---
title: "GET /status"
method: GET
path: "/status"
tags: ["external", "node_info"]
---

# GET /status

`GET /status`

Get the status of a node

## Response `200`

Successful operation

- Status
  - `genesis_key_block_hash` string, required — Base58Check encoded tagged hash
  - `solutions` integer, required
  - `difficulty` integer, required
  - `hashrate` integer, required
  - `syncing` boolean, required
  - `sync_progress` number, float
  - `uptime` string, required
  - `listening` boolean, required
  - `protocols` Protocol[], required
    - `version` integer, required
    - `effective_at_height` integer, required
  - `node_version` string, required
  - `node_revision` string, required
  - `peer_count` integer, required
  - `peer_connections` PeerConnections, required
    - `inbound` integer, required
    - `outbound` integer, required
  - `pending_transactions_count` integer, required
  - `network_id` string, required
  - `peer_pubkey` string, required — Base58Check encoded tagged pubkey
  - `top_key_block_hash` string, required — Base58Check encoded tagged hash
  - `top_block_height` integer, required

## Other responses

- `503` — The node is temporarily unable to handle the request: either its request queues are saturated (overload protection) or it has not yet reached a stable mode. Overload protection is applied to every endpoint, so this response can be returned by any operation. The Retry-After header tells the client how long to back off before retrying.

## Changes

- **2026-07-27** `ca5dd7bf8408` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `503`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/aeternity/apis/aeternity-node/changes/status/get.md)

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