system_health

Returns node-level liveness information such as peer count and sync status. Ideal for monitoring bespoke Atlantic nodes or validating that Dwellir endpoints are healthy before issuing high-value transactions.

Parameters

This method does not take parameters.

Returns

Field	Type	Description
result.peers	number	Number of peers the node is connected to.
result.isSyncing	boolean	true if the node is catching up with the network.
result.shouldHavePeers	boolean	Whether the node expects to maintain peers (false for isolated testing).

Response Snapshot

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "peers": 25,
    "isSyncing": false,
    "shouldHavePeers": true
  },
  "id": 1
}

Code Example (@polkadot/api)

import { ApiPromise, WsProvider } from '@polkadot/api';

const provider = new WsProvider('wss://api-manta-atlantic-mainnet.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY');
const api = await ApiPromise.create({ provider });

const health = await api.rpc.system.health();
console.log('Peers', health.peers.toNumber());
console.log('Syncing', health.isSyncing.valueOf());

Operational Tips

• Alert when peers drops below your minimum threshold—zkSBT issuance pipelines depend on steady finality.
• isSyncing = true means the node may serve stale data; pause ingestion until it fully synchronizes.
• Combine with system_version for a quick at-a-glance health dashboard.

Related Methods

• system_version
• system_properties
• chain_getFinalizedHead