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# ping

Returns the count sent in the request, over Dragon's Mouth gRPC (geyser.Geyser/Ping), separate from the in-stream Subscribe ping.

## Request

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{% tab title="grpcurl" %}

```bash
# <proto-dir>: a folder holding geyser.proto and solana-storage.proto (the server has no gRPC reflection)
grpcurl \
  -proto geyser.proto -import-path <proto-dir> \
  -d '{ "count": 1 }' \
  -H "x-token: <your-token>" \
  <your-endpoint>.mainnet.rpcpool.com:443 \
  geyser.Geyser/Ping
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Parameters

**`count`** · int32 · optional

An integer echoed back in the response. Defaults to `0`.

## Response

```json
{ "count": 1 }
```

## Result

**`count`** · int32: The same count value you sent.

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