net_version

Returns the current network ID. This is usually equivalent to the chainID, but may differ from it for some legacy networks or special testnets.

Ethereum specification · All supported methods

Parameters

No parameters. Send an empty params array.

Return value

The selected network’s ID as a decimal string.

Example

Replace <gateway-url> with your gateway base URL and <service-url> with the chain’s service path, such as service/ethereum.

curl -X POST "<gateway-url>/<service-url>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"net_version","params":[]}'

Illustrative response; values depend on the selected network and request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "1"
}

Direct behavior

Returns the network ID for the selected network. Its decimal string is not necessarily the same value or encoding as eth_chainId.