From 9deee1b85a6466ea7c3e80afd55c16d5c73ca002 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Darioush Jalali Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:29:50 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] update block time --- docs/protocol/network/epoch.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/protocol/network/epoch.md b/docs/protocol/network/epoch.md index 36e221eb548..7c9842d5bbb 100644 --- a/docs/protocol/network/epoch.md +++ b/docs/protocol/network/epoch.md @@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ This section explains the concept of an **epoch** in the NEAR Protocol, which is An **epoch** is a unit of time when validators of the network remain constant. It is measured in blocks: -- Both `testnet` and `mainnet` have an epoch duration of 43,200 blocks. Ideally epochs last about 12 hours, since blocks are created every second (in reality, they take slightly longer to be created). +- Both `testnet` and `mainnet` have an epoch duration of 43,200 blocks. Ideally epochs last about 12 hours, since blocks are created every 0.6 seconds (in reality, they take slightly longer to be created). - You can view this setting by querying the **[`protocol_config`](/api/rpc/protocol#protocol-config)** RPC endpoint and searching for `epoch_length`. -**Note:** Nodes garbage collect blocks after 5 epochs (~2.5 days) unless they are [archival nodes](https://near-nodes.io/intro/node-types#archival-node). +**Note:** Nodes garbage collect blocks after 5 epochs (~1.5 days) unless they are [archival nodes](https://near-nodes.io/intro/node-types#archival-node). **Example:** From eb84378884f91fd0f1cefacc037a714c582b984e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Darioush Jalali Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:31:36 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] update block time --- docs/protocol/network/epoch.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/protocol/network/epoch.md b/docs/protocol/network/epoch.md index 7c9842d5bbb..db2608fd5eb 100644 --- a/docs/protocol/network/epoch.md +++ b/docs/protocol/network/epoch.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This section explains the concept of an **epoch** in the NEAR Protocol, which is An **epoch** is a unit of time when validators of the network remain constant. It is measured in blocks: -- Both `testnet` and `mainnet` have an epoch duration of 43,200 blocks. Ideally epochs last about 12 hours, since blocks are created every 0.6 seconds (in reality, they take slightly longer to be created). +- Both `testnet` and `mainnet` have an epoch duration of 43,200 blocks. Ideally epochs last 7.2 hours, since blocks are created every 0.6 seconds (in reality, they take slightly longer to be created). - You can view this setting by querying the **[`protocol_config`](/api/rpc/protocol#protocol-config)** RPC endpoint and searching for `epoch_length`. **Note:** Nodes garbage collect blocks after 5 epochs (~1.5 days) unless they are [archival nodes](https://near-nodes.io/intro/node-types#archival-node). From 8f4b27bb9cf13c589df02b3e0f9de50dae31f12a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Darioush Jalali Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:32:35 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] update block time --- docs/protocol/network/epoch.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/protocol/network/epoch.md b/docs/protocol/network/epoch.md index db2608fd5eb..f8e9b2aa213 100644 --- a/docs/protocol/network/epoch.md +++ b/docs/protocol/network/epoch.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This section explains the concept of an **epoch** in the NEAR Protocol, which is An **epoch** is a unit of time when validators of the network remain constant. It is measured in blocks: -- Both `testnet` and `mainnet` have an epoch duration of 43,200 blocks. Ideally epochs last 7.2 hours, since blocks are created every 0.6 seconds (in reality, they take slightly longer to be created). +- Both `testnet` and `mainnet` have an epoch duration of 43,200 blocks. Ideally epochs last 7.2 hours, since blocks are created every 0.6 seconds (in reality, they can take slightly shorter or longer to be created). - You can view this setting by querying the **[`protocol_config`](/api/rpc/protocol#protocol-config)** RPC endpoint and searching for `epoch_length`. **Note:** Nodes garbage collect blocks after 5 epochs (~1.5 days) unless they are [archival nodes](https://near-nodes.io/intro/node-types#archival-node).