state_getRuntimeVersion - Midnight

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

This method returns the runtime version at the current best block. Functionally identical to chain_getRuntimeVersion with no parameter.

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

hash

string

Block hash to query at. Defaults to the current best block

Request Example

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

import requests
import json

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

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

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

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

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": "state_getRuntimeVersion",
        "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

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": {
        "specName": "midnight",
        "implName": "midnight",
        "authoringVersion": 1,
        "specVersion": 130,
        "implVersion": 0,
        "transactionVersion": 1,
        "stateVersion": 1
    }
}

Response Parameters

Field

Type

Description

result.specName

string

Runtime spec name

result.specVersion

integer

Runtime spec version

result.transactionVersion

integer

Transaction format version

Use Cases

Detecting runtime upgrades
Tooling that prefers the state namespace over chain

Error Handling

Status Code

Error Message

Cause

404

Not Found

Missing or invalid <ACCESS-TOKEN>

-32602

Invalid params

Request parameters are missing or malformed

429

Too Many Requests

Rate limit exceeded for your plan

SDK Integration

import { ApiPromise, WsProvider } from '@polkadot/api';

const wsProvider = new WsProvider('wss://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/');
const api = await ApiPromise.create({ provider: wsProvider });

// Call via the typed API:
const result = await api.rpc.state.getRuntimeVersion();
console.log(result.toJSON());

// Or call the raw JSON-RPC method:
const raw = await api.rpc.rpc.methods();
// const raw = await (api as any)._rpcCore.provider.send('state_getRuntimeVersion', []);

from substrateinterface import SubstrateInterface

substrate = SubstrateInterface(url='wss://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/')

# Generic RPC call:
result = substrate.rpc_request('state_getRuntimeVersion', [])
print(result)

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