system_properties - JSON-RPC Method

Description

Returns chain properties such as SS58 address prefix and native token information.

Returns

Field	Type	Description
ss58Format	number	SS58 network prefix
tokenSymbol	string	Native token symbol (TAO)
tokenDecimals	number	Native token decimals (9)

Example Response

{
  "ss58Format": 42,
  "tokenDecimals": 9,
  "tokenSymbol": "TAO"
}

Code Examples

cURL

curl https://api-bittensor-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "system_properties",
  "params": [],
  "id": 1
}'

JavaScript

const res = await fetch('https://api-bittensor-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({ jsonrpc: '2.0', method: 'system_properties', params: [], id: 1 })
});
console.log(await res.json());

Python

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