getrpcinfo - Bitcoin Cash

Example code for the getrpcinfo JSON-RPC method. Complete guide on how to use the getrpcinfo JSON-RPC method in the GetBlock Web3 documentation.

This method returns runtime details about the RPC server, including the commands currently being processed and the path to the debug log.

Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters.

Request

cURL

curl --location --request POST 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "getrpcinfo",
    "params": [],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

bitcoinjs-lib

example.js

const axios = require('axios');
const { data } = await axios.post('https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/', {
  jsonrpc: '2.0', method: 'getrpcinfo', params: [], id: 'getblock.io'
});
console.log(data.result.active_commands);

Request

example.py

import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/',
    headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
    json={
        'jsonrpc': '2.0',
        'method': 'getrpcinfo',
        'params': [],
        'id': 'getblock.io'
    }
)

print(response.json()['result'])

Rust

example.rs

use reqwest::Client;
use serde_json::{json, Value};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = Client::new();

    let response = client
        .post("https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/")
        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
        .json(&json!({
            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
            "method": "getrpcinfo",
            "params": [],
            "id": "getblock.io"
        }))
        .send()
        .await?
        .json::<Value>()
        .await?;

    println!("Result: {}", response["result"]);
    Ok(())
}

Response

{
    "result": {
        "active_commands": [
            {
                "method": "getrpcinfo",
                "duration": 1
            }
        ]
    },
    "error": null,
    "id": "getblock.io"
}

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
error	null|object	Error object when the call fails, otherwise null
id	string	Request identifier matching the request
result	object	Object describing the RPC server runtime state

Result Object

Field	Type	Description
active_commands	array	Commands currently being processed, with durations
logpath	string	Path to the node's debug log file

Use Cases

• Request Diagnostics: Inspect which RPC commands are currently running

• Latency Debugging: Read command durations to find slow calls

• Operations Monitoring: Confirm the RPC server is responsive

• Support Reporting: Include active-command state in a node bug report

Error Handling

Error Code	Message	Description
-32700	Parse error	Request body is not valid JSON
-32600	Invalid request	The JSON sent is not a valid request object
-32603	Internal error	Node failed to read the requested chain state