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system_properties RPC Method

Get a custom set of properties as a JSON object, defined in the chain spec.

Updated on
Apr 01, 2026

Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters

Returns

result
object

The result object which contains the following fields:

ss58Format
integer

(Optional) The address format used for Substrate addresses in the Polkadot network

tokenDecimals
integer

The number of decimal places used for the native token in the blockchain

tokenSymbol
string

The symbol of the native token used in the blockchain

Request
Response
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{
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"jsonrpc": "2.0",
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"result": {
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"tokenDecimals": 18,
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"tokenSymbol": "PEAQ"
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},
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"id": 1
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}
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{
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"jsonrpc": "2.0",
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"result": {
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"tokenDecimals": 18,
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"tokenSymbol": "PEAQ"
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},
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"id": 1
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}
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