💎 Ethereum
eth_syncing

eth_syncing RPC method

Returns

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eth_syncing always returns "false" when using Chainnodes.org (opens in a new tab) as our nodes are always synced for you.

  • Boolean or object false if the node is in sync otherwise it's true with:

    • startingblock - The block at which the import started encoded as hexadecimal.

    • currentblock - The current block, same as eth_blockNumber encoded as hexadecimal.

    • highestblock - The estimated highest block encoded as hexadecimal.

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "false"
}

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Parameters

None

Request

POST https://<network>.chainnodes.org/YOUR-API-KEY
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Example

  • HTTPS POST Request with a JSON RPC call in the body

  • Replace YOUR-API-KEY with the API key from your Chainnodes.org Dashboard

  • You can use a different supported network by replacing mainnet

curl https://mainnet.chainnodes.org/YOUR-API-KEY \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_syncing","params":[],"id":1}'
eth_protocolVersionnet_version