BitcoinMethods
getconnectioncount
The getconnectioncount RPC method allows you to retrieve the current number of connections to other nodes in the Bitcoin network. This method is essential for monitoring the network status and ens...
getconnectioncount
Overview
The 'getconnectioncount ' RPC method allows you to retrieve the current number of connections to other nodes in the Bitcoin network. This method is essential for monitoring the network status and ensuring the node's proper functionality.
Request
shell
curl --location 'https://bitcoin-mainnet.node.coinapi.io' \
--header 'x-coinapi-key: '73034021-THIS-IS-SAMPLE-KEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'accept: application/json' \
--data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"getconnectioncount","params": [],"id":1}'csharp
var client = new HttpClient();
var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "https://bitcoin-mainnet.node.coinapi.io");
request.Headers.Add("x-coinapi-key", "73034021-THIS-IS-SAMPLE-KEY");
request.Headers.Add("accept", "application/json");
var content = new StringContent("{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"getconnectioncount\",\"params\": [],\"id\":1}", null, "application/json");
request.Content = content;
var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
Console.WriteLine(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());php
<?php
$client = new Client();
$headers = [
'x-coinapi-key' => '73034021-THIS-IS-SAMPLE-KEY',
'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
'accept' => 'application/json'
];
$body = '{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "getchaintxstats",
"params": [],
"id": 1
}';
$request = new Request('POST', 'https://bitcoin-mainnet.node.coinapi.io', $headers, $body);
$res = $client->sendAsync($request)->wait();
echo $res->getBody();
?>python
import requests
import json
url = "https://bitcoin-mainnet.node.coinapi.io"
payload = json.dumps({
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "getconnectioncount",
"params": [],
"id": 1
})
headers = {
'x-coinapi-key': '73034021-THIS-IS-SAMPLE-KEY',
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'accept': 'application/json'
}
response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
print(response.text)javascript
var settings = {
"url": "https://bitcoin-mainnet.node.coinapi.io",
"method": "POST",
"timeout": 0,
"headers": {
"x-coinapi-key": "4303fb63-adec-42dc-b571-74bc2f2a5167",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"accept": "application/json"
},
"data": JSON.stringify({
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "getconnectioncount",
"params": [],
"id": 1
}),
};
$.ajax(settings).done(function (response) {
console.log(response);
});go
package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io/ioutil"
)
func main() {
url := "https://bitcoin-mainnet.node.coinapi.io"
method := "POST"
payload := strings.NewReader(`{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"getconnectioncount","params": [],"id":1}`)
client := &http.Client {
}
req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, payload)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
req.Header.Add("x-coinapi-key", "73034021-THIS-IS-SAMPLE-KEY")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
req.Header.Add("accept", "application/json")
res, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
defer res.Body.Close()
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}ruby
require "uri"
require "json"
require "net/http"
url = URI("https://bitcoin-mainnet.node.coinapi.io")
https = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
https.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-coinapi-key"] = "73034021-THIS-IS-SAMPLE-KEY"
request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
request["accept"] = "application/json"
request.body = JSON.dump({
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "getconnectioncount",
"params": [],
"id": 1
})
response = https.request(request)
puts response.read_bodyjava
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient().newBuilder()
.build();
MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json");
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "{\r\n \"jsonrpc\": \"1.0\",\r\n \"id\": \"1\",\r\n \"method\": \"getconnectioncount\",\r\n \"params\": []\r\n}\r\n");
Request request = new Request.Builder()
.url("https://bitcoin-mainnet.node.coinapi.io")
.method("POST", body)
.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
.addHeader("accept", "application/json")
.addHeader("X-CoinAPI-Key", "73034021-THIS-IS-SAMPLE-KEY")
.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();Request Parameters
This method does not require any parameters.
Response
{
"result": 10,
"error": null,
"id": 1
}n: Represents the total number of connections to other nodes, encompassing both inbound and outbound connections. error: Contains the error message, if any, that occurred while attempting to retrieve the connection count.