# Modules: web3

## web3\_clientVersion

ClientVersion returns the node name

**Params (0)**

*None*

**Result**

`string`

* Required: ✓ Yes

**Client Method Invocation Examples**

\=== "Shell HTTP"

````
``` shell
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545 --data '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 42, "method": "web3_clientVersion", "params": []}'
```
````

\=== "Shell WebSocket"

````
``` shell
wscat -c ws://localhost:8546 -x '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "web3_clientVersion", "params": []}'
```
````

\=== "Javascript Console"

````
``` js
web3.clientVersion();
```
````