eth_syncing.md

description
Returns an object with data about the sync status or falseif the node is fully synced.

eth_syncing

{% hint style="success" %} Note: Your response from eth_syncing will likely return false because Alchemy only supports nodes in production that are completed synced. {% endhint %}

Parameters

none

Returns

Object|Boolean, An object with sync status data or FALSE, when not syncing:

• startingBlock: QUANTITY - The block at which the import started (will only be reset, after the sync reached his head)
• currentBlock: QUANTITY - The current block, same as eth_blockNumber
• highestBlock: QUANTITY - The estimated highest block

Example

Request

{% tabs %} {% tab title="Curl" %}

curl https://eth-mainnet.alchemyapi.io/v2/your-api-key \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_syncing","params":[],"id":1}'

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Postman" %}

URL: https://eth-mainnet.alchemyapi.io/v2/your-api-key
RequestType: POST
Body: 
{
    "jsonrpc":"2.0",
    "method":"eth_syncing",
    "params":[],
    "id":1
}

{% endtab %} {% endtabs %}

Response

{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": false
}