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system_version

Description​

Returns the full software version string reported by the connected node. Combine this with runtime metadata to ensure nodes are upgraded before pushing runtime-dependent features.

Parameters​

This method does not require any parameters.

Returns​

TypeDescription
stringNode version string (implementation dependent)

Request Example​

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "system_version",
  "params": [],
  "id": 1
}

Response Example​

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "5.46.0-8c0b05fffcc",
  "id": 1
}

Code Examples​

cURL​

curl https://api-astar.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "system_version",
    "params": [],
    "id": 1
  }'

JavaScript (polkadot.js)​

const api = await ApiPromise.create({ provider: new WsProvider('wss://api-astar.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY') });
const version = await api.rpc.system.version();
console.log('Node version', version.toString());

Python (requests)​

import requests
import json

payload = {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "system_version", "params": [], "id": 1}
resp = requests.post(
    "https://api-astar.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY",
    headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
    data=json.dumps(payload)
)
print(resp.json()["result"])