---
title: "Get current voting period"
method: GET
path: "/v1/voting/periods/current"
tags: ["Voting"]
---

# Get current voting period

`GET /v1/voting/periods/current`

Returns current voting period.

## Response `200`

- VotingPeriod
  - `index` integer — Index of the voting period, starting from zero
  - `epoch` integer — Index of the voting epoch, starting from zero
  - `firstLevel` integer — The height of the block in which the period starts
  - `startTime` string, date-time — The timestamp of the block in which the period starts
  - `lastLevel` integer — The height of the block in which the period ends
  - `endTime` string, date-time — The timestamp of the block in which the period ends
  - `kind` string, required — Kind of the voting period: `proposal` - delegates can submit protocol amendment proposals using the proposal operation `exploration` - bakers (delegates) may vote on the top-ranked proposal from the previous Proposal Period using the ballot operation `testing` - If the proposal is approved in the Exploration Period, the testing (or 'cooldown') period begins and bakers start testing the new protocol `promotion` - delegates can cast one vote to promote or not the tested proposal using the ballot operation `adoption` - after the proposal is actually accepted, the ecosystem has some time to prepare to the upgrade
  - `status` string, required — Status of the voting period: `active` - means that the voting period is in progress `no_proposals` - means that there were no proposals during the voting period `no_quorum` - means that there was a voting but the quorum was not reached `no_supermajority` - means that there was a voting but the supermajority was not reached `no_single_winner` - means that there were multiple winning proposals with the same voting power `success` - means that the period was finished with positive voting result
  - `dictator` string, required — Status of the governance dictator: `none` - means that there were no actions by the dictator `abort` - means that the epoch was aborted by the dictator `reset` - means that the period was reset by the dictator `submit` - means that the dictator submitted a proposal
  - `totalBakers` integer — The number of bakers on the voters list
  - `totalVotingPower` integer — Total voting power of bakers on the voters list
  - `upvotesQuorum` number, double, nullable — Upvotes quorum percentage (only for proposal period)
  - `proposalsCount` integer, nullable — The number of proposals injected during the voting period (only for proposal period)
  - `topUpvotes` integer, nullable — This is how many upvotes (proposal operations) the most upvoted proposal has (only for proposal period)
  - `topVotingPower` integer, nullable — This is how much voting power the most upvoted proposal has (only for proposal period)
  - `ballotsQuorum` number, double, nullable — Ballots quorum percentage (only for exploration and promotion periods)
  - `supermajority` number, double, nullable — Supermajority percentage (only for exploration and promotion periods)
  - `yayBallots` integer, nullable — The number of the ballots with "yay" vote (only for exploration and promotion periods)
  - `yayVotingPower` integer, nullable — Total voting power of the ballots with "yay" vote (only for exploration and promotion periods)
  - `nayBallots` integer, nullable — The number of the ballots with "nay" vote (only for exploration and promotion periods)
  - `nayVotingPower` integer, nullable — Total voting power of the ballots with "nay" vote (only for exploration and promotion periods)
  - `passBallots` integer, nullable — The number of the ballots with "pass" vote (only for exploration and promotion periods)
  - `passVotingPower` integer, nullable — Total voting power of the ballots with "pass" vote (only for exploration and promotion periods)

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