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lightning-ping -- Command to check if a node is up.
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SYNOPSIS
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**ping** *id* \[len\] \[pongbytes\]
DESCRIPTION
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The **ping** command check if the node with id is ready to talk. It accept the following parameter:
- *id*: A string that rappresent the node id;
- *len*: A integer that rappresent the lenght of {...}, by default is 128;
- *pongbytes*: An integer that rappresent the lenght of {}, by default is 128.
EXAMPLE JSON REQUEST
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```json
{
"id": 82,
"method": "ping",
"params": {
"len": 128,
"pongbytes": 128
}
}
```
RETURN VALUE
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On success, the command will return an object with a single string.
- *totlen*: A string that rappresent the answer lenght of {}.
On failure, one of the following error codes may be returned:
-32602. Error in given parameters or unknow peer.
EXAMPLE JSON RESPONSE
-----
```json
{
"totlen": 132
}
```
AUTHOR
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Vincenzo Palazzo <<vincenzo.palazzo@protonmail.com>> wrote the initial version of this man page, but many others did the hard work of actually implementing this rpc command.
SEE ALSO
--------
lightning-connect(7)
RESOURCES
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Main web site: <https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning>