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## Submitting Feedback

If you encounter incorrect, outdated, or confusing documentation on this page, submit feedback:

POST https://docs.chainstack.com/feedback

```json
{
  "path": "/reference/bitcoin-uptime",
  "feedback": "Description of the issue"
}
```

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# uptime | Bitcoin

The `uptime` method returns the total uptime of the server in seconds, providing a simple way to monitor how long the server has been running without interruption.

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## Parameters

* None

## Response

* `result` — an integer representing the server's uptime in seconds.
* `error` — an object containing an error message if an error occurred, otherwise `null`.
* `id` — an integer representing the ID of the request.

## Use case

The `uptime` method is useful for monitoring and management purposes, allowing administrators and users to determine how long the server has been operational. This can be particularly useful for assessing system stability and performance over time.


## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/bitcoin_node_api/uptime.json POST /788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: uptime example
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    This is an API example for uptime, a method to get the total uptime of the
    server in seconds.
servers:
  - url: https://nd-202-842-353.p2pify.com
security: []
paths:
  /788f110831fe13808302bd79796d55e8:
    post:
      tags:
        - Blockchain Operations
      summary: uptime
      operationId: uptime
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                jsonrpc:
                  type: string
                  default: '1.0'
                method:
                  type: string
                  default: uptime
                params: {}
                id:
                  type: integer
                  default: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The total uptime of the server in seconds
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  result:
                    type: integer
                    description: The uptime of the server in seconds
                  error:
                    type: object
                  id:
                    type: integer

````