Chainlist CLI

Command Line Interface for Chainlist functionality:

• Finding networks by name / chain ID
• Getting Chain RPC URLs
• Checking RPC URLs
• Getting Chain's block explorer

Installation

make install

This will install the chainlist command globally.

Usage

Search by chain name:

chainlist arbitrum

Search by chain ID:

chainlist 56

Check RPC endpoint health:

chainlist ethereum --check-rpc

Features

• Smart Caching: Caches data for 1 hour to reduce API calls
• Flexible Search: Case-insensitive search by name or exact chain ID
• RPC Health Check: Test RPC endpoints with --check-rpc flag
• Colored Output: Easy-to-read terminal output with color coding
• Comprehensive Info: Shows chain details, RPC URLs, and block explorers

Requirements

• jq - JSON processor

  brew install jq

Uninstall

make uninstall