---
id: api-blockchain-get-blockchain-info
title: GetBlockchainInfo
---

---

Returns the current network statistics for the specified network.

!!! note

    `CHAIN_ID` from `2` to `9` are reserved for Zilliqa Core use.

### Example Request

=== "cURL"

    ```shell
    curl -d '{
        "id": "1",
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "method": "GetBlockchainInfo",
        "params": [""]
    }' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST "https://api.zilliqa.com/"
    ```

=== "node.js"

    ```js
    const blockChainInfo = await zilliqa.blockchain.getBlockChainInfo();
    console.log(blockChainInfo.result);
    ```

=== "java"

    ```java
    public class App {
        public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
            HttpProvider client = new HttpProvider("https://api.zilliqa.com/");
            Rep<BlockchainInfo> blockchainInfo = client.getBlockchainInfo();
            System.out.println(new Gson().toJson(blockchainInfo));
        }
    }
    ```

=== "python"

    ```python
    from pyzil.zilliqa import chain
    chain.set_active_chain(chain.MainNet)
    print(chain.active_chain.api.GetBlockchainInfo())
    ```

=== "go"

    ```go
    func GetBlockchainInfo() {
      provider := NewProvider("https://api.zilliqa.com/")
      response := provider.GetBlockchainInfo()
      result, _ := json.Marshal(response)
      fmt.Println(string(result))
    }
    ```

### Example Response

```json
{
  "id": "1",
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "CurrentDSEpoch": "5898",
    "CurrentMiniEpoch": "589778",
    "DSBlockRate": 0.00014142137245459714,
    "NumDSBlocks": "5899",
    "NumPeers": 2400,
    "NumTransactions": "4350627",
    "NumTxBlocks": "589778",
    "NumTxnsDSEpoch": "748",
    "NumTxnsTxEpoch": "4",
    "ShardingStructure": {
      "NumPeers": [600, 600, 600]
    },
    "TransactionRate": 0.09401852277720939,
    "TxBlockRate": 0.014137955733170903
  }
}
```

### HTTP Request

| Chain(s)              | URL(s)                                                                                       |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Zilliqa mainnet**   | [https://api.zilliqa.com/](https://api.zilliqa.com/)                                         |
| **Developer testnet** | [https://dev-api.zilliqa.com/](https://dev-api.zilliqa.com/)                                 |
| **Local testnet**     | [http://localhost:4201/](http://localhost:4201/)                                             |
| **Isolated server**   | [https://zilliqa-isolated-server.zilliqa.com/](https://zilliqa-isolated-server.zilliqa.com/) |

### Arguments

| Parameter | Type   | Required | Description           |
| --------- | ------ | -------- | --------------------- |
| `id`      | string | Required | `"1"`                 |
| `jsonrpc` | string | Required | `"2.0"`               |
| `method`  | string | Required | `"GetBlockchainInfo"` |
| `params`  | string | Required | Empty string `""`     |