentEpochInfo:
      type: object
      description: >-
        Timestamped response. Returns the endpoint response data along with the
        chain-tip of the indexer, which details at which point in the chain's
        history the data was correct as-of.
      required:
        - data
        - last_updated
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CurrentEpochInfo'
        last_updated:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/LastUpdated'
    CurrentEpochInfo:
      type: object
      description: Information summary of the current epoch
      required:
        - epoch_no
        - fees
        - tx_count
        - blk_count
        - start_time
      properties:
        blk_count:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          description: Total blocks in the epoch so far
        epoch_no:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          description: Epoch number
        fees:
          type: string
          description: Total fees collected in the epoch so far
        start_time:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: UNIX timestamp when the epoch began
        tx_count:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          description: Total transactions in the epoch so far
    LastUpdated:
      type: object
      description: >-
        Details of the most recent block processed by the indexer (aka chain
        tip); that is, the data returned is correct as of this block in time.
      required:
        - timestamp
        - block_hash
        - block_slot
      properties:
        block_hash:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Hex-encoded hash of the most recently processed block (aka chain
            tip)
        block_slot:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Absolute slot of the most recently processed block (aka chain tip)
          minimum: 0
        timestamp:
          type: string
          description: UTC timestamp of when the most recently processed block was minted
  securitySchemes:
    api-key:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: api-key
      description: Project API Key

````