---
title: Ping Request
description: "Play 0x26, client → server."
---

`play` · `0x26` · **serverbound** (client → server)

Ping in the play state. `id` is an arbitrary client value, usually a timestamp. The server must reply with `PongResponse` echoing the same id. Not related to keep-alive.

Sent by the client, read by the server. Listen for it with `client.on("PingRequest", (data) => …)` on the receiving side.

## Fields

| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `id` | Long | also `payload` |

## Send it

```ts
await client.sendPacket("PingRequest", {
  id: /* Long */,
});
```

Field aliases listed under Notes are accepted as alternative keys when writing.

Source: [`src/Core/Versions/776/Packets/play/serverbound/PingRequest.ts`](https://github.com/GDLev/mc-protocol/blob/master/src/Core/Versions/776/Packets/play/serverbound/PingRequest.ts)