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POST
/
788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8
getdifficulty
curl --request POST \
  --url https://nd-202-842-353.p2pify.com/788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8 \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "jsonrpc": "1.0",
  "method": "getdifficulty",
  "params": "<unknown>",
  "id": 1
}
'
{
  "result": 123,
  "error": {},
  "id": 123
}

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The getdifficulty method retrieves the current network difficulty, which is a measure of how difficult it is to find a new block on the blockchain.
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Parameters

  • None

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Response

  • result — a number representing the current network difficulty.
  • error — an object containing an error message if an error occurred, otherwise null.
  • id — an integer representing the ID of the request, used to match requests with responses.

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Use case

The getdifficulty method is commonly used to monitor the network’s mining difficulty level. Miners and network participants can use this information to gauge the competitiveness of mining on the network.

Body

application/json
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jsonrpc
string
default:1.0
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method
string
default:getdifficulty
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params
any
​
id
integer
default:1

Response

200 - application/json

The current network difficulty

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result
number

The current network difficulty as a number

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error
object
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id
integer
Last modified on May 18, 2026