server_info - XRPL

Example code for the server_info JSON RPC method. Complete guide to using server_info JSON-RPC in the GetBlock Web3 documentation.

This method asks the server for a human-readable version of various information about the rippled server being queried.

Parameters

• None

Request Example

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": "server_info",
    "params": [{}],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

Axios

JavaScript (Axios)

const axios = require('axios');

const url = 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS_TOKEN>/';
const headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
};

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

axios.post(url, payload, { headers })
    .then(response => console.log(response.data))
    .catch(error => console.error(error));

Request

Python

import requests

url = "https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS_TOKEN>/"
headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

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

Rust

Rust

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": "server_info",
        "params": [{}],
        "id": "getblock.io"
    });

    let response = client
        .post("https://shared.eu-central-1.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

Response (JSON)

{
    "result": {
        "info": {
            "build_version": "1.9.4",
            "complete_ledgers": "32570-63632030",
            "load_factor": 1,
            "peers": 21,
            "server_state": "full",
            "time": "2024-Jan-15 12:00:00.000000 UTC",
            "uptime": 1234567,
            "validated_ledger": {
                "base_fee_xrp": 0.00001,
                "hash": "3A0B41C31B13436610C5961E2C914529CAD3CCC4A7859ED6AABFCD0700847BC1",
                "reserve_base_xrp": 10,
                "reserve_inc_xrp": 2,
                "seq": 63632030
            }
        },
        "status": "success"
    }
}

Response Parameters

Field	Type	Description
info	object	Server information
build_version	string	Server version
complete_ledgers	string	Available ledger range
load_factor	number	Load factor
server_state	string	Server state
validated_ledger	object	Validated ledger info

Use Cases

• Check server health

• Monitor node status

• Verify connectivity

Error Handling

Error Code	Description
noNetwork	Not connected

SDK Integration

xrpl.js

Node.js (xrpl.js)

const xrpl = require('xrpl');

async function getServerInfo() {
    const client = new xrpl.Client('wss://xrplcluster.com');
    await client.connect();
    
    const response = await client.request({
        command: 'server_info'
    });
    
    console.log('Server state:', response.result.info.server_state);
    await client.disconnect();
}

getServerInfo();

xrpl-py

Python (xrpl-py)

from xrpl.clients import JsonRpcClient
from xrpl.models.requests import ServerInfo

client = JsonRpcClient("https://xrp.getblock.io/mainnet/")
request = ServerInfo()
response = client.request(request)
print(response.result)