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# listRunningChains

> Returns an array representation of the currently running chains sorted by shard index.



## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi-listRunningChains POST /
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Quai JSON RPC API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://rpc.quai.network/cyprus1
security: []
paths:
  /:
    post:
      summary: quai_listRunningChains
      description: >-
        Returns an array representation of the currently running chains sorted
        by shard index.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Request'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Response'
components:
  schemas:
    Request:
      type: object
      required:
        - jsonrpc
        - method
        - params
        - id
      properties:
        jsonrpc:
          type: string
          example: '2.0'
          enum:
            - '2.0'
        method:
          type: string
          description: The name of the method to be invoked.
          example: quai_listRunningChains
          enum:
            - quai_listRunningChains
        params:
          type: array
          description: '`quai_listRunningChains` does not require any params.'
          maxItems: 0
          example: []
        id:
          type: integer
          description: A unique identifier for the request.
          example: 1
    Response:
      type: object
      properties:
        jsonrpc:
          type: string
          example: '2.0'
        result:
          type: array
          example:
            - - 0
              - 0
            - - 0
              - 1
          description: The currently running chains sorted by shard index.
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 1

````