{
"title":"PONG",
"related":["/protocol/network/messages/ping.md"]
}
# Response: Pong ("pong")
Connection keep-alive, "aliveness" and latency discovery. This message is sent in response to a [`ping`](/protocol/network/messages/ping) message.
## Message Format
| Field | Length | Format | Description |
|--|--|--|--|
| nonce | 8 bytes | unsigned 64 bit integer[(LE)](/protocol/misc/endian/little) | The value provided by the `ping` message.