net_peerCount - Base
net_peerCount. Retrieve the number of peers currently connected to the node
net_peerCount - base [Value: 0CU]
Retrieves the number of peers currently connected to the client
Use cases
- Retrieve a list of managed accounts
- Verify available accounts on the connected node
- Populate account dropdown menus
Constraints
- Requires node with account management capability
- Risk of exposing addresses
- Depends on node's current account configuration
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Language
Request
Examples
curl https://base.drpc.org \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"net_peerCount","params":[],"id":67}'
'
Response
200
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 67,
"result": "0x8"
}
Request params
idinteger
jsonrpcstring
methodstring
Response
200
The number of peers connected to the client, returned as a hexadecimal string.Response params
object
idinteger
jsonrpcstring
resultstring