eth_protocolVersion

Returns the current Ethereum protocol version.

Parameters

None.

Returns

protocol version: A hexadecimal indicating the current Ethereum protocol version.

Example

Replace YOUR-API-KEY with an API key from your Infura dashboard.

Request

cURL

curl https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/YOUR-API-KEY \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "eth_protocolVersion", "params": [], "id": 1}'

WSS

wscat -c wss://mainnet.infura.io/ws/v3/YOUR-API-KEY -x '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "eth_protocolVersion", "params": [], "id": 1}'

Response

JSON

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x41"
}