---
title: "eth_syncing"
description: "Returns the sync status of the node. Returns false when the node is fully synced, otherwise an object describing sync progress."
source: https://basehub.org/api-reference/eth/eth_syncing/
---
Returns the sync status of the node. Returns `false` when the node is fully synced.

## Parameters

None.

## Returns

`result` is `false` if the node is fully synced. Otherwise it is a sync status object with the following fields:

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `startingBlock` | string | Block at which the sync started (hex). |
| `currentBlock` | string | Current block being processed (hex). |
| `highestBlock` | string | Estimated highest block (hex). |

## Example

### Request

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_syncing",
  "params": [],
  "id": 1
}
```

### Response (synced)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": false
}
```