web3_clientVersion

Returns the version string of the node client software.

Note

This method is not exposed on every public endpoint. The Sepolia public node (sepolia.base.org) returns -32601 Method not found, while it works on mainnet.

Parameters

None.

Returns

Field	Type	Description
result	string	The client version string, formatted as <client>/<version>-<commit>/<platform>/base/<base-version>. Treat it as opaque — the format shifts with node software updates, so avoid parsing it.

Example

Request

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "web3_clientVersion",
  "params": [],
  "id": 1
}

Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "reth/v1.11.3-2ac58a2/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/base/v0.9.0"
}