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

index.js

const axios = require('axios');

const url = 'https://go.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));

example.py

import requests
import json

url = "https://go.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

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