eth_syncing

Returns an object with the sync status of the node if the node is out-of-sync and is syncing. Returns false when the node is alredy in sync.

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Supported on Arbitrum One (Nitro) only.

Parameters

  • none

Returns

  • result - Boolean (false) when not syncing or a JSON Object when syncing:
    • startingblock - The block at which the import started encoded as a hexadecimal.
    • currentblock - The current block, same as eth_blockNumber encoded as a hexadecimal.
    • highestblock - The estimated highest block encoded as a hexadecimal.

API Endpoint

The format of an Arbitrum Nova API endpoint is
https://open-platform.nodereal.io/{{apiKey}}/arbitrum-nitro/

Here is an example:
https://open-platform.nodereal.io/4c0a1c23661a4e26bcbcwed461e34ea9/arbitrum-nitro/

Example

Request

curl https://open-platform.nodereal.io/{{apiKey}}/arbitrum-nitro/ \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_syncing","params":[],"id":67}'

Result

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 67,
    "result": false
}