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doc: document json rpc endpoints
fixes #20246 Document both JSON-RPC endpoints, when they are active and which types of requests they are able to service. Adds two example curl requests, one for each endpoint.
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option. In the GUI it is possible to execute RPC methods in the Debug Console
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option. In the GUI it is possible to execute RPC methods in the Debug Console
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## Endpoints
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There are two JSON-RPC endpoints on the server:
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1. `/`
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2. `/wallet/<walletname>/`
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### `/` endpoint
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This endpoint is always active.
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It can always service non-wallet requests and can service wallet requests when
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exactly one wallet is loaded.
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### `/wallet/<walletname>/` endpoint
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This endpoint is only activated when the wallet component has been compiled in.
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It can service both wallet and non-wallet requests.
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It MUST be used for wallet requests when two or more wallets are loaded.
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This is the endpoint used by bitcoin-cli when a `-rpcwallet=` parameter is passed in.
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Best practice would dictate using the `/wallet/<walletname>/` endpoint for ALL
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requests when multiple wallets are in use.
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### Examples
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```sh
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# Get block count from the / endpoint when rpcuser=alice and rpcport=38332
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$ curl --user alice --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id": "0", "method": "getblockcount", "params": []}' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' localhost:38332/
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# Get balance from the /wallet/walletname endpoint when rpcuser=alice, rpcport=38332 and rpcwallet=desc-wallet
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$ curl --user alice --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id": "0", "method": "getbalance", "params": []}' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' localhost:38332/wallet/desc-wallet
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```
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## Parameter passing
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## Parameter passing
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The JSON-RPC server supports both _by-position_ and _by-name_ [parameter
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The JSON-RPC server supports both _by-position_ and _by-name_ [parameter
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