web3_clientVersion | Monad

POST

web3_clientVersion

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://monad-testnet.core.chainstack.com/9c5b265f20b3ea5df4f54f70eb74b800/ \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "web3_clientVersion",
  "params": []
}
'

200

{
  "jsonrpc": "<string>",
  "id": 123,
  "result": "<string>"
}

Monad API method that returns the current client version. This method is useful for identifying the node implementation and version you are connected to.

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Parameters

• none

Response

• result — a string representing the current client version.

web3_clientVersion code examples

ethers.js

const { ethers } = require("ethers");

const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL");

async function getClientVersion() {
  const clientVersion = await provider.send("web3_clientVersion", []);
  console.log(`Client version: ${clientVersion}`);
}

getClientVersion();

Use case

A practical use case for web3_clientVersion is implementing compatibility checks in your application to ensure the connected node supports required features, or logging node information for debugging and monitoring purposes.

Body

application/json

id · integer · default: 1

jsonrpc · string · default: 2.0

method · string · default: web3_clientVersion

params · array

Response

200 - application/json

The current client version.

jsonrpc · string

id · integer

result · string