> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.getblock.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.getblock.io/api-reference/litecoin/litecoin-json-rpc-api/help-litecoin.md).

# help - Litecoin

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

This method lists all commands, or gets help for a specified command.

### Parameters

| Parameter | Type   | Description                           |
| --------- | ------ | ------------------------------------- |
| command   | string | Optional. The command to get help on. |

### Request examples

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}
{% code title="cURL" overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
curl --location --request POST 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "help",
    "params": ["getblockcount"],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JavaScript (Axios)" %}
{% code title="axios.js" %}

```javascript
import axios from 'axios';

const data = JSON.stringify({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "help",
    "params": ["getblockcount"],
    "id": "getblock.io"
});

const config = {
    method: 'post',
    url: 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/',
    headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    data: data
};

axios(config)
    .then(response => console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data)))
    .catch(error => console.log(error));
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python (requests)" %}
{% code title="help.py" %}

```python
import requests
import json

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

payload = json.dumps({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "help",
    "params": ["getblockcount"],
    "id": "getblock.io"
})

headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=payload)
print(response.text)
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Rust (reqwest)" %}
{% code title="main.rs" %}

```rust
use reqwest::header;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
    
    let response = client
        .post("https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/")
        .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json")
        .body(r#"{
            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
            "method": "help",
            "params": ["getblockcount"],
            "id": "getblock.io"
        }"#)
        .send()
        .await?;
    
    println!("{}", response.text().await?);
    Ok(())
}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### Response

{% code title="response.json" overflow="wrap" %}

```json
{
    "result": "== Blockchain ==\ngetbestblockhash\ngetblock \"blockhash\" ( verbosity )\ngetblockchaininfo\ngetblockcount\ngetblockfilter \"blockhash\" ( \"filtertype\" )\ngetblockhash height\ngetblockheader \"blockhash\" ( verbose )\ngetblockstats hash_or_height ( stats )\ngetchaintips\ngetchaintxstats ( nblocks \"blockhash\" )\ngetdifficulty\ngetmempoolancestors \"txid\" ( verbose )\ngetmempooldescendants \"txid\" ( verbose )\ngetmempoolentry \"txid\"\ngetmempoolinfo\ngetrawmempool ( verbose mempool_sequence )\ngettxout \"txid\" n ( include_mempool )\ngettxoutproof [\"txid\",...] ( \"blockhash\" )\ngettxoutsetinfo ( \"hash_type\" )\npreciousblock \"blockhash\"\npruneblockchain height\nsavemempool\nscantxoutset \"action\" ( [scanobjects,...] )\nverifychain ( checklevel nblocks )\nverifytxoutproof \"proof\"\n\n== Control ==\ngetmemoryinfo ( \"mode\" )\ngetrpcinfo\nhelp ( \"command\" )\nlogging ( [\"include_category\",...] [\"exclude_category\",...] )\nstop\nuptime\n\n== Generating ==\ngenerateblock \"output\" [\"rawtx/txid\",...]\ngeneratetoaddress nblocks \"address\" ( maxtries )\ngeneratetodescriptor num_blocks \"descriptor\" ( maxtries )\n\n== Mining ==\ngetblocktemplate ( \"template_request\" )\ngetmininginfo\ngetnetworkhashps ( nblocks height )\nprioritisetransaction \"txid\" ( dummy ) fee_delta\nsubmitblock \"hexdata\" ( \"dummy\" )\nsubmitheader \"hexdata\"\n\n== Network ==\naddnode \"node\" \"command\"\nclearbanned\ndisconnectnode ( \"address\" nodeid )\ngetaddednodeinfo ( \"node\" )\ngetconnectioncount\ngetnettotals\ngetnetworkinfo\ngetnodeaddresses ( count )\ngetpeerinfo\nlistbanned\nping\nsetban \"subnet\" \"command\" ( bantime absolute )\nsetnetworkactive state\n\n== Rawtransactions ==\nanalyzepsbt \"psbt\"\ncombinepsbt [\"psbt\",...]\ncombinerawtransaction [\"hexstring\",...]\nconverttopsbt \"hexstring\" ( permitsigdata iswitness )\ncreatepsbt [{\"txid\":\"hex\",\"vout\":n,\"sequence\":n},...] [{\"address\":amount},{\"data\":\"hex\"},...] ( locktime replaceable )\ncreaterawtransaction [{\"txid\":\"hex\",\"vout\":n,\"sequence\":n},...] [{\"address\":amount},{\"data\":\"hex\"},...] ( locktime replaceable )\ndecodepsbt \"psbt\"\ndecoderawtransaction \"hexstring\" ( iswitness )\ndecodescript \"hexstring\"\nfinalizepsbt \"psbt\" ( extract )\ngetrawtransaction \"txid\" ( verbose \"blockhash\" )\njoinpsbts [\"psbt\",...]\nsendrawtransaction \"hexstring\" ( maxfeerate )\nsignrawtransactionwithkey \"hexstring\" [\"privatekey\",...] ( [{\"txid\":\"hex\",\"vout\":n,\"scriptPubKey\":\"hex\",\"redeemScript\":\"hex\",\"witnessScript\":\"hex\",\"amount\":amount},...] \"sighashtype\" )\ntestmempoolaccept [\"rawtx\",...] ( maxfeerate )\nutxoupdatepsbt \"psbt\" ( [\"\",{\"desc\":\"str\",\"range\":n or [n,n]},...] )\n\n== Util ==\ncreatemultisig nrequired [\"key\",...] ( \"address_type\" )\nderiveaddresses \"descriptor\" ( range )\nestimatesmartfee conf_target ( \"estimate_mode\" )\ngetdescriptorinfo \"descriptor\"\ngetindexinfo ( \"index_name\" )\nsignmessagewithprivkey \"privkey\" \"message\"\nvalidateaddress \"address\"\nverifymessage \"address\" \"signature\" \"message\"\n\n== Zmq ==\ngetzmqnotifications",
    "error": null,
    "id": "getblock.io"
}
```

{% endcode %}

### Response Parameters

| Field  | Type   | Description                   |
| ------ | ------ | ----------------------------- |
| result | string | The list of available command |

### Use Case

The `help` method is essential for:

* API discovery
* Documentation
* Command reference
* Learning the API

### Error Handling

| Status Code | Error Message | Cause                            |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------------------------- |
| 403         | Forbidden     | Missing or invalid ACCESS-TOKEN. |

### Integration Notes

The `help` method helps developers build robust applications that interact with the Litecoin blockchain.