<p>I assume you mean to ask whether the node has the complete blockchain or is pruning.</p>
<p>Connect to the node and call <code>bitcoin-cli getnetworkinfo</code>, it tells you the version, and the “localservicenames”. If your node offers <code>NETWORK</code> and <code>NETWORK_LIMITED</code> it has the full blockchain. If it only offers <code>NETWORK_LIMITED</code>, but not <code>NETWORK</code> it is a pruning node.</p>
<p>If it is a very old version, you may need to use a different command, you can find documentation of the RPC commands here: <a href="https://bitcoincore.org/en/doc/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://bitcoincore.org/en/doc/</a></p>

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Murch
<p>There is a Bitcoin node in my Lab, how can I check it is a Full node or not? there is any command to check node type?</p>

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How to check NODE type in Bitcoin?
Istiaque Ahmed
# How to check NODE type in Bitcoin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-11-16)

There is a Bitcoin node in my Lab, how can I check it is a Full node or not? there is any command to check node type?

**Tags:** full-node, bitcoin-cli, pruning, node-services


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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-12-18. Score: 1

I assume you mean to ask whether the node has the complete blockchain or is pruning.

Connect to the node and call `bitcoin-cli getnetworkinfo`, it tells you the version, and the “localservicenames”. If your node offers `NETWORK` and `NETWORK_LIMITED` it has the full blockchain. If it only offers `NETWORK_LIMITED`, but not `NETWORK` it is a pruning node.

If it is a very old version, you may need to use a different command, you can find documentation of the RPC commands here: <https://bitcoincore.org/en/doc/>


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