net_peerCount - BSC

Example code for the net_peerCount JSON RPC method. Сomplete guide on how to use net_peerCount JSON RPC in GetBlock Web3 documentation.

This method returns the number of peers currently connected to the client on the BNB Smart Chain network.

Parameters

None

Request Example

cURL

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

JavaScript (Axios)

const axios = require('axios');

const url = 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/';

const payload = {
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
    method: 'net_peerCount',
    params: [],
    id: 'getblock.io'
};

axios.post(url, payload, {
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
})
.then(response => {
    const peerCount = parseInt(response.data.result, 16);
    console.log('Peer Count:', peerCount);
})
.catch(error => console.error(error));

Python

import requests

url = "https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/"

payload = {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "net_peerCount",
    "params": [],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"}, json=payload)
peer_count = int(response.json()["result"], 16)
print(f"Peer Count: {peer_count}")

Rust

use reqwest::Client;
use serde_json::json;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = Client::new();
    
    let payload = json!({
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "method": "net_peerCount",
        "params": [],
        "id": "getblock.io"
    });

    let response = client
        .post("https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/")
        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
        .json(&payload)
        .send()
        .await?;

    let result: serde_json::Value = response.json().await?;
    println!("{:#?}", result);
    
    Ok(())
}

Response Example

response.json

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": "0x19"
}

Response Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

result

string

Peer count in hex (0x19 = 25)

Use Cases

Monitor node connectivity
Check network health
Debug connection issues

Error Handling

-32603

Internal error

SDK Integration

Ethers.js

const { ethers } = require('ethers');

const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider('https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/');

const peerCount = await provider.send('net_peerCount', []);
console.log('Peer Count:', parseInt(peerCount, 16));

Viem

import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem';
import { bsc } from 'viem/chains';

const client = createPublicClient({
    chain: bsc,
    transport: http('https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/')
});

const peerCount = await client.request({ method: 'net_peerCount' });
console.log('Peer Count:', parseInt(peerCount, 16));

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