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eth_chainId

Returns the currently configured chain ID, a value used in replay-protected transaction signing as introduced by EIP-155.

Parameters​

None.

Returns​

A hexadecimal of the current chain ID.

Example​

Replace YOUR-API-KEY with an API key from your Infura dashboard.

Request​

curl https://base-mainnet.infura.io/v3/YOUR-API-KEY \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_chainId","params": [],"id":1}'

Response​

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x1"
}