system_properties RPC Method

Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters

Returns

ss58Format

integer

The address format used for Substrate addresses in the Polkadot network

tokenDecimals

integer

The number of decimal places used for the native token in the blockchain

tokenSymbol

string

The symbol of the native token used in the blockchain

Request

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curl https://docs-demo.dot-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ \
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 -X POST \
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 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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 --data '{"method":"system_properties","params":[],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'
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system_properties RPC Method

Get a custom set of properties as a JSON object, defined in the chain spec.

Parameters

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