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Get Blockchain Info


Returns the current network statistics for the specified network.

Note

CHAIN_ID from 2 to 9 are reserved for Zilliqa Core use.

Example Request

curl -d '{
    "id": "1",
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "GetBlockchainInfo",
    "params": [""]
}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST "https://api.zilliqa.com/"
const blockChainInfo = await zilliqa.blockchain.getBlockChainInfo();
console.log(blockChainInfo.result);
public class App {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        HttpProvider client = new HttpProvider("https://api.zilliqa.com/");
        Rep<BlockchainInfo> blockchainInfo = client.getBlockchainInfo();
        System.out.println(new Gson().toJson(blockchainInfo));
    }
}
from pyzil.zilliqa import chain
chain.set_active_chain(chain.MainNet)
print(chain.active_chain.api.GetBlockchainInfo())
func GetBlockchainInfo() {
  provider := NewProvider("https://api.zilliqa.com/")
  response := provider.GetBlockchainInfo()
  result, _ := json.Marshal(response)
  fmt.Println(string(result))
}

Example Response

{
  "id": "1",
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "CurrentDSEpoch": "5898",
    "CurrentMiniEpoch": "589778",
    "DSBlockRate": 0.00014142137245459714,
    "NumDSBlocks": "5899",
    "NumPeers": 2400,
    "NumTransactions": "4350627",
    "NumTxBlocks": "589778",
    "NumTxnsDSEpoch": "748",
    "NumTxnsTxEpoch": "4",
    "ShardingStructure": {
      "NumPeers": [600, 600, 600]
    },
    "TransactionRate": 0.09401852277720939,
    "TxBlockRate": 0.014137955733170903
  }
}

HTTP Request

Chain(s) URL(s)
Zilliqa mainnet https://api.zilliqa.com/
Developer testnet https://dev-api.zilliqa.com/
Local testnet http://localhost:4201/
Isolated server https://zilliqa-isolated-server.zilliqa.com/

Arguments

Parameter Type Required Description
id string Required "1"
jsonrpc string Required "2.0"
method string Required "GetBlockchainInfo"
params string Required Empty string ""