The net API provides insight about the networking aspect of the client.
net_listening
Returns an indication if the node is listening for network connections.
CLIENT | METHOD INVOCATION |
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Console | net.listening |
RPC | {“method”: “net_listening”} |
net_peerCount
Returns the number of connected peers.
CLIENT | METHOD INVOCATION |
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Console | net.peerCount |
RPC | {“method”: “net_peerCount”} |
net_version
Returns the devp2p network ID (e.g. 1 for mainnet, 5 for goerli).
CLIENT | METHOD INVOCATION |
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Console | net.version |
RPC | {“method”: “net_version”} |