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Get Network Id


Returns the CHAIN_ID of the specified network. This is represented as a String.

See table below for the CHAIN_ID for different chains:

Chain(s) CHAIN_ID
Zilliqa mainnet 1
Developer testnet 333
Isolated server 222

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

Example Request

curl -d '{
    "id": "1",
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "GetNetworkId",
    "params": [""]
}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST "https://api.zilliqa.com/"
const NetworkId = await zilliqa.network.GetNetworkId();
console.log(NetworkId);
public class App {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        HttpProvider client = new HttpProvider("https://api.zilliqa.com");
        Rep<String> networkId = client.getNetworkId();
        System.out.println(new Gson().toJson(networkId));
    }
}
from pyzil.zilliqa import chain
from pyzil.zilliqa.api import ZilliqaAPI

# EITHER
chain.set_active_chain(chain.MainNet)
network_id = chain.active_chain.api.GetNetworkId()
print(network_id)

# OR
new_api = ZilliqaAPI(endpoint="https://api.zilliqa.com")
network_id = new_api.GetNetworkId()
print(network_id)
func GetNetworkId() {
    provider := NewProvider("https://api.zilliqa.com/")
    response := provider.GetNetworkId()
    result, _ := json.Marshal(response)
    fmt.Println(string(result))
}

Example Response

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

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 "GetNetworkId"
params string Required Empty string ""