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eip | title | author | discussions-to | status | type | category | created |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1474 | Remote procedure call specification | Paul Bouchon <mail@bitpshr.net> | https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/eip-remote-procedure-call-specification/1537 | Draft | Standards Track | Interface | 2018-10-02 |
Simple Summary
This proposal defines a standard set of remote procedure call methods that an Ethereum node should implement.
Abstract
Nodes created by the current generation of Ethereum clients expose inconsistent and incompatible remote procedure call (RPC) methods because no formal Ethereum RPC specification exists. This proposal standardizes such a specification to provide developers with a predictable Ethereum RPC interface regardless of underlying node implementation.
Specification
Concepts
RFC-2119
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC-2119.
JSON-RPC
Communication with Ethereum nodes is accomplished using JSON-RPC, a stateless, lightweight remote procedure call protocol that uses JSON as its data format. Ethereum RPC methods MUST be called using JSON-RPC request objects and MUST respond with JSON-RPC response objects.
Error codes
If an Ethereum RPC method encounters an error, the error
member included on the response object MUST be an object containing a code
member and descriptive message
member. The following list contains all possible error codes and associated messages:
Code | Message | Meaning | Category |
---|---|---|---|
-32700 | Parse error | Invalid JSON | standard |
-32600 | Invalid request | JSON is not a valid request object | standard |
-32601 | Method not found | Method does not exist | standard |
-32602 | Invalid params | Invalid method parameters | standard |
-32603 | Internal error | Internal JSON-RPC error | standard |
-32000 | Invalid input | Missing or invalid parameters | non-standard |
-32001 | Resource not found | Requested resource not found | non-standard |
-32002 | Resource unavailable | Requested resource not available | non-standard |
-32003 | Transaction rejected | Transaction creation failed | non-standard |
-32004 | Method not supported | Method is not implemented | non-standard |
Example error response:
{
"id": 1337
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"error": {
"code": -32003,
"message": "Transaction rejected"
}
}
Value encoding
Specific types of values passed to and returned from Ethereum RPC methods require special encoding:
Quantity
- A
Quantity
value MUST be hex-encoded. - A
Quantity
value MUST be "0x"-prefixed. - A
Quantity
value MUST be expressed using the fewest possible hex digits per byte. - A
Quantity
value MUST express zero as "0x0".
Examples Quantity
values:
Value | Valid | Reason |
---|---|---|
0x | invalid |
empty not a valid quantity |
0x0 | valid |
interpreted as a quantity of zero |
0x00 | invalid |
leading zeroes not allowed |
0x41 | valid |
interpreted as a quantity of 65 |
0x400 | valid |
interpreted as a quantity of 1024 |
0x0400 | invalid |
leading zeroes not allowed |
ff | invalid |
values must be prefixed |
Data
- A
Data
value MUST be hex-encoded. - A
Data
value MUST be "0x"-prefixed. - A
Data
value MUST be expressed using two hex digits per byte.
Examples Data
values:
Value | Valid | Reason |
---|---|---|
0x | valid |
interpreted as empty data |
0x0 | invalid |
each byte must be represented using two hex digits |
0x00 | valid |
interpreted as a single zero byte |
0x41 | true |
interpreted as a data value of 65 |
0x004200 | true |
interpreted as a data value of 16896 |
0xf0f0f | false |
bytes require two hex digits |
004200 | false |
values must be prefixed |
Proposing changes
New Ethereum RPC methods and changes to existing methods MUST be proposed via the traditional EIP process. This allows for community consensus around new method implementations and proposed method modifications. RPC method proposals MUST reach "draft" status before being added to this proposal and the official Ethereum RPC specification defined herein.
Methods
web3_clientVersion
Description
Returns the version of the current client
Parameters
(none)
Returns
{string
} - client version
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "web3_clientVersion",
"params": [],
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "Mist/v0.9.3/darwin/go1.4.1"
}
web3_sha3
Description
Hashes data using the Keccak-256 algorithm
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Data } |
data to hash |
Returns
{Data
} - Keccak-256 hash of the given data
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "web3_sha3",
"params": ["0x68656c6c6f20776f726c64"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0xc94770007dda54cF92009BFF0dE90c06F603a09f"
}
net_listening
Description
Determines if this client is listening for new network connections
Parameters
(none)
Returns
{boolean
} - true
if listening is active or false
if listening is not active
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "net_listening",
"params": []
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": true
}
net_peerCount
Description
Returns the number of peers currently connected to this client
Parameters
(none)
Returns
{Quantity
} - number of connected peers
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "net_peerCount",
"params": []
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0x2"
}
net_version
Description
Returns the chain ID associated with the current network
Parameters
(none)
Returns
{string
} - chain ID associated with the current network
Common chain IDs:
"1"
- Ethereum mainnet"3"
- Ropsten testnet"4"
- Rinkeby testnet"42"
- Kovan testnet
Note: See EIP-155 for a complete list of possible chain IDs.
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "net_version",
"params": [],
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "3"
}
eth_accounts
Description
Returns a list of addresses owned by this client
Parameters
(none)
Returns
{Data[]
} - array of addresses
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_accounts",
"params": []
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": ["0xc94770007dda54cF92009BFF0dE90c06F603a09f"]
}
eth_blockNumber
Description
Returns the number of the most recent block seen by this client
Parameters
(none)
Returns
{Quantity
} - number of the latest block
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_blockNumber",
"params": []
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0xc94"
}
eth_call
Description
Executes a new message call immediately without submitting a transaction to the network
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {object } |
@property {Data } [from] - transaction sender@property { Data } to - transaction recipient or null if deploying a contract@property { Quantity } [gas] - gas provided for transaction execution@property { Quantity } [gasPrice] - price in wei of each gas used@property { Quantity } [value] - value in wei sent with this transaction@property { Data } [data] - contract code or a hashed method call with encoded args |
2 | {Quantity |string } |
block number, or one of "latest" , "earliest" or "pending" |
Returns
{Data
} - return value of executed contract
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_call",
"params": [{
"data": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8d46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f072445675058bb8eb970870f072445675",
"from": "0xb60e8dd61c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07233155",
"gas": "0x76c0",
"gasPrice": "0x9184e72a000",
"to": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07244567",
"value": "0x9184e72a"
}]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0x"
}
eth_coinbase
Description
Returns the coinbase address for this client
Parameters
(none)
Returns
{Data
} - coinbase address
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_coinbase",
"params": []
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0xc94770007dda54cF92009BFF0dE90c06F603a09f"
}
eth_estimateGas
Description
Estimates the gas necessary to complete a transaction without submitting it to the network
Note: The resulting gas estimation may be significantly more than the amount of gas actually used by the transaction. This is due to a variety of reasons including EVM mechanics and node performance.
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {object } |
@property {Data } [from] - transaction sender@property { Data } [to] - transaction recipient@property { Quantity } [gas] - gas provided for transaction execution@property { Quantity } [gasPrice] - price in wei of each gas used@property { Quantity } [value] - value in wei sent with this transaction@property { Data } [data] - contract code or a hashed method call with encoded args |
2 | {Quantity |string } |
block number, or one of "latest" , "earliest" or "pending" |
Returns
{Quantity
} - amount of gas required by transaction
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_estimateGas",
"params": [{
"data": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8d46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f072445675058bb8eb970870f072445675",
"from": "0xb60e8dd61c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07233155",
"gas": "0x76c0",
"gasPrice": "0x9184e72a000",
"to": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07244567",
"value": "0x9184e72a"
}]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0x5208"
}
eth_gasPrice
Description
Returns the current price of gas expressed in wei
Parameters
(none)
Returns
{Quantity
} - current gas price in wei
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_gasPrice",
"params": []
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0x09184e72a000"
}
eth_getBalance
Description
Returns the balance of an address in wei
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Data } |
address to query for balance |
2 | {Quantity |string } |
block number, or one of "latest" , "earliest" or "pending" |
Returns
{Quantity
} - balance of the provided account in wei
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getBalance",
"params": ["0xc94770007dda54cF92009BFF0dE90c06F603a09f", "latest"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0x0234c8a3397aab58"
}
eth_getBlockByHash
Description
Returns information about a block specified by hash
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Data } |
hash of a block |
2 | {boolean } |
true will pull full transaction objects, false will pull transaction hashes |
Returns
{null|object
} - null
if no block is found, otherwise a block object with the following members:
- {
Data
}extraData
- "extra data" field of this block - {
Data
}hash
- block hash ornull
if pending - {
Data
}logsBloom
- logs bloom filter ornull
if pending - {
Data
}miner
- address that received this block's mining rewards - {
Data
}nonce
- proof-of-work hash ornull
if pending - {
Data
}parentHash
- parent block hash - {
Data
}receiptsRoot
-root of the this block's receipts trie - {
Data
}sha3Uncles
- SHA3 of the uncles data in this block - {
Data
}stateRoot
- root of this block's final state trie - {
Data
}transactionsRoot
- root of this block's transaction trie - {
Quantity
}difficulty
- difficulty for this block - {
Quantity
}gasLimit
- maximum gas allowed in this block - {
Quantity
}gasUsed
- total used gas by all transactions in this block - {
Quantity
}number
- block number ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
}size
- size of this block in bytes - {
Quantity
}timestamp
- unix timestamp of when this block was collated - {
Quantity
}totalDifficulty
- total difficulty of the chain until this block - {
Array<Transaction>
}transactions
- list of transaction objects or hashes - {
Array<Transaction>
}uncles
- list of uncle hashes
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getBlockByHash",
"params":["0xe670ec64341771606e55d6b4ca35a1a6b75ee3d5145a99d05921026d1527331", true]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": {
"difficulty": "0x027f07",
"extraData": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"gasLimit": "0x9f759",
"gasUsed": "0x9f759",
"hash": "0xe670ec64341771606e55d6b4ca35a1a6b75ee3d5145a99d05921026d1527331",
"logsBloom": "0xe670ec64341771606e55d6b4ca35a1a6b75ee3d5145a99d05921026d1527331",
"miner": "0x4e65fda2159562a496f9f3522f89122a3088497a",
"nonce": "0xe04d296d2460cfb8472af2c5fd05b5a214109c25688d3704aed5484f9a7792f2",
"number": "0x1b4",
"parentHash": "0x9646252be9520f6e71339a8df9c55e4d7619deeb018d2a3f2d21fc165dde5eb5",
"sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
"size": "0x027f07",
"stateRoot": "0xd5855eb08b3387c0af375e9cdb6acfc05eb8f519e419b874b6ff2ffda7ed1dff",
"timestamp": "0x54e34e8e"
"totalDifficulty": "0x027f07",
"transactions": []
"transactionsRoot": "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
"uncles": ["0x1606e5...", "0xd5145a9..."]
}
}
eth_getBlockByNumber
Description
Returns information about a block specified by number
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Quantity |string } |
block number, or one of "latest" , "earliest" or "pending" |
2 | {boolean } |
true will pull full transaction objects, false will pull transaction hashes |
Returns
{null|object
} - null
if no block is found, otherwise a block object with the following members:
- {
Data
}extraData
- "extra data" field of this block - {
Data
}hash
- block hash ornull
if pending - {
Data
}logsBloom
- logs bloom filter ornull
if pending - {
Data
}miner
- address that received this block's mining rewards - {
Data
}nonce
- proof-of-work hash ornull
if pending - {
Data
}parentHash
- parent block hash - {
Data
}receiptsRoot
-root of the this block's receipts trie - {
Data
}sha3Uncles
- SHA3 of the uncles data in this block - {
Data
}stateRoot
- root of this block's final state trie - {
Data
}transactionsRoot
- root of this block's transaction trie - {
Quantity
}difficulty
- difficulty for this block - {
Quantity
}gasLimit
- maximum gas allowed in this block - {
Quantity
}gasUsed
- total used gas by all transactions in this block - {
Quantity
}number
- block number ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
}size
- size of this block in bytes - {
Quantity
}timestamp
- unix timestamp of when this block was collated - {
Quantity
}totalDifficulty
- total difficulty of the chain until this block - {
Array<Transaction>
}transactions
- list of transaction objects or hashes - {
Array<Transaction>
}uncles
- list of uncle hashes
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getBlockByNumber",
"params":["0xe670ec64341771606e55d6b4ca35a1a6b75ee3d5145a99d05921026d1527331", true]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": {
"difficulty": "0x027f07",
"extraData": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"gasLimit": "0x9f759",
"gasUsed": "0x9f759",
"hash": "0xe670ec64341771606e55d6b4ca35a1a6b75ee3d5145a99d05921026d1527331",
"logsBloom": "0xe670ec64341771606e55d6b4ca35a1a6b75ee3d5145a99d05921026d1527331",
"miner": "0x4e65fda2159562a496f9f3522f89122a3088497a",
"nonce": "0xe04d296d2460cfb8472af2c5fd05b5a214109c25688d3704aed5484f9a7792f2",
"number": "0x1b4",
"parentHash": "0x9646252be9520f6e71339a8df9c55e4d7619deeb018d2a3f2d21fc165dde5eb5",
"sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
"size": "0x027f07",
"stateRoot": "0xd5855eb08b3387c0af375e9cdb6acfc05eb8f519e419b874b6ff2ffda7ed1dff",
"timestamp": "0x54e34e8e"
"totalDifficulty": "0x027f07",
"transactions": []
"transactionsRoot": "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
"uncles": ["0x1606e5...", "0xd5145a9..."]
}
}
eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash
Description
Returns the number of transactions in a block specified by block hash
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Data } |
hash of a block |
Returns
{Quantity
} - number of transactions in the specified block
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash",
"params": ["0xc94770007dda54cF92009BFF0dE90c06F603a09f"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0xc"
}
eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber
Description
Returns the number of transactions in a block specified by block number
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Quantity |string } |
block number, or one of "latest" , "earliest" or "pending" |
Returns
{Quantity
} - number of transactions in the specified block
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber",
"params": ["0xe8"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0xa"
}
eth_getCode
Description
Returns the contract code stored at a given address
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Data } |
address to query for code |
2 | {Quantity |string } |
block number, or one of "latest" , "earliest" or "pending" |
Returns
{Data
} - code from the specified address
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getCode",
"params": ["0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b", "0x2"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0x600160008035811a818181146012578301005b601b6001356025565b8060005260206000f25b600060078202905091905056"
}
eth_getFilterChanges
Description
Returns a list of all logs based on filter ID since the last log retrieval
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Quantity } |
ID of the filter |
Returns
{Array<Log>
} - array of log objects with the following members:
- {
Data
}address
- address from which this log originated - {
Data
}blockHash
- hash of block containing this log ornull
if pending - {
Data
}data
- contains the non-indexed arguments of the log - {
Data
}transactionHash
- hash of the transaction that created this log ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
}blockNumber
- number of block containing this log ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
}logIndex
- index of this log within its block ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
}transactionIndex
- index of the transaction that created this log ornull
if pending - {
Data[]
}topics
- list of order-dependent topics - {
boolean
}removed
-true
if this filter has been destroyed and is invalid
Note: The return value of eth_getFilterChanges
when retrieving logs from eth_newBlockFilter
and eth_newPendingTransactionFilter
filters will be an array of hashes, not an array of Log objects.
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getFilterChanges",
"params": ["0x16"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": [{
"address": "0x16c5785ac562ff41e2dcfdf829c5a142f1fccd7d",
"blockHash": "0x8216c5785ac562ff41e2dcfdf5785ac562ff41e2dcfdf829c5a142f1fccd7d",
"blockNumber":"0x1b4",
"data":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"logIndex": "0x1",
"topics": [],
"transactionHash": "0xdf829c5a142f1fccd7d8216c5785ac562ff41e2dcfdf5785ac562ff41e2dcf",
"transactionIndex": "0x0"
}]
}
eth_getFilterLogs
Description
Returns a list of all logs based on filter ID
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Quantity } |
ID of the filter |
Returns
{Array<Log>
} - array of log objects with the following members:
- {
Data
} address - address from which this log originated - {
Data
} blockHash - hash of block containing this log ornull
if pending - {
Data
} data - contains the non-indexed arguments of the log - {
Data
} transactionHash - hash of the transaction that created this log ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
} blockNumber - number of block containing this log ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
} logIndex - index of this log within its block ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
} transactionIndex - index of the transaction that created this log ornull
if pending - {
Array<Data>
} topics - list of order-dependent topics - {
boolean
} removed -true
if this filter has been destroyed and is invalid
Note: The return value of eth_getFilterLogs
when retrieving logs from eth_newBlockFilter
and eth_newPendingTransactionFilter
filters will be an array of hashes, not an array of Log objects.
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getFilterLogs",
"params": ["0x16"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": [{
"address": "0x16c5785ac562ff41e2dcfdf829c5a142f1fccd7d",
"blockHash": "0x8216c5785ac562ff41e2dcfdf5785ac562ff41e2dcfdf829c5a142f1fccd7d",
"blockNumber":"0x1b4",
"data":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"logIndex": "0x1",
"topics": [],
"transactionHash": "0xdf829c5a142f1fccd7d8216c5785ac562ff41e2dcfdf5785ac562ff41e2dcf",
"transactionIndex": "0x0"
}]
}
eth_getLogs
Description
Returns a list of all logs based on a filter object
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {object } |
@property {Quantity |string } [fromBlock] - block number, or one of "latest" , "earliest" or "pending" @property { Quantity |string } [toBlock] - block number, or one of "latest" , "earliest" or "pending" @property { Data |Data[] } [address] - contract address or a list of addresses from which logs should originate@property { Data[] } [topics] - list of order-dependent topics@property { Data } [blockhash] - restrict logs to a block by hash |
Note: If blockhash
is passed, neither fromBlock
nor toBlock
are allowed or respected.
Returns
{Array<Log>
} - array of log objects with the following members:
- {
Data
}address
- address from which this log originated - {
Data
}blockHash
- hash of block containing this log ornull
if pending - {
Data
}data
- contains the non-indexed arguments of the log - {
Data
}transactionHash
- hash of the transaction that created this log ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
}blockNumber
- number of block containing this log ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
}logIndex
- index of this log within its block ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
}transactionIndex
- index of the transaction that created this log ornull
if pending - {
Data
}topics
- list of order-dependent topics - {
boolean
}removed
-true
if this filter has been destroyed and is invalid
Note: The return value of eth_getLogs
when retrieving logs from eth_newBlockFilter
and eth_newPendingTransactionFilter
filters will be an array of hashes, not an array of Log objects.
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getLogs",
"params": [{
"topics":["0x000000000000000000000000a94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b"]
}]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": [{
"address": "0x16c5785ac562ff41e2dcfdf829c5a142f1fccd7d",
"blockHash": "0x8216c5785ac562ff41e2dcfdf5785ac562ff41e2dcfdf829c5a142f1fccd7d",
"blockNumber":"0x1b4",
"data":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"logIndex": "0x1",
"topics": [],
"transactionHash": "0xdf829c5a142f1fccd7d8216c5785ac562ff41e2dcfdf5785ac562ff41e2dcf",
"transactionIndex": "0x0"
}]
}
eth_getStorageAt
Description
Returns the value from a storage position at an address
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Data } |
address of stored data |
2 | {Quantity } |
index into stored data |
3 | {Quantity |string } |
block number, or one of "latest" , "earliest" or "pending" |
Returns
{Data
} - value stored at the given address and data index
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getStorageAt",
"params": ["0x295a70b2de5e3953354a6a8344e616ed314d7251", "0x0", "latest"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004d2"
}
eth_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex
Description
Returns information about a transaction specified by block hash and transaction index
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Data } |
hash of a block |
2 | {Quantity } |
index of a transaction in the specified block |
Returns
{null|object
} - null
if no transaction is found, otherwise a transaction object with the following members:
- {
Data
}r
- ECDSA signature r - {
Data
}s
- ECDSA signature s - {
Data
}blockHash
- hash of block containing this transaction ornull
if pending - {
Data
}from
- transaction sender - {
Data
}hash
- hash of this transaction - {
Data
}input
- contract code or a hashed method call - {
Data
}to
- transaction recipient ornull
if deploying a contract - {
Quantity
}v
- ECDSA recovery ID - {
Quantity
}blockNumber
- number of block containing this transaction ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
}gas
- gas provided for transaction execution - {
Quantity
}gasPrice
- price in wei of each gas used - {
Quantity
}nonce
- unique number identifying this transaction - {
Quantity
}transactionIndex
- index of this transaction in the block ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
}value
- value in wei sent with this transaction
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex",
"params":["0xe670ec64341771606e55d6b4ca35a1a6b75ee3d5145a99d05921026d1527331", "0x0"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": {
"blockHash": "0x1d59ff54b1eb26b013ce3cb5fc9dab3705b415a67127a003c3e61eb445bb8df2",
"blockNumber": "0x5daf3b",
"from": "0xa7d9ddbe1f17865597fbd27ec712455208b6b76d",
"gas": "0xc350",
"gasPrice": "0x4a817c800",
"hash": "0x88df016429689c079f3b2f6ad39fa052532c56795b733da78a91ebe6a713944b",
"input": "0x68656c6c6f21",
"nonce": "0x15",
"r": "0x1b5e176d927f8e9ab405058b2d2457392da3e20f328b16ddabcebc33eaac5fea",
"s": "0x4ba69724e8f69de52f0125ad8b3c5c2cef33019bac3249e2c0a2192766d1721c",
"to": "0xf02c1c8e6114b1dbe8937a39260b5b0a374432bb",
"transactionIndex": "0x41",
"v": "0x25",
"value": "0xf3dbb76162000"
}
}
eth_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex
Description
Returns information about a transaction specified by block number and transaction index
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Quantity |string } |
block number, or one of "latest" , "earliest" or "pending" |
2 | {Quantity } |
index of a transaction in the specified block |
Returns
{null|object
} - null
if no transaction is found, otherwise a transaction object with the following members:
- {
Data
}r
- ECDSA signature r - {
Data
}s
- ECDSA signature s - {
Data
}blockHash
- hash of block containing this transaction ornull
if pending - {
Data
}from
- transaction sender - {
Data
}hash
- hash of this transaction - {
Data
}input
- contract code or a hashed method call - {
Data
}to
- transaction recipient ornull
if deploying a contract - {
Quantity
}v
- ECDSA recovery ID - {
Quantity
}blockNumber
- number of block containing this transaction ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
}gas
- gas provided for transaction execution - {
Quantity
}gasPrice
- price in wei of each gas used - {
Quantity
}nonce
- unique number identifying this transaction - {
Quantity
}transactionIndex
- index of this transaction in the block ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
}value
- value in wei sent with this transaction
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex",
"params":["0x29c", "0x0"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": {
"blockHash": "0x1d59ff54b1eb26b013ce3cb5fc9dab3705b415a67127a003c3e61eb445bb8df2",
"blockNumber": "0x5daf3b",
"from": "0xa7d9ddbe1f17865597fbd27ec712455208b6b76d",
"gas": "0xc350",
"gasPrice": "0x4a817c800",
"hash": "0x88df016429689c079f3b2f6ad39fa052532c56795b733da78a91ebe6a713944b",
"input": "0x68656c6c6f21",
"nonce": "0x15",
"r": "0x1b5e176d927f8e9ab405058b2d2457392da3e20f328b16ddabcebc33eaac5fea",
"s": "0x4ba69724e8f69de52f0125ad8b3c5c2cef33019bac3249e2c0a2192766d1721c",
"to": "0xf02c1c8e6114b1dbe8937a39260b5b0a374432bb",
"transactionIndex": "0x41",
"v": "0x25",
"value": "0xf3dbb76162000"
}
}
eth_getTransactionByHash
Description
Returns information about a transaction specified by hash
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Data } |
hash of a transaction |
Returns
{null|object
} - null
if no transaction is found, otherwise a transaction object with the following members:
- {
Data
}r
- ECDSA signature r - {
Data
}s
- ECDSA signature s - {
Data
}blockHash
- hash of block containing this transaction ornull
if pending - {
Data
}from
- transaction sender - {
Data
}hash
- hash of this transaction - {
Data
}input
- contract code or a hashed method call - {
Data
}to
- transaction recipient ornull
if deploying a contract - {
Quantity
}v
- ECDSA recovery ID - {
Quantity
}blockNumber
- number of block containing this transaction ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
}gas
- gas provided for transaction execution - {
Quantity
}gasPrice
- price in wei of each gas used - {
Quantity
}nonce
- unique number identifying this transaction - {
Quantity
}transactionIndex
- index of this transaction in the block ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
}value
- value in wei sent with this transaction
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getTransactionByHash",
"params": ["0x88df016429689c079f3b2f6ad39fa052532c56795b733da78a91ebe6a713944b"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": {
"blockHash": "0x1d59ff54b1eb26b013ce3cb5fc9dab3705b415a67127a003c3e61eb445bb8df2",
"blockNumber": "0x5daf3b",
"from": "0xa7d9ddbe1f17865597fbd27ec712455208b6b76d",
"gas": "0xc350",
"gasPrice": "0x4a817c800",
"hash": "0x88df016429689c079f3b2f6ad39fa052532c56795b733da78a91ebe6a713944b",
"input": "0x68656c6c6f21",
"nonce": "0x15",
"r": "0x1b5e176d927f8e9ab405058b2d2457392da3e20f328b16ddabcebc33eaac5fea",
"s": "0x4ba69724e8f69de52f0125ad8b3c5c2cef33019bac3249e2c0a2192766d1721c",
"to": "0xf02c1c8e6114b1dbe8937a39260b5b0a374432bb",
"transactionIndex": "0x41",
"v": "0x25",
"value": "0xf3dbb76162000"
}
}
eth_getTransactionCount
Description
Returns the number of transactions sent from an address
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Data } |
address to query for sent transactions |
2 | {Quantity |string } |
block number, or one of "latest" , "earliest" or "pending" |
Returns
{Quantity
} - number of transactions sent from the specified address
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getTransactionCount",
"params": ["0xc94770007dda54cF92009BFF0dE90c06F603a09f", "latest"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0x1"
}
eth_getTransactionReceipt
Description
Returns the receipt of a transaction specified by hash
Note: Transaction receipts are unavailable for pending transactions.
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Data } |
hash of a transaction |
Returns
{null|object
} - null
if no transaction is found, otherwise a transaction receipt object with the following members:
- {
Data
}blockHash
- hash of block containing this transaction - {
Data
}contractAddress
- address of new contract ornull
if no contract was created - {
Data
}from
- transaction sender - {
Data
}logsBloom
- logs bloom filter - {
Data
}to
- transaction recipient ornull
if deploying a contract - {
Data
}transactionHash
- hash of this transaction - {
Quantity
}blockNumber
- number of block containing this transaction - {
Quantity
}cumulativeGasUsed
- gas used by this and all preceding transactions in this block - {
Quantity
}gasUsed
- gas used by this transaction - {
Quantity
}status
-1
if this transaction was successful or0
if it failed - {
Quantity
}transactionIndex
- index of this transaction in the block - {
Array<Log>
}logs
- list of log objects generated by this transaction
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getTransactionReceipt",
"params": ["0xb903239f8543d04b5dc1ba6579132b143087c68db1b2168786408fcbce568238"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": {
"blockHash": '0xc6ef2fc5426d6ad6fd9e2a26abeab0aa2411b7ab17f30a99d3cb96aed1d1055b',
"blockNumber": '0xb',
"contractAddress": '0xb60e8dd61c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07233155',
"cumulativeGasUsed": '0x33bc',
"gasUsed": '0x4dc',
"logs": [],
"logsBloom": "0x00...0",
"status": "0x1",
"transactionHash": '0xb903239f8543d04b5dc1ba6579132b143087c68db1b2168786408fcbce568238',
"transactionIndex": '0x1'
}
}
eth_getUncleByBlockHashAndIndex
Description
Returns information about an uncle specified by block hash and uncle index position
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Data } |
hash of a block |
2 | {Quantity } |
index of uncle |
Returns
{null|object
} - null
if no block or uncle is found, otherwise an uncle object with the following members:
- {
Data
}extraData
- "extra data" field of this block - {
Data
}hash
- block hash ornull
if pending - {
Data
}logsBloom
- logs bloom filter ornull
if pending - {
Data
}miner
- address that received this block's mining rewards - {
Data
}nonce
- proof-of-work hash ornull
if pending - {
Data
}parentHash
- parent block hash - {
Data
}receiptsRoot
-root of the this block's receipts trie - {
Data
}sha3Uncles
- SHA3 of the uncles data in this block - {
Data
}stateRoot
- root of this block's final state trie - {
Data
}transactionsRoot
- root of this block's transaction trie - {
Quantity
}difficulty
- difficulty for this block - {
Quantity
}gasLimit
- maximum gas allowed in this block - {
Quantity
}gasUsed
- total used gas by all transactions in this block - {
Quantity
}number
- block number ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
}size
- size of this block in bytes - {
Quantity
}timestamp
- unix timestamp of when this block was collated - {
Quantity
}totalDifficulty
- total difficulty of the chain until this block - {
Array<Transaction>
}uncles
- list of uncle hashes
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getUncleByBlockHashAndIndex",
"params": ["0xc6ef2fc5426d6ad6fd9e2a26abeab0aa2411b7ab17f30a99d3cb96aed1d1055b", "0x0"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": {
"blockHash": '0xc6ef2fc5426d6ad6fd9e2a26abeab0aa2411b7ab17f30a99d3cb96aed1d1055b',
"blockNumber": '0xb',
"contractAddress": '0xb60e8dd61c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07233155',
"cumulativeGasUsed": '0x33bc',
"gasUsed": '0x4dc',
"logs": [],
"logsBloom": "0x00...0",
"status": "0x1",
"transactionHash": '0xb903239f8543d04b5dc1ba6579132b143087c68db1b2168786408fcbce568238',
"transactionIndex": '0x1'
}
}
eth_getUncleByBlockNumberAndIndex
Description
Returns information about an uncle specified by block number and uncle index position
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Quantity |string } |
block number, or one of "latest" , "earliest" or "pending" |
2 | {Quantity } |
index of uncle |
Returns
{null|object
} - null
if no block or uncle is found, otherwise an uncle object with the following members:
- {
Data
}extraData
- "extra data" field of this block - {
Data
}hash
- block hash ornull
if pending - {
Data
}logsBloom
- logs bloom filter ornull
if pending - {
Data
}miner
- address that received this block's mining rewards - {
Data
}nonce
- proof-of-work hash ornull
if pending - {
Data
}parentHash
- parent block hash - {
Data
}receiptsRoot
-root of the this block's receipts trie - {
Data
}sha3Uncles
- SHA3 of the uncles data in this block - {
Data
}stateRoot
- root of this block's final state trie - {
Data
}transactionsRoot
- root of this block's transaction trie - {
Quantity
}difficulty
- difficulty for this block - {
Quantity
}gasLimit
- maximum gas allowed in this block - {
Quantity
}gasUsed
- total used gas by all transactions in this block - {
Quantity
}number
- block number ornull
if pending - {
Quantity
}size
- size of this block in bytes - {
Quantity
}timestamp
- unix timestamp of when this block was collated - {
Quantity
}totalDifficulty
- total difficulty of the chain until this block - {
Array<Transaction>
}uncles
- list of uncle hashes
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getUncleByBlockNumberAndIndex",
"params": ["0x29c", "0x0"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": {
"blockHash": '0xc6ef2fc5426d6ad6fd9e2a26abeab0aa2411b7ab17f30a99d3cb96aed1d1055b',
"blockNumber": '0xb',
"contractAddress": '0xb60e8dd61c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07233155',
"cumulativeGasUsed": '0x33bc',
"gasUsed": '0x4dc',
"logs": [],
"logsBloom": "0x00...0",
"status": "0x1",
"transactionHash": '0xb903239f8543d04b5dc1ba6579132b143087c68db1b2168786408fcbce568238',
"transactionIndex": '0x1'
}
}
eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash
Description
Returns the number of uncles in a block specified by block hash
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Data } |
hash of a block |
Returns
{Quantity
} - number of uncles in the specified block
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash",
"params": ["0xc94770007dda54cF92009BFF0dE90c06F603a09f"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0xc"
}
eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber
Description
Returns the number of uncles in a block specified by block number
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Quantity |string } |
block number, or one of "latest" , "earliest" or "pending" |
Returns
{Quantity
} - number of uncles in the specified block
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber",
"params": ["0xe8"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0x1"
}
eth_getWork
Description
Returns a list containing relevant information for proof-of-work
Parameters
none
Returns
{Data[]
} - array with the following items:
- {
Data
} - current block header pow-hash - {
Data
} - seed hash used for the DAG - {
Data
} - boundary condition ("target"), 2^256 / difficulty
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getWork",
"params": []
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": [
"0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
"0x5EED00000000000000000000000000005EED0000000000000000000000000000",
"0xd1ff1c01710000000000000000000000d1ff1c01710000000000000000000000"
]
}
eth_hashrate
Description
Returns the number of hashes-per-second this node is mining at
Parameters
(none)
Returns
{Quantity
} - number of hashes-per-second
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_hashrate",
"params": []
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0x38a"
}
eth_mining
Description
Determines if this client is mining new blocks
Parameters
(none)
Returns
{boolean
} - true
if this client is mining or false
if it is not mining
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_mining",
"params": []
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": true
}
eth_newBlockFilter
Description
Creates a filter to listen for new blocks that can be used with eth_getFilterChanges
Parameters
none
Returns
{Quantity
} - ID of the newly-created filter that can be used with eth_getFilterChanges
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_newBlockFilter",
"params": []
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0x1"
}
eth_newFilter
Description
Creates a filter to listen for specific state changes that can then be used with eth_getFilterChanges
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {object } |
@property {Quantity |string } [fromBlock] - block number, or one of "latest" , "earliest" or "pending" @property { Quantity |string } [toBlock] - block number, or one of "latest" , "earliest" or "pending" @property { Data |Data[] } [address] - contract address or a list of addresses from which logs should originate@property { Data[] } [topics] - list of order-dependent topics |
Note: Topics are order-dependent. A transaction with a log with topics [A, B]
will be matched by the following topic filters:
[]
- "anything"[A]
- "A in first position (and anything after)"[null, B]
- "anything in first position AND B in second position (and anything after)"[A, B]
- "A in first position AND B in second position (and anything after)"[[A, B], [A, B]]
- "(A OR B) in first position AND (A OR B) in second position (and anything after)"
Returns
{Quantity
} - ID of the newly-created filter that can be used with eth_getFilterChanges
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_newFilter",
"params": [{
"topics": ["0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000012341234"]
}]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0x1"
}
eth_newPendingTransactionFilter
Description
Creates a filter to listen for new pending transactions that can be used with eth_getFilterChanges
Parameters
none
Returns
{Quantity
} - ID of the newly-created filter that can be used with eth_getFilterChanges
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_newPendingTransactionFilter",
"params": []
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0x1"
}
eth_protocolVersion
Description
Returns the current Ethereum protocol version
Parameters
(none)
Returns
{string
} - current Ethereum protocol version
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_protocolVersion",
"params": []
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "54"
}
eth_sendRawTransaction
Description
Sends and already-signed transaction to the network
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Data } |
signed transaction data |
Returns
{Data
} - transaction hash, or the zero hash if the transaction is not yet available
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_sendRawTransaction",
"params": ["0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8d46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f072445675058bb8eb970870f072445675"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0xe670ec64341771606e55d6b4ca35a1a6b75ee3d5145a99d05921026d1527331"
}
eth_sendTransaction
Description
Creates, signs, and sends a new transaction to the network
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {object } |
@property {Data } from - transaction sender@property { Data } [to] - transaction recipient@property { Quantity } [gas="0x15f90"] - gas provided for transaction execution@property { Quantity } [gasPrice] - price in wei of each gas used@property { Quantity } [value] - value in wei sent with this transaction@property { Data } [data] - contract code or a hashed method call with encoded args@property { Quantity } [nonce] - unique number identifying this transaction |
Returns
{Data
} - transaction hash, or the zero hash if the transaction is not yet available
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_sendTransaction",
"params": [{
"data": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8d46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f072445675058bb8eb970870f072445675",
"from": "0xb60e8dd61c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07233155",
"gas": "0x76c0",
"gasPrice": "0x9184e72a000",
"to": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07244567",
"value": "0x9184e72a"
}]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0xe670ec64341771606e55d6b4ca35a1a6b75ee3d5145a99d05921026d1527331"
}
eth_sign
Description
Calculates an Ethereum-specific signature in the form of keccak256("\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n" + len(message) + message))
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Data } |
address to use for signing |
2 | {Data } |
data to sign |
Returns
{Data
} - signature hash of the provided data
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_sign",
"params": ["0x9b2055d370f73ec7d8a03e965129118dc8f5bf83", "0xdeadbeaf"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0xa3f20717a250c2b0b729b7e5becbff67fdaef7e0699da4de7ca5895b02a170a12d887fd3b17bfdce3481f10bea41f45ba9f709d39ce8325427b57afcfc994cee1b"
}
eth_signTransaction
Description
Signs a transaction that can be submitted to the network at a later time using with eth_sendRawTransaction
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {object } |
@property {Data } from - transaction sender@property { Data } [to] - transaction recipient@property { Quantity } [gas="0x15f90"] - gas provided for transaction execution@property { Quantity } [gasPrice] - price in wei of each gas used@property { Quantity } [value] - value in wei sent with this transaction@property { Data } [data] - contract code or a hashed method call with encoded args@property { Quantity } [nonce] - unique number identifying this transaction |
Returns
{Data
} - signature hash of the transaction object
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_signTransaction",
"params": [{
"data": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8d46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f072445675058bb8eb970870f072445675",
"from": "0xb60e8dd61c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07233155",
"gas": "0x76c0",
"gasPrice": "0x9184e72a000",
"to": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07244567",
"value": "0x9184e72a"
}]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0xa3f20717a250c2b0b729b7e5becbff67fdaef7e0699da4de7ca5895b02a170a12d887fd3b17bfdce3481f10bea41f45ba9f709d39ce8325427b57afcfc994cee1b"
}
eth_signTypedData
Description
Calculates an Ethereum-specific signature in the form of keccak256("\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n" + len(message) + message))
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Data } |
address to use for signing |
2 | {Data } |
message to sign containing type information, a domain separator, and data |
Note: Client developers should refer to EIP-712 for complete semantics around encoding and signing data. Dapp developers should refer to EIP-712 for the expected structure of RPC method input parameters.
Returns
{Data
} - signature hash of the provided message
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_signTypedData",
"params": ["0xCD2a3d9F938E13CD947Ec05AbC7FE734Df8DD826", {
"types": {
"EIP712Domain": [{
"name": "name",
"type": "string"
}, {
"name": "version",
"type": "string"
}, {
"name": "chainId",
"type": "uint256"
}, {
"name": "verifyingContract",
"type": "address"
}],
"Person": [{
"name": "name",
"type": "string"
}, {
"name": "wallet",
"type": "address"
}],
"Mail": [{
"name": "from",
"type": "Person"
}, {
"name": "to",
"type": "Person"
}, {
"name": "contents",
"type": "string"
}]
},
"primaryType": "Mail",
"domain": {
"name": "Ether Mail",
"version": "1",
"chainId": 1,
"verifyingContract": "0xCcCCccccCCCCcCCCCCCcCcCccCcCCCcCcccccccC"
},
"message": {
"from": {
"name": "Cow",
"wallet": "0xCD2a3d9F938E13CD947Ec05AbC7FE734Df8DD826"
},
"to": {
"name": "Bob",
"wallet": "0xbBbBBBBbbBBBbbbBbbBbbbbBBbBbbbbBbBbbBBbB"
},
"contents": "Hello, Bob!"
}
}]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0x4355c47d63924e8a72e509b65029052eb6c299d53a04e167c5775fd466751c9d07299936d304c153f6443dfa05f40ff007d72911b6f72307f996231605b915621c"
}
eth_submitHashrate
Description
Submit a mining hashrate
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Data } |
hash rate |
2 | {Data } |
random ID identifying this node |
Returns
{boolean
} - true
if submitting went through successfully, false
otherwise
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_submitHashrate",
"params": [
"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000500000",
"0x59daa26581d0acd1fce254fb7e85952f4c09d0915afd33d3886cd914bc7d283c"
]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": true
}
eth_submitWork
Description
Submit a proof-of-work solution
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Data } |
nonce found |
2 | {Data } |
header's pow-hash |
3 | {Data } |
mix digest |
Returns
{boolean
} - true
if the provided solution is valid, false
otherwise
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_submitWork",
"params": [
"0x0000000000000001",
"0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
"0xD1GE5700000000000000000000000000D1GE5700000000000000000000000000"
]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": true
}
eth_syncing
Description
Returns information about the status of this client's network synchronization
Parameters
(none)
Returns
{boolean|object
} - false
if this client is not syncing with the network, otherwise an object with the following members:
- {
Quantity
}currentBlock
- number of the most-recent block synced - {
Quantity
}highestBlock
- number of latest block on the network - {
Quantity
}startingBlock
- block number at which syncing started
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_syncing",
"params": []
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": {
"currentBlock": '0x386',
"highestBlock": '0x454',
"startingBlock": '0x384'
}
}
eth_uninstallFilter
Description
Destroys a filter based on filter ID
Note: This should only be called if a filter and its notifications are no longer needed. This will also be called automatically on a filter if its notifications are not retrieved using eth_getFilterChanges
for a period of time.
Parameters
# | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | {Quantity } |
ID of the filter to destroy |
Returns
{boolean
} - true
if the filter is found and successfully destroyed or false
if it is not
Example
# Request
curl -X POST --data '{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_uninstallFilter",
"params": ["0xb"]
}' <url>
# Response
{
"id": 1337,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": true
}
Rationale
Much of Ethereum's effectiveness as an enterprise-grade application platform depends on its ability to provide a reliable and predictable developer experience. Nodes created by the current generation of Ethereum clients expose RPC endpoints with differing method signatures; this forces applications to work around method inconsistencies to maintain compatibility with various Ethereum RPC implementations.
Both Ethereum client developers and downstream dapp developers lack a formal Ethereum RPC specification. This proposal standardizes such a specification in a way that's versionable and modifiable through the traditional EIP process.
Backwards compatibility
This proposal impacts Ethereum client developers by requiring that any exposed RPC interface adheres to this specification. This proposal impacts dapp developers by requiring that any RPC calls currently used in applications are made according to this specification.
Implementation
The current generation of Ethereum clients includes several implementations that attempt to expose this RPC specification:
Client Name | Language | Homepage |
---|---|---|
Geth | Go | geth.ethereum.org |
Parity | Rust | parity.io/ethereum |
Aleth | C++ | cpp-ethereum.org |
Copyright
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