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# eth_syncing

Returns an object with data about the sync status or false

### Body

<ParamField body="id" type="number" placeholder="1">
  Serves as a unique identifier for the request
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="jsonrpc" type="string" placeholder="2.0">
  Indicates the version of JSON-RPC being used
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="method" type="string" placeholder="eth_syncing">
  Represents the name of the remote procedure or method to be called
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="params" type="array">
  Contains the list of parameters passed to the remote method
</ParamField>

### Response

<ResponseField name="id" type="number">
  Returns unique identifier for the request
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="jsonrpc" type="string">
  Returns the version of JSON-RPC being used
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="result" type="object">
  <Expandable title="sync result">
    <ResponseField name="syncStatus" type="bool">
      A boolean as false only when not syncing
    </ResponseField>

    or

    <ResponseField name="syncBlocks" type="object">
      <Expandable title="syncBlocks">
        <ResponseField name="currentBlock" type="string">
          A hexcode of the integer indicating the current block, same as eth\_blockNumber
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="highestBlock" type="string">
          A hexcode of the integer indicating the highest block
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="startingBlock" type="string">
          A hexcode of the integer indicating the block at which the import started (will only be reset, after the sync reached his head)
        </ResponseField>
      </Expandable>
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash Example Request theme={null}
  curl  'https://rpc1.aries.axiomesh.io' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "eth_syncing",
      "params": [],
      "id": 1
  }'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={null}
  {
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "id": 1,
      "result": {
          "currentBlock": "3",
          "highestBlock": "3",
          "startingBlock": "1"
      }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>