system_health - JSON-RPC Method

Description

Returns basic health information about the node, including peer count and sync status.

Example Response

{
  "peers": 95,
  "isSyncing": false,
  "shouldHavePeers": true
}

Code Examples

cURL

curl ${S.rpcBase} \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "system_health",
    "params": [],
    "id": 1
  }'

JavaScript

const res = await fetch('${S.rpcBase}', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({ jsonrpc: '2.0', method: 'system_health', params: [], id: 1 })
});
console.log(await res.json());

Python

import requests, json
url = '${S.rpcBase}'
payload = {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"system_health","params":[],"id":1}
print(requests.post(url, headers={"Content-Type":"application/json"}, data=json.dumps(payload)).json()["result"])