web3_clientVersion - Polygon

Learn how to use web3_clientVersion JSON-RPC method to retrieve the Polygon client version. Complete guide with examples for identifying node software and version info.

The web3_clientVersion method returns the current client version, which typically includes the client name and version number.

Parameters

• None

Request

cURL

cURL

curl --location --request POST 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "web3_clientVersion",
    "params": [],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

JavaScript (Axios)

request.js

import axios from 'axios';

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

const payload = {
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
    method: 'web3_clientVersion',
    params: [],
    id: 'getblock.io'
};

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

Python (requests)

request.py

import requests

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

payload = {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "web3_clientVersion",
    "params": [],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}

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

Rust (reqwest)

main.rs

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": "web3_clientVersion",
            "params": [],
            "id": "getblock.io"
        }"#)
        .send()
        .await?;
    
    println!("{}", response.text().await?);
    Ok(())
}

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": "bor/v1.2.0-stable/linux-amd64/go1.21"
}

Response Parameters

Field	Type	Description
jsonrpc	string	JSON-RPC version (2.0)
id	string	Request identifier
result	varies	Client version string

Use Case

The web3_clientVersion method is useful for:

• Client identification

• Debugging

• Version checking

Error Handling

Status Code	Error Message	Cause
403	Forbidden	Missing or invalid ACCESS-TOKEN
-32600	Invalid Request	Malformed request body
-32602	Invalid params	Invalid method parameters

Web3 Integration

Ethers.js

ethers.js

import { ethers } from 'ethers';

const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider('https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/');

const result = await provider.send('web3_clientVersion', []);
console.log('Result:', result);

Viem

viem.js

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

const client = createPublicClient({
    chain: polygon,
    transport: http('https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/')
});

const result = await client.request({
    method: 'web3_clientVersion',
    params: []
});
console.log('Result:', result);