# hmy\_getValidatorInformation

Get staking validator information.

## Parameters

1. `String` - validator bech32 address.

## Returns

* `current-epoch-signing-percent`
  * `current-epoch-signed` - `Number` - epoch when last block was signed by validator
  * `current-epoch-to-sign` - `Number` - current epoch
  * `percentage` - `Float` - percentage of blocks signed
* `current-epoch-voting-power` - `Array of`
  * `effective-stake` - `Float` - effective validator stake
  * `shard-id` - `Number` - shard id
  * `voting-power-adjusted` - `Float` - voting power adjusted
  * `voting-power-raw` - `Float` - voting power
* validator
  * `availability:`
    * `num-of-blocks-to-sign` - `Number` - big.Int number of blocks validator should have signed in active mode
    * `num-blocks-signed` - `Number` - big.Int number of blocks validator actually signed
  * `address` - `String` - ECSDA validator address
  * `bls-public-keys` - `[]String` - array of validator bls public keys
  * `last-epoch-in-committee` - `Number` - big.Int last epoch in committee
  * `min-self-delegation` - `Number` - big.Int min self delegation
    * `max-total-delegation` - `Number` - big.Int max total delegated to this validator
  * `active` - `Bool` - is valdiator currently active
  * `rate` - `Float` - validator current commission rate
  * `max-rate` - `Float` - max validator commission rate
  * `max-change-rate` - `Float` - max validator commission rate change
  * `update-height`  - `Number` - big.Int last commission update block height
  * `name` - `String` - validator name
  * `identity` - `String` - validator text kyc identity
  * `website` - `String` - validator website
  * `security-contact` - `String` - validator security contact
  * `details` - `String` - additional info
  * `creation-height` - `Number` - big.Int block height when validator was created
  * `banned` - `Bool` - is validator banned
  * `Delegations:`
    * array of validator delegations, check out delegations format in hmy\_getDelegationsBy...

**Sample Curl Request**

```bash
curl -d '{
    "jsonrpc":"2.0",
    "method":"hmy_getValidatorInformation",
    "params":[
      "one14438psd5vrjes7qm97jrj3t0s5l4qff5j5cn4h"
    ],
    "id":1
}' -H 'Content-Type:application/json' -X POST 'https://api.s0.b.hmny.io'
```

**Sample Curl Response**

```bash
{
  "id": "0",
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "current-epoch-signing-percent": {
      "current-epoch-signed": 0,
      "current-epoch-to-sign": 5,
      "percentage": "0.000000000000000000"
    },
    "current-epoch-voting-power": [
      {
        "effective-stake": "25415000000000000000.000000000000000000",
        "shard-id": 2,
        "voting-power-adjusted": "0.320000000000000000",
        "voting-power-raw": "1.000000000000000000"
      }
    ],
    "validator": {
      "active": false,
      "address": "one14438psd5vrjes7qm97jrj3t0s5l4qff5j5cn4h",
      "availability": {
        "num-blocks-signed": 0,
        "num-blocks-to-sign": 75
      },
      "banned": false,
      "bls-public-keys": [
        "67336532c04545afc5c1c979f58b5c301af406eaa0f4c900dcd3004189936c7213ee126d9591026f65248e5f25278f02"
      ],
      "creation-height": 240,
      "delegations": [
        {
          "amount": 3.46e+19,
          "delegator-address": "one14438psd5vrjes7qm97jrj3t0s5l4qff5j5cn4h",
          "reward": 0,
          "undelegations": []
        },
        {
          "amount": 1.5e+18,
          "delegator-address": "one1nqevvacj3y5ltuef05my4scwy5wuqteur72jk5",
          "reward": 0,
          "undelegations": []
        }
      ],
      "details": "none",
      "identity": "test_account2",
      "last-epoch-in-committee": 4,
      "max-change-rate": "0.052212761523253600",
      "max-rate": "0.179184469782137200",
      "max-total-delegation": 8e+19,
      "min-self-delegation": 3.2e+18,
      "name": "_Test_key_validator2",
      "rate": "0.127983520183826780",
      "security-contact": "Edgar-VDM",
      "update-height": 240,
      "website": "harmony.one"
    }
  }
}
```