eth_syncing
curl --request POST \
--url https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/ \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_syncing",
"params": []
}
'import requests
url = "https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/"
payload = {
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_syncing",
"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: 'eth_syncing', params: []})
};
fetch('https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/', 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://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/",
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' => 'eth_syncing',
'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://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"id\": 1,\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_syncing\",\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://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"id\": 1,\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_syncing\",\n \"params\": []\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/")
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\": \"eth_syncing\",\n \"params\": []\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"result": false
}Arc node API
eth_syncing | Arc
Arc API method that returns the sync status of the node. Returns false if the node is fully synced, or a sync status object if syncing.
POST
/
eth_syncing
curl --request POST \
--url https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/ \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_syncing",
"params": []
}
'import requests
url = "https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/"
payload = {
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_syncing",
"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: 'eth_syncing', params: []})
};
fetch('https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/', 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://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/",
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' => 'eth_syncing',
'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://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"id\": 1,\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_syncing\",\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://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"id\": 1,\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_syncing\",\n \"params\": []\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/")
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\": \"eth_syncing\",\n \"params\": []\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"result": false
}Arc API method that returns the sync status of the node. Returns
false if the node is fully synced, or a sync status object if syncing.
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Parameters
none
Response
result—falseif not syncing, or a sync status object:startingBlock— block at which sync startedcurrentBlock— current block being syncedhighestBlock— estimated highest block
eth_syncing code examples
const { ethers } = require("ethers");
const NODE_URL = "CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL";
const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(NODE_URL);
async function checkSyncStatus() {
const syncing = await provider.send("eth_syncing", []);
if (syncing === false) {
console.log("Node is fully synced");
} else {
console.log(`Syncing: ${Number(syncing.currentBlock)}/${Number(syncing.highestBlock)}`);
}
}
checkSyncStatus()
from web3 import Web3
node_url = "CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL"
web3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider(node_url))
syncing = web3.eth.syncing
if syncing is False:
print("Node is fully synced")
else:
print(f"Syncing: {syncing['currentBlock']}/{syncing['highestBlock']}")
curl -X POST "CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "eth_syncing", "params": [], "id": 1}'
Last modified on August 3, 2026
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