Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters

Returns

ss58Format

integer

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

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curl https://docs-demo.dot-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ \
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 -X POST \
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 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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 --data '{"method":"system_properties","params":[],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'
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curl https://docs-demo.dot-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ \
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 -X POST \
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 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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 --data '{"method":"system_properties","params":[],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'
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var myHeaders = new Headers();
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myHeaders.append("Content-Type", "application/json");
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var raw = JSON.stringify({
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  "method": "system_properties",
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  "params": [],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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});
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var requestOptions = {
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  method: 'POST',
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  headers: myHeaders,
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  body: raw,
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  redirect: 'follow'
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};
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fetch("https://docs-demo.dot-mainnet.quiknode.pro/", requestOptions)
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  .then(response => response.text())
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  .then(result => console.log(result))
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  .catch(error => console.log('error', error));

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var myHeaders = new Headers();
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myHeaders.append("Content-Type", "application/json");
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var raw = JSON.stringify({
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  "method": "system_properties",
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  "params": [],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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});
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var requestOptions = {
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  method: 'POST',
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  headers: myHeaders,
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  body: raw,
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  redirect: 'follow'
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};
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fetch("https://docs-demo.dot-mainnet.quiknode.pro/", requestOptions)
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  .then(response => response.text())
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  .then(result => console.log(result))
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  .catch(error => console.log('error', error));

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import requests
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import json
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url = "https://docs-demo.dot-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "method": "system_properties",
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  "params": [],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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})
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headers = {
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  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
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}
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response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
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print(response.text)
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import requests
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import json
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url = "https://docs-demo.dot-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "method": "system_properties",
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  "params": [],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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})
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headers = {
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  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
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}
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response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
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print(response.text)
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require "uri"
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require "json"
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require "net/http"
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url = URI("https://docs-demo.dot-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
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https = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
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https.use_ssl = true
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.dump({
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  "method": "system_properties",
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  "params": [],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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})
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response = https.request(request)
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puts response.read_body
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require "uri"
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require "json"
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require "net/http"
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url = URI("https://docs-demo.dot-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
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https = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
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https.use_ssl = true
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.dump({
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  "method": "system_properties",
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  "params": [],
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  "id": 1,
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
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})
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response = https.request(request)
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puts response.read_body
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