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# system\_chainType

### **Parameters**

None

 **Returns**

 The type of the current chain

### **Example**

```bash
// Request
curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"id":1, "jsonrpc":"2.0", "method": "system_chainType"}' https://polkadot-api.bwarelabs.com/<your-endpoint-id>

// Response
{
   "jsonrpc":"2.0",
   "result":"Live",
   "id":1
}
```