net_version - Ethereum

net_version. Retrieves the current network ID the Ethereum client is connected to

net_version - ethereum [Value: 0CU]
Retrieves the current network ID the client is connected to
Use cases

Use cases

  • Determine network version for the node
  • Validate the connected network version
  • Check network ID for compatibility verification
Constraints

Constraints

  • Requires network access to the node
  • Node must support net_version method
  • Accurate response depends on node synchronization
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Language

Request
Examples
curl https://eth.drpc.org \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"net_version","params":[],"id":67}'
'
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Response
200
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0xb1770efb14906e509893b6190359658208ae64d0c56e22f748a1b0869885559e"
}
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Request params

idinteger
jsonrpcstring
methodstring
ParametersThis method does not accept any parameters.

Response

200
The network ID as a string, representing the specific network the client is connected to.

Response params

object
idinteger
jsonrpcstring
resultstring
net_listeningnet_peerCount