net_listening

curl --request POST \
  --url https://bsc-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/35848e183f3e3303c8cfeacbea831cab \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "net_listening",
  "params": []
}
'

import requests

url = "https://bsc-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/35848e183f3e3303c8cfeacbea831cab"

payload = {
    "id": 1,
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "net_listening",
    "params": []
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

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

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({id: 1, jsonrpc: '2.0', method: 'net_listening', params: []})
};

fetch('https://bsc-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/35848e183f3e3303c8cfeacbea831cab', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://bsc-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/35848e183f3e3303c8cfeacbea831cab",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'id' => 1,
    'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
    'method' => 'net_listening',
    'params' => [
        
    ]
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://bsc-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/35848e183f3e3303c8cfeacbea831cab"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"id\": 1,\n  \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n  \"method\": \"net_listening\",\n  \"params\": []\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://bsc-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/35848e183f3e3303c8cfeacbea831cab")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"id\": 1,\n  \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n  \"method\": \"net_listening\",\n  \"params\": []\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://bsc-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/35848e183f3e3303c8cfeacbea831cab")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"id\": 1,\n  \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n  \"method\": \"net_listening\",\n  \"params\": []\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "jsonrpc": "<string>",
  "id": 123,
  "result": "<string>"
}

POST

35848e183f3e3303c8cfeacbea831cab

net_listening

curl --request POST \
  --url https://bsc-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/35848e183f3e3303c8cfeacbea831cab \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "net_listening",
  "params": []
}
'

import requests

url = "https://bsc-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/35848e183f3e3303c8cfeacbea831cab"

payload = {
    "id": 1,
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "net_listening",
    "params": []
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

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

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({id: 1, jsonrpc: '2.0', method: 'net_listening', params: []})
};

fetch('https://bsc-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/35848e183f3e3303c8cfeacbea831cab', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://bsc-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/35848e183f3e3303c8cfeacbea831cab",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'id' => 1,
    'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
    'method' => 'net_listening',
    'params' => [
        
    ]
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://bsc-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/35848e183f3e3303c8cfeacbea831cab"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"id\": 1,\n  \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n  \"method\": \"net_listening\",\n  \"params\": []\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://bsc-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/35848e183f3e3303c8cfeacbea831cab")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"id\": 1,\n  \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n  \"method\": \"net_listening\",\n  \"params\": []\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://bsc-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/35848e183f3e3303c8cfeacbea831cab")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"id\": 1,\n  \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n  \"method\": \"net_listening\",\n  \"params\": []\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "jsonrpc": "<string>",
  "id": 123,
  "result": "<string>"
}

BNB API method that returns a boolean value indicating whether the client is currently listening for network connections or not. The net_listening method can be useful in many scenarios where it is important to monitor the status of an Ethereum client’s network connection to ensure it works properly.

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Parameters

none

Response

boolean — a boolean value that indicates whether a node is actively seeking peer connections. true if the client is actively listening for connections, false if not.

`net_listening` code examples

const ethers = require('ethers');
const NODE_URL = "CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL";
const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(NODE_URL);

const isListening = async () => {
const listen = await provider.send("net_listening");
console.log(listen);
}

isListening()

from web3 import Web3  
node_url = "CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL"
web3 = Web3.HTTPProvider(node_url)

is_listening = web3.provider.make_request('net_listening', [])
print(is_listening)

Use case

A method like net_listening can be used to monitor the network status of the BNB node a developer connects to. Imagine a blockchain explorer where users can search for transactions, addresses, and other information on the Ethereum blockchain. To provide accurate information to its users, the website needs to be able to monitor the current status of its connection.

Body

application/json

integer

default:1

jsonrpc

string

default:2.0

method

string

default:net_listening

params

array

Response

200 - application/json

The boolean value that indicates whether or not a node is currently actively seeking peer connections.

jsonrpc

string

integer

result

string

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