How to specify testnet via curl against json-rpc?

The testnet=1 option can be (not) specified in the bitcoin.conf file (thus causing it to be on mainnet by default), and this can be over-ridden in bitcoin-cli with the -testnet command-line option.

But, when using the json-rpc interface via curl, I can't figure out how to specify I want testnet in this case. I can put the testnet port 18332 in the url, but I don't know how to use any other "command line" switches when using curl?

Can I do it with curl?

toddmo

Posted 2018-06-27T19:21:15.963

Reputation: 674

Answers

The port 18332 is the specification you speak of. When the testnet bitcoind is running on your system, port 18332 is open to accept rpc's. In case of mainnet, that port changes to 8332.

Every thing that you can do from the commandline is accessible via curl on that port.

Shabahat M. Ayubi

Posted 2018-06-27T19:21:15.963

Reputation: 1 409

Note that I did have to remove testnet=1 and rpcport=8332 from the bitcoin.conf in order to have this flexibility. Good answer. – toddmo – 2018-06-27T20:00:56.243