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title: getInflationGovernor
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h1: getInflationGovernor RPC Method
---

Returns the current inflation governor

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### Parameters

<Parameter type={"object"} optional={true}>

Configuration object containing the following fields:

<Field
  name="commitment"
  type="string"
  optional={true}
  href="/docs/rpc/index.mdx#configuring-state-commitment"
/>

</Parameter>

### Result

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

- `initial: <f64>` - the initial inflation percentage from time 0
- `terminal: <f64>` - terminal inflation percentage
- `taper: <f64>` - rate per year at which inflation is lowered. (Rate reduction
  is derived using the target slot time in genesis config)
- `foundation: <f64>` - percentage of total inflation allocated to the
  foundation
- `foundationTerm: <f64>` - duration of foundation pool inflation in years

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### Code sample

```shell
curl https://api.devnet.solana.com -s -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '
  {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1, "method":"getInflationGovernor"}
'
```

### Response

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "foundation": 0.05,
    "foundationTerm": 7,
    "initial": 0.15,
    "taper": 0.15,
    "terminal": 0.015
  },
  "id": 1
}
```

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