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# getCortexInfo

This method returns information about the Cortex service, like its version and build number.

## Parameters

This method has no parameter.

## Result

The result is an object with these fields:

| Name        | Type                 | Description                                                  |
| ----------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| buildDate   | `string (date time)` | The date and time the Cortex binary was built                |
| buildNumber | `string`             | The internal build number                                    |
| version     | `string`             | The version of Cortex. It should have the format **"2.y.z"** |

## Example

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Request" %}

```javascript
{
    "id": 1,
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "getCortexInfo"
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Response" %}

```javascript
{
    "id": 1,
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": {
        "buildDate":"2019-05-29T14:09:19",
        "buildNumber":"25cf08bd",
        "version":"2.0.0"
    }
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}