Getblockchaininfo

getblockchaininfo operations.

getblockchaininfo

post

Returns an object containing various state info regarding blockchain processing.

Authorizations

api-keyAuth

api-keystringRequired

NOWNodes API key passed in the api-key header.

Body

application/json

Request payload containing the documented method parameters and client request identifier.

jsonrpcstringRequired

JSON-RPC protocol version.

Example: 1.0

idstringRequired

Client-provided request identifier echoed in the response.

Example: curltest

methodstring · enumRequired

JSON-RPC method name.

Example: getblockchaininfoPossible values:

Responses

200

Blockchain state information retrieved successfully

application/json

Object containing getblockchaininfo response details.

errorone of · nullableRequired

JSON-RPC error object or null on success.

or

stringOptional

JSON-RPC error object. Null when the request succeeds.

Example: {"code":-28,"message":"Service temporarily unavailable"}

idone of · nullableRequired

Request id echoed by the server.

stringOptional

Client-provided request identifier echoed in the response.

Example: curltest

or

integerOptional

Client-provided request identifier echoed in the response.

Example: curltest

Other propertiesanyOptional

401

Unauthorized: API key is present but rejected by the NOWNodes gateway.

text/plain

405

Method Not Allowed. Returned by the NOWNodes gateway for malformed or unsupported gateway-level requests.

text/plain

422

Missing API key. The NOWNodes gateway returns plain text for this error.

text/plain

500

Internal Server Error

application/json

post/

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

POST / HTTP/1.1
Host: btc-testnet.nownodes.io
api-key: YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 74

{
  "jsonrpc": "1.0",
  "id": "curltest",
  "method": "getblockchaininfo",
  "params": []
}

{
  "result": {
    "chain": "main",
    "blocks": 956047,
    "headers": 956047,
    "bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000160424415c96b888cc76a350b6f4218beef1caf1f71b3",
    "bits": "17021369",
    "target": "0000000000000000000213690000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
    "difficulty": 126460031820548.33,
    "time": 1770000000,
    "mediantime": 1770000000,
    "verificationprogress": 0.99999,
    "initialblockdownload": false,
    "chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000012160395a966c9f28bacc7b94",
    "size_on_disk": 850000000000,
    "pruned": false,
    "warnings": ""
  },
  "error": null,
  "id": 1
}