ping
curl --request POST \
--url https://nd-202-842-353.p2pify.com/788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8 \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"jsonrpc": "1.0",
"method": "ping",
"params": "<unknown>",
"id": 1
}
'import requests
url = "https://nd-202-842-353.p2pify.com/788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8"
payload = {
"jsonrpc": "1.0",
"method": "ping",
"params": "<unknown>",
"id": 1
}
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({jsonrpc: '1.0', method: 'ping', params: '<unknown>', id: 1})
};
fetch('https://nd-202-842-353.p2pify.com/788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8', 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://nd-202-842-353.p2pify.com/788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8",
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([
'jsonrpc' => '1.0',
'method' => 'ping',
'params' => '<unknown>',
'id' => 1
]),
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://nd-202-842-353.p2pify.com/788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"jsonrpc\": \"1.0\",\n \"method\": \"ping\",\n \"params\": \"<unknown>\",\n \"id\": 1\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://nd-202-842-353.p2pify.com/788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"jsonrpc\": \"1.0\",\n \"method\": \"ping\",\n \"params\": \"<unknown>\",\n \"id\": 1\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://nd-202-842-353.p2pify.com/788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8")
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 \"jsonrpc\": \"1.0\",\n \"method\": \"ping\",\n \"params\": \"<unknown>\",\n \"id\": 1\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"result": "<unknown>",
"error": {},
"id": 123
}Bitcoin node API
ping | Bitcoin
The ping method is used to send a ping to all connected peers to ensure they are active. Available on Bitcoin via Chainstack JSON-RPC nodes.
POST
/
788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8
ping
curl --request POST \
--url https://nd-202-842-353.p2pify.com/788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8 \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"jsonrpc": "1.0",
"method": "ping",
"params": "<unknown>",
"id": 1
}
'import requests
url = "https://nd-202-842-353.p2pify.com/788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8"
payload = {
"jsonrpc": "1.0",
"method": "ping",
"params": "<unknown>",
"id": 1
}
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({jsonrpc: '1.0', method: 'ping', params: '<unknown>', id: 1})
};
fetch('https://nd-202-842-353.p2pify.com/788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8', 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://nd-202-842-353.p2pify.com/788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8",
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([
'jsonrpc' => '1.0',
'method' => 'ping',
'params' => '<unknown>',
'id' => 1
]),
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://nd-202-842-353.p2pify.com/788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"jsonrpc\": \"1.0\",\n \"method\": \"ping\",\n \"params\": \"<unknown>\",\n \"id\": 1\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://nd-202-842-353.p2pify.com/788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"jsonrpc\": \"1.0\",\n \"method\": \"ping\",\n \"params\": \"<unknown>\",\n \"id\": 1\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://nd-202-842-353.p2pify.com/788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8")
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 \"jsonrpc\": \"1.0\",\n \"method\": \"ping\",\n \"params\": \"<unknown>\",\n \"id\": 1\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"result": "<unknown>",
"error": {},
"id": 123
}The
ping method is used to send a ping to all connected peers to ensure they are active. This is a simple network management command that can help diagnose connectivity issues.
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Parameters
- None
Response
result— always returns null, indicating that the ping command was executed and the pings were sent.error— an object containing an error message if an error occurred, otherwisenull.id— an integer representing the ID of the request.
Use case
Theping method is useful for node operators to check the activity and responsiveness of connected peers. It can help in identifying inactive or unresponsive peers.Last modified on June 22, 2026
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