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eth_chainId RPC Method

Returns the current network/chain ID, used to sign repplay-protected transaction introduced in EIP-155.

Updated on
Apr 29, 2026

To use the eth_chainId method on the C-Chain, ensure that the end of your URL includes ext/bc/C/rpc.

Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters

Returns

chain ID
string

It returns a hexadecimal value in string format which represents an integer of the chain ID

Request
Response
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{
2
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
3
"id": 1,
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"result": "0x82"
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}
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{
2
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
3
"id": 1,
4
"result": "0x82"
5
}
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