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eth_mining

Returns true if client is actively mining new blocks.

REQUEST

POST https://<network>.infura.io/v3/YOUR-API-KEY

HEADERS

Content-Type: application/json

EXAMPLE

## JSON-RPC over HTTPS POST
## Replace YOUR-API-KEY with an API key from your Infura Dashboard
## You can also replace mainnet with a different supported network
curl https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/YOUR-API-KEY \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_mining","params": [],"id":1}'
## JSON-RPC over WSS
## Replace YOUR-API-KEY with an API key from your Infura Dashboard
## You can also replace mainnet with a different supported network
wscat -c wss://mainnet.infura.io/ws/v3/YOUR-API-KEY
>{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_mining","params": [],"id":1}

RESPONSE

RESULT FIELDS

  • IS MINING FLAG - a boolean indicating if the client is mining

BODY

NOTE: Infura will always return false in response to eth_mining.
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"result": false
}