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getinfo RPC Method

Returns general information about the Zcash node and network.

Updated on
Apr 29, 2026

Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters

Returns

version
integer

The server version

build
string

The build version string

subversion
string

The server subversion string

protocolversion
integer

The protocol version

blocks
integer

The current number of blocks processed

connections
integer

The number of connections

difficulty
number

The current difficulty

testnet
boolean

If the server is using testnet or not

paytxfee
number

The transaction fee set in ZEC/kB

relayfee
number

Minimum relay fee for non-free transactions in ZEC/kB

errors
string

Any error messages

errorstimestamp
integer

The timestamp of the error message

error
string

(Optional) The error message, if any

Request
Response
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{
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"jsonrpc": "2.0",
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"id": 1,
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"result": {
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"version": 4030000,
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"build": "v4.3.0",
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"subversion": "/Zebra:4.3.0/",
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"protocolversion": 170140,
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"blocks": 3323688,
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"connections": 200,
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"difficulty": 127318833.42730181,
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"testnet": false,
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"paytxfee": 0,
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"relayfee": 0.000001,
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"errors": "chain updates have stalled, state height has not increased for 10 minutes. Hint: check your network connection, and your computer clock and time zone",
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"errorstimestamp": 1777159768
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}
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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": {
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"version": 4030000,
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"build": "v4.3.0",
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"subversion": "/Zebra:4.3.0/",
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"protocolversion": 170140,
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"blocks": 3323688,
10
"connections": 200,
11
"difficulty": 127318833.42730181,
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"testnet": false,
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"paytxfee": 0,
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"relayfee": 0.000001,
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"errors": "chain updates have stalled, state height has not increased for 10 minutes. Hint: check your network connection, and your computer clock and time zone",
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"errorstimestamp": 1777159768
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}
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}
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