net_peerCount - Celo

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

This method returns the number of peers currently connected to the Celo node. This is useful for monitoring network connectivity.

Parameters

• None

Request Example

cURL

curl

curl -X POST https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/ \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "getblock.io",
  "method": "net_peerCount",
  "params": []
}'

JavaScript (Axios)

index.js

const axios = require('axios');

const url = 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/';

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

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

Python

example.py

import requests
import json

url = "https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/"

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

response = requests.post(url, headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"}, json=payload)
print(response.json())

Response Example

response.json

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

Response Definition

Field	Type	Description
result	string	Number of connected peers (hex)

Use Cases

• Monitor network connectivity

• Assess node health

• Debug connection issues

Error Handling

Error Code	Description
-32603	Internal error