eth_syncing: parameters, returns and CU

Summary

Return the node's syncing status.

Compute units (CU) and pricing

Parameters

This method takes no parameters.

Returns

• Type: boolean|object
• Description: false when not syncing; otherwise an object with progress fields such as startingBlock, currentBlock and highestBlock.

Notes

Clients may include extra fields in the syncing object; combine it with the latest block number to judge whether the node is usable.

Request example

export BLOCKVECTRA_API_KEY=rgw_your_api_key

curl -X POST "https://api.blockvectra.com/v1/robinhood_mainnet" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H "x-api-key: $BLOCKVECTRA_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_syncing",
    "params": [],
    "id": 1
  }'

Supported chains

Related references

• JSON-RPC Error Codes
• Method Policy
• All JSON-RPC Methods