JSONRPC net module

The net Module

• net_version
• net_peerCount
• net_listening

net_version

Returns the current network protocol version.

Parameters

none

Returns

String - The current network protocol version

Example

// Request
curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"net_version","params":[],"id":1}' localhost:8545

// Result
{
  "id":67,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "59"
}

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net_listening

Returns true if client is actively listening for network connections.

Parameters

none

Returns

Boolean - true when listening, otherwise false.

Example

// Request
curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"net_listening","params":[],"id":67} localhost:8545

// Result
{
  "id":67,
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "result":true
}

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net_peerCount

Returns number of peers currenly connected to the client.

Parameters

none

Returns

QUANTITY - integer of the number of connected peers.

Example

// Request
curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"net_peerCount","params":[],"id":74}' localhost:8545

// Result
{
  "id":74,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x2" // 2
}

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