false
if the node is fully synced. This method can track the progress of a node’s synchronization with the Ethereum blockchain. The returned object contains data such as the starting block, current block, and highest block of the node, allowing developers to monitor and estimate the time remaining for the node to sync fully.
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Parameters
none
Response
result
— the boolean valuefalse
when not syncing or a JSON object when syncing:startingBlock
— the block number where the synchronization process started, encoded as hexadecimal.currentBlock
— the block number that the node has currently processed, same aseth_blockNumber
, encoded as hexadecimal.highestBlock
— the block number of the latest block in the blockchain known to the node.
eth_syncing
code examples
Learn more about the
ChainstackProvider
in ethers.js
: ethers ChainstackProvider Documentation.Use case
Theeth_syncing
method on Ethereum can be useful for developers building applications that interact with the Ethereum blockchain. For example, you may want to provide feedback to your application’s user about the status of the Ethereum node the application is connecting to.
Here is a code example using the ethers.js library and the ChainstackProvider
:
index.js
chainstack
instance and connects to the node. Then, it calls eth_syncing
to get the current synchronization status of the node. If the node is fully synced, the function logs a message to the console indicating that the node is fully synced.
If the node is still syncing, the function logs the current and highest block numbers known to the node.Body
application/json