net
Namespace
The net
API provides information about the networking component of the node.
net_listening
Returns a bool
indicating whether or not the node is listening for network connections.
Client | Method invocation |
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RPC | {"method": "net_listening", "params": []} |
Example
// > {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"net_listening","params":[]}
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":true}
net_peerCount
Returns the number of peers connected to the node.
Client | Method invocation |
---|---|
RPC | {"method": "net_peerCount", "params": []} |
Example
// > {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"net_peerCount","params":[]}
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":10}
net_version
Returns the network ID (e.g. 1 for mainnet)
Client | Method invocation |
---|---|
RPC | {"method": "net_version", "params": []} |
Example
// > {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"net_version","params":[]}
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":1}