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net_peerCount

Polygon / https://triport.io/polygon

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Polygon method guide

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net_peerCount reports how many p2p peers the underlying Polygon node is connected to, encoded as a hex-quantity string (e.g. "0x2a" → 42). It is part of the standard net_* network-info namespace and takes no parameters.

Use it as a lightweight node-health / connectivity signal. The value is most meaningful on the Bor-consensus backends that serve Polygon mainnet (chainId 0x89 / 137), where it reflects the node's real Bor p2p peer count.

Gotcha — value reliability: behind some load-balanced / CDN-fronted infrastructure the peer count is not a real metric. Such backends may return a fabricated constant or "0x0" regardless of the actual peer topology. Treat a zero or suspiciously static value as "unknown" rather than "no peers", and do not build alerting on the absolute number unless you have confirmed your route serves a direct Bor backend. The count is a coarse signal, not a precise gauge.

Parameters

This method takes no parameters.

Returns

net_peerCount return value
FieldType
resultobject

Examples

curl https://triport.io/polygon \
  -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <api-key>' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"net_peerCount","params":[]}'
const res = await fetch("https://triport.io/polygon", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", Authorization: "Bearer <api-key>" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "net_peerCount",
  "params": []
}),
});
const data = await res.json();
import requests
resp = requests.post(
    "https://triport.io/polygon",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer <api-key>"},
    json={"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"net_peerCount","params":[]},
)
print(resp.json())

Usage

  1. Transport: HTTP (JSON-RPC).
  2. Chain: Polygon.
  3. Clusters: mainnet.
  4. Credit cost: 1 per call.

FAQ

What does net_peerCount do?
Returns the number of peers currently connected to the node's p2p network, as a hexadecimal string.
How many credits does net_peerCount cost?
net_peerCount costs 1 credit(s) per call on Triport by default.
Is net_peerCount available over WebSocket?
net_peerCount is an HTTP JSON-RPC method.