getblockchaininfo RPC Method

This method does not accept any parameters

chain

The name of the current network (main, test, regtest)

blocks

The height of the most-work fully-validated chain. The genesis block has height 0

headers

The current number of headers validated

bestblockhash

The hash of the current best block

difficulty

The difficulty of the highest height block

time

The time for the current best block

mediantime

The median time for the current best block

verificationprogress

An estimate of verification progress [0..1]

initialblockdownload

(debug information) An estimate of whether this node is in Initial Block Download mode

chainwork

Total amount of work in active chain in the hexadecimal form

size_on_disk

The estimated size of the block and undo files on disk

pruned

It indicates if the blocks are subject to pruning

warnings

Any network and blockchain warnings

error

The error message, if any

Request

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curl https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/ \
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  -X POST \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  --data '{ "method": "getblockchaininfo" }'
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