# Start

# Description

• IPC：Supported in all APIs

  1. *nix(linux darwin): Unix Domain Socket file is ~/.gvite/testdata/gvite.ipc

  2. Windows: Due to Named Pipe naming limitation the file is \\.\pipe\gvite.ipc

• Http：Public APIs ONLY. Default port is 48132. Wallet module is excluded.

• WebSocket：Public APIs ONLY. Default port is 31420. Wallet module is excluded.

• Restrictions(for the time being):

  1. The subscription mode is not supported yet;

  2. Part of APIs are not yet finalized. Future change may happen.

• Notes:

  1. To avoid unexpected behaviors, standard Json rpc2 library is highly recommended;

  2. Term transaction or Tx is equivalent to account block.

# Common error codes

Desc	Code	Message	Example
Insufficient balance	-35001	The balance is not enough.	{"code":-35001,"message":"The balance is not enough."}
Wrong password	-34001	error decrypting key	{"code":-34001,"message":"error decrypting key"}
Account already unlocked	-34002	the address was previously unlocked	{"code":-34002,"message":"the address was previously unlocked"}

# JSON-RPC Support

JSON-RPC 2.0	HTTP	IPC	Publish–subscribe	Websocket
✓	✓	✓	future version	✓