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eth_syncing RPC Method

Returns an object with the sync status of the node if the node is out-of-sync and is syncing. Returns false when the node is already in sync.

Updated on
Jan 21, 2026

Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters

Returns

result

The result is false if JSON Object is not syncing otherwise it's true:

startingBlock

The block at which the import started encoded as hexadecimal

currentBlock

The current block, same as eth_blockNumber encoded as hexadecimal

highestBlock

The estimated highest block encoded as hexadecimal

Request
Response
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{
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"jsonrpc": "2.0",
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"id": 1,
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"result": false
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}
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{
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"jsonrpc": "2.0",
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"id": 1,
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"result": false
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}
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