laconicd/docs/basics/json_rpc.md

JSON-RPC Server

Check the JSON-RPC methods and namespaces supported on Ethermint. {synopsis}

Pre-requisite Readings

• Ethereum JSON-RPC {prereq}
• Geth JSON-RPC APIs {prereq}

JSON-RPC Server

To enable RPC server use the following flag (set to true by default).

ethermintd start --evm-rpc.enable

By default, only eth namespace is enabled. In order to enable other namespaces use flag --evm-rpc.api.

ethermintd start --evm-rpc.api eth,txpool,personal,net,debug,web3

JSON-RPC Methods

Method	Namespace	Implemented	Notes
web3_clientVersion	Web3	✔
web3_sha3	Web3	✔
net_version	Net	✔
net_peerCount	Net	✔
net_listening	Net	✔
eth_protocolVersion	Eth	✔
eth_syncing	Eth	✔
eth_gasPrice	Eth	✔
eth_accounts	Eth	✔
eth_blockNumber	Eth	✔
eth_getBalance	Eth	✔
eth_getStorageAt	Eth	✔
eth_getTransactionCount	Eth	✔
eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber	Eth	✔
eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash	Eth	✔
eth_getCode	Eth	✔
eth_sign	Eth	✔
eth_sendTransaction	Eth	✔
eth_sendRawTransaction	Eth	✔
eth_call	Eth	✔
eth_estimateGas	Eth	✔
eth_getBlockByNumber	Eth	✔
eth_getBlockByHash	Eth	✔
eth_getTransactionByHash	Eth	✔
eth_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex	Eth	✔
eth_getTransactionReceipt	Eth	✔
eth_newFilter	Eth	✔
eth_newBlockFilter	Eth	✔
eth_newPendingTransactionFilter	Eth	✔
eth_uninstallFilter	Eth	✔
eth_getFilterChanges	Eth	✔
eth_getLogs	Eth	✔
eth_getTransactionbyBlockNumberAndIndex	Eth
eth_getWork	Eth
eth_submitWork	Eth
eth_submitHashrate	Eth
eth_getCompilers	Eth
eth_compileLLL	Eth
eth_compileSolidity	Eth
eth_compileSerpent	Eth
eth_signTransaction	Eth
eth_mining	Eth	N/A	Not relevant to Ethermint
eth_coinbase	Eth	✔
eth_hashrate	Eth	N/A	Not relevant to Ethermint
eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash	Eth	N/A	Not relevant to Ethermint
eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber	Eth	N/A	Not relevant to Ethermint
eth_getUncleByBlockHashAndIndex	Eth	N/A	Not relevant to Ethermint
eth_getUncleByBlockNumberAndIndex	Eth	N/A	Not relevant to Ethermint
eth_subscribe	Websocket	✔
eth_unsubscribe	Websocket	✔
personal_importRawKey	Personal	✔
personal_listAccounts	Personal	✔
personal_lockAccount	Personal	✔
personal_newAccount	Personal	✔
personal_unlockAccount	Personal	✔
personal_sendTransaction	Personal	✔
personal_sign	Personal	✔
personal_ecRecover	Personal	✔
db_putString	DB
db_getString	DB
db_putHex	DB
db_getHex	DB
shh_post	SSH
shh_version	SSH
shh_newIdentity	SSH
shh_hasIdentity	SSH
shh_newGroup	SSH
shh_addToGroup	SSH
shh_newFilter	SSH
shh_uninstallFilter	SSH
shh_getFilterChanges	SSH
shh_getMessages	SSH
admin_addPeer	Admin
admin_datadir	Admin
admin_nodeInfo	Admin
admin_peers	Admin
admin_startRPC	Admin
admin_startWS	Admin
admin_stopRPC	Admin
admin_stopWS	Admin
clique_getSnapshot	Clique
clique_getSnapshotAtHash	Clique
clique_getSigners	Clique
clique_proposals	Clique
clique_propose	Clique
clique_discard	Clique
clique_status	Clique
debug_backtraceAt	Debug
debug_blockProfile	Debug	✔
debug_cpuProfile	Debug	✔
debug_dumpBlock	Debug
debug_gcStats	Debug	✔
debug_getBlockRlp	Debug
debug_goTrace	Debug	✔
debug_freeOSMemory	Debug	✔
debug_memStats	Debug	✔
debug_mutexProfile	Debug	✔
debug_seedHash	Debug
debug_setHead	Debug
debug_setBlockProfileRate	Debug	✔
debug_setGCPercent	Debug	✔
debug_setMutexProfileFraction	Debug	✔
debug_stacks	Debug	✔
debug_startCPUProfile	Debug	✔
debug_startGoTrace	Debug	✔
debug_stopCPUProfile	Debug	✔
debug_stopGoTrace	Debug	✔
debug_traceBlock	Debug
debug_traceBlockByNumber	Debug
debug_traceBlockByHash	Debug
debug_traceBlockFromFile	Debug
debug_standardTraceBlockToFile	Debug
debug_standardTraceBadBlockToFile	Debug
debug_traceTransaction	Debug
debug_verbosity	Debug
debug_vmodule	Debug
debug_writeBlockProfile	Debug	✔
debug_writeMemProfile	Debug	✔
debug_writeMutexProfile	Debug	✔
les_serverInfo	Les
les_clientInfo	Les
les_priorityClientInfo	Les
les_addBalance	Les
les_setClientParams	Les
les_setDefaultParams	Les
les_latestCheckpoint	Les
les_getCheckpoint	Les
les_getCheckpointContractAddress	Les
miner_getHashrate	Miner
miner_setExtra	Miner
miner_setGasPrice	Miner
miner_start	Miner
miner_stop	Miner
miner_setEtherbase	Miner
txpool_content	TXPool	✔
txpool_inspect	TXPool	✔
txpool_status	TXPool	✔

:::tip Block Number can be entered as a Hex string, "earliest", "latest" or "pending". :::

Below is a list of the RPC methods, the parameters and an example response from the namespaces.

Web3 Methods

web3_clientVersion

Get the web3 client version.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"web3_clientVersion","params":[],"id":67}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"Ethermint/0.0.0+/linux/go1.14"}

web3_sha3

Returns Keccak-256 (not the standardized SHA3-256) of the given data.

Parameters

• The data to convert into a SHA3 hash

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"web3_sha3","params":["0x67656c6c6f20776f726c64"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x1b84adea42d5b7d192fd8a61a85b25abe0757e9a65cab1da470258914053823f"}

Net Methods

net_version

Returns the current network id.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"net_version","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"8"}

net_peerCount

Returns the number of peers currently connected to the client.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"net_peerCount","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":23}

net_listening

Returns if client is actively listening for network connections.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"net_listening","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":true}

Eth Methods

eth_protocolVersion

Returns the current ethereum protocol version.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_protocolVersion","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x3f"}

eth_syncing

The sync status object may need to be different depending on the details of Tendermint's sync protocol. However, the 'synced' result is simply a boolean, and can easily be derived from Tendermint's internal sync state.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_syncing","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":false}

eth_gasPrice

Returns the current gas price in aphotons.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_gasPrice","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x0"}

eth_accounts

Returns array of all eth accounts.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_accounts","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":["0x3b7252d007059ffc82d16d022da3cbf9992d2f70","0xddd64b4712f7c8f1ace3c145c950339eddaf221d","0x0f54f47bf9b8e317b214ccd6a7c3e38b893cd7f0"]}

eth_blockNumber

Returns the current block height.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x66"}

eth_getBalance

Returns the account balance for a given account address and Block Number.

Parameters

• Account Address

• Block Number

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBalance","params":["0x0f54f47bf9b8e317b214ccd6a7c3e38b893cd7f0", "0x0"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x36354d5575577c8000"}

eth_getStorageAt

Returns the storage address for a given account address.

Parameters

• Account Address

• Integer of the position in the storage

• Block Number

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getStorageAt","params":["0x0f54f47bf9b8e317b214ccd6a7c3e38b893cd7f0", "0", "latest"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"}

eth_getTransactionCount

Returns the total transaction for a given account address and Block Number.

Parameters

• Account Address

• Block Number

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getTransactionCount","params":["0x7bf7b17da59880d9bcca24915679668db75f9397", "0x0"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x8"}

eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber

Returns the total transaction count for a given block number.

Parameters

• Block number

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber","params":["0x1"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"difficulty":null,"extraData":"0x0","gasLimit":"0xffffffff","gasUsed":"0x0","hash":"0x8101cc04aea3341a6d4b3ced715e3f38de1e72867d6c0db5f5247d1a42fbb085","logsBloom":"0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","miner":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000","nonce":null,"number":"0x17d","parentHash":"0x70445488069d2584fea7d18c829e179322e2b2185b25430850deced481ca2e77","sha3Uncles":null,"size":"0x1df","stateRoot":"0x269bb17fe7adb8dd5f15f57b717979f82078d6b7a675c1ba1b0da2d27e415fcc","timestamp":"0x5f5ba97c","totalDifficulty":null,"transactions":[],"transactionsRoot":"0x","uncles":[]}}

eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash

Returns the total transaction count for a given block hash.

Parameters

• Block Hash

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash","params":["0x8101cc04aea3341a6d4b3ced715e3f38de1e72867d6c0db5f5247d1a42fbb085"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x3"}

eth_getCode

Returns the code for a given account address and Block Number.

Parameters

• Account Address

• Block Number

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getCode","params":["0x7bf7b17da59880d9bcca24915679668db75f9397", "0x0"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0xef616c92f3cfc9e92dc270d6acff9cea213cecc7020a76ee4395af09bdceb4837a1ebdb5735e11e7d3adb6104e0c3ac55180b4ddf5e54d022cc5e8837f6a4f971b"}

eth_sign

The sign method calculates an Ethereum specific signature with: sign(keccak256("\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n" + len(message) + message))).

By adding a prefix to the message makes the calculated signature recognisable as an Ethereum specific signature. This prevents misuse where a malicious DApp can sign arbitrary data (e.g. transaction) and use the signature to impersonate the victim.

::: warning the address to sign with must be unlocked. :::

Parameters

• Account Address

• Message to sign

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_sign","params":["0x3b7252d007059ffc82d16d022da3cbf9992d2f70", "0xdeadbeaf"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x909809c76ed2a5d38733de39207d0f411222b9b49c64a192bf649cb13f63f37b45acb4f6939facb4f1c277bc70fb00407564140c0f18600ac44388f2c1dfd1dc1b"}

eth_sendTransaction

Sends transaction from given account to a given account.

Parameters

• Object containing:

  from: DATA, 20 Bytes - The address the transaction is send from.

  to: DATA, 20 Bytes - (optional when creating new contract) The address the transaction is directed to.

  gas: QUANTITY - (optional, default: 90000) Integer of the gas provided for the transaction execution. It will return unused gas.

  gasPrice: QUANTITY - (optional, default: To-Be-Determined) Integer of the gasPrice used for each paid gas

  value: QUANTITY - value sent with this transaction

  data: DATA - The compiled code of a contract OR the hash of the invoked method signature and encoded parameters. For details see Ethereum Contract ABI

  nonce: QUANTITY - (optional) Integer of a nonce. This allows to overwrite your own pending transactions that use the same nonce.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_sendTransaction","params":[{"from":"0x3b7252d007059ffc82d16d022da3cbf9992d2f70", "to":"0x0f54f47bf9b8e317b214ccd6a7c3e38b893cd7f0", "value":"0x16345785d8a0000", "gasLimit":"0x5208", "gasPrice":"0x55ae82600"}],"id":1}'  -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x33653249db68ebe5c7ae36d93c9b2abc10745c80a72f591e296f598e2d4709f6"}

eth_sendRawTransaction

Creates new message call transaction or a contract creation for signed transactions.

You can get signed transaction data using the personal_sign method

Parameters

• The signed transaction data

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_sendRawTransaction","params":["0xf9ff74c86aefeb5f6019d77280bbb44fb695b4d45cfe97e6eed7acd62905f4a85034d5c68ed25a2e7a8eeb9baf1b8401e4f865d92ec48c1763bf649e354d900b1c"],"id":1}'  -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"}

eth_call

Executes a new message call immediately without creating a transaction on the block chain.

Parameters

• Object containing:

  from: DATA, 20 Bytes - (optional) The address the transaction is sent from.

  to: DATA, 20 Bytes - The address the transaction is directed to.

  gas: QUANTITY - gas provided for the transaction execution. eth_call consumes zero gas, but this parameter may be needed by some executions.

  gasPrice: QUANTITY - gasPrice used for each paid gas

  value: QUANTITY - value sent with this transaction

  data: DATA - (optional) Hash of the method signature and encoded parameters. For details see Ethereum Contract ABI in the Solidity documentation

• Block number

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_call","params":[{"from":"0x3b7252d007059ffc82d16d022da3cbf9992d2f70", "to":"0xddd64b4712f7c8f1ace3c145c950339eddaf221d", "gas":"0x5208", "gasPrice":"0x55ae82600", "value":"0x16345785d8a0000", "data": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8d46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f072445675058bb8eb970870f072445675"}, "0x0"],"id":1}'  -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x"}

eth_estimateGas

Returns an estimate value of the gas required to send the transaction.

Parameters

• Object containing:

  from: DATA, 20 Bytes - The address the transaction is send from.

  to: DATA, 20 Bytes - (optional when creating new contract) The address the transaction is directed to.

  value: QUANTITY - value sent with this transaction

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_estimateGas","params":[{"from":"0x0f54f47bf9b8e317b214ccd6a7c3e38b893cd7f0", "to":"0x3b7252d007059ffc82d16d022da3cbf9992d2f70", "value":"0x16345785d8a00000"}],"id":1}'  -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x1199b"}

eth_getBlockByNumber

Returns information about a block by block number.

Parameters

• Block Number

• If true it returns the full transaction objects, if false only the hashes of the transactions.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockByNumber","params":["0x1", false],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"difficulty":null,"extraData":"0x0","gasLimit":"0xffffffff","gasUsed":null,"hash":"0xabac6416f737a0eb54f47495b60246d405d138a6a64946458cf6cbeae0d48465","logsBloom":"0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","miner":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000","nonce":null,"number":"0x1","parentHash":"0x","sha3Uncles":null,"size":"0x9b","stateRoot":"0x","timestamp":"0x5f5bd3e5","totalDifficulty":null,"transactions":[],"transactionsRoot":"0x","uncles":[]}}

eth_getBlockByHash

Returns the block info given the hash found in the command above and a bool.

Parameters

• Hash of a block.

• If true it returns the full transaction objects, if false only the hashes of the transactions.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockByHash","params":["0x1b9911f57c13e5160d567ea6cf5b545413f96b95e43ec6e02787043351fb2cc4", false],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"difficulty":null,"extraData":"0x0","gasLimit":"0xffffffff","gasUsed":null,"hash":"0x1b9911f57c13e5160d567ea6cf5b545413f96b95e43ec6e02787043351fb2cc4","logsBloom":"0x00000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000040000000000000000000000000200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004000000000000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000004000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","miner":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000","nonce":null,"number":"0xc","parentHash":"0x404e58f31a9ede1b614b98701d6b0fbf1450f186842dbcf6426dd16811a5ca0d","sha3Uncles":null,"size":"0x307","stateRoot":"0x599ccdb111fc62c6398dc39be957df8e97bf8ab72ce6c06ff10641a92b754627","timestamp":"0x5f5fdbbd","totalDifficulty":null,"transactions":["0xae64961cb206a9773a6e5efeb337773a6fd0a2085ce480a174135a029afea615"],"transactionsRoot":"0x4764dba431128836fa919b83d314ba9cc000e75f38e1c31a60484409acea777b","uncles":[]}}

eth_getTransactionByHash

Returns transaction details given the ethereum tx something.

Parameters

• hash of a transaction

// Request
curl localhost:8545 -H "Content-Type:application/json" -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getTransactionByHash","params":["0xec5fa15e1368d6ac314f9f64118c5794f076f63c02e66f97ea5fe1de761a8973"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545
 
// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"blockHash":"0x7a7398cc11d9c4c8e6f53e0c73824297aceafdab62db9e4b867a0da694384864","blockNumber":"0x188","from":"0x3b7252d007059ffc82d16d022da3cbf9992d2f70","gas":"0x147ee","gasPrice":"0x3b9aca00","hash":"0xec5fa15e1368d6ac314f9f64118c5794f076f63c02e66f97ea5fe1de761a8973","input":"0x6dba746c","nonce":"0x18","to":"0xa655256f589060437e5ffe2246dec385d040f148","transactionIndex":"0x0","value":"0x0","v":"0xa96","r":"0x6db399d694a452fb4106419140a6e5dbbe6817743a0f6f695a651e6576e59a5e","s":"0x25dd6ab1f936d0280d2fed0caeb0ebe5b9a46de6d8cb08ad8fd2c88deb55fc31"}}

eth_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex

Returns transaction details given the block hash and the transaction index.

Parameters

• Hash of a block.

• Transaction index position.

// Request
curl localhost:8545 -H "Content-Type:application/json" -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex","params":["0x1b9911f57c13e5160d567ea6cf5b545413f96b95e43ec6e02787043351fb2cc4", "0x0"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"blockHash":"0x1b9911f57c13e5160d567ea6cf5b545413f96b95e43ec6e02787043351fb2cc4","blockNumber":"0xc","from":"0xddd64b4712f7c8f1ace3c145c950339eddaf221d","gas":"0x4c4b40","gasPrice":"0x3b9aca00","hash":"0xae64961cb206a9773a6e5efeb337773a6fd0a2085ce480a174135a029afea615","input":"0x4f2be91f","nonce":"0x0","to":"0x439c697e0742a0ddb124a376efd62a72a94ac35a","transactionIndex":"0x0","value":"0x0","v":"0xa96","r":"0xced57d973e58b0f634f776d57daf41d3d3387ceb347a3a72ca0746e5ec2b709e","s":"0x384e89e209a5eb147a2bac3a4e399507400ac7b29cd155531f9d6203a89db3f2"}}

eth_getTransactionReceipt

Returns the receipt of a transaction by transaction hash.

Note: Tx Code from Tendermint and the Ethereum receipt status are switched:

	Tendermint	Ethereum
Success	0	1
Fail	1	0

Parameters

• Hash of a transaction

// Request
curl localhost:8545 -H "Content-Type:application/json" -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getTransactionReceipt","params":["0xae64961cb206a9773a6e5efeb337773a6fd0a2085ce480a174135a029afea614"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"blockHash":"0x1b9911f57c13e5160d567ea6cf5b545413f96b95e43ec6e02787043351fb2cc4","blockNumber":"0xc","contractAddress":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000","cumulativeGasUsed":null,"from":"0xddd64b4712f7c8f1ace3c145c950339eddaf221d","gasUsed":"0x5289","logs":[{"address":"0x439c697e0742a0ddb124a376efd62a72a94ac35a","topics":["0x64a55044d1f2eddebe1b90e8e2853e8e96931cefadbfa0b2ceb34bee36061941"],"data":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002","blockNumber":"0xc","transactionHash":"0xae64961cb206a9773a6e5efeb337773a6fd0a2085ce480a174135a029afea615","transactionIndex":"0x0","blockHash":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","logIndex":"0x0","removed":false},{"address":"0x439c697e0742a0ddb124a376efd62a72a94ac35a","topics":["0x938d2ee5be9cfb0f7270ee2eff90507e94b37625d9d2b3a61c97d30a4560b829"],"data":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002","blockNumber":"0xc","transactionHash":"0xae64961cb206a9773a6e5efeb337773a6fd0a2085ce480a174135a029afea615","transactionIndex":"0x0","blockHash":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","logIndex":"0x1","removed":false}],"logsBloom":"0x00000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000040000000000000000000000000200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004000000000000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000004000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","status":"0x1","to":"0x439c697e0742a0ddb124a376efd62a72a94ac35a","transactionHash":"0xae64961cb206a9773a6e5efeb337773a6fd0a2085ce480a174135a029afea615","transactionIndex":"0x0"}}

eth_newFilter

Create new filter using topics of some kind.

Parameters

• hash of a transaction

// Request
curl localhost:8545 -H "Content-Type:application/json" -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_newFilter","params":[{"topics":["0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000012341234"]}],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0xdc714a4a2e3c39dc0b0b84d66a3ccb00"}

eth_newBlockFilter

Creates a filter in the node, to notify when a new block arrives.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_newBlockFilter","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x3503de5f0c766c68f78a03a3b05036a5"}

eth_newPendingTransactionFilter

Creates a filter in the node, to notify when new pending transactions arrive.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_newPendingTransactionFilter","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x9daacfb5893d946997d3801ea18e9902"}

eth_uninstallFilter

Removes the filter with the given filter id. Returns true if the filter was successfully uninstalled, otherwise false.

Parameters

• The filter id

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_uninstallFilter","params":["0xb91b6608b61bf56288a661a1bd5eb34a"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":true}

eth_getFilterChanges

Polling method for a filter, which returns an array of logs which occurred since last poll.

Parameters

• The filter id

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getFilterChanges","params":["0x127e9eca4f7751fb4e5cb5291ad8b455"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":["0xc6f08d183a81e149896fc5317c872f9092068e88e956ca1864e9bd4c81c09b44","0x3ca6dfb5be15549d721d1b3d10c1bec50ed6217c9ac7b61df361fac9692a27e5","0x776fffac134171acb1ebf2e59856625501ad5ccc5c4c8fe0359e0d4dff8919f2","0x84123103704dbd738c089276ab2b04b5936330b24f6e78453c4ba8bf4848aaf9","0xffddbe5bd8e8aa41e44002daa9ea89ade9e6980a0d83f51d104cf16498827eca","0x53430e49963e8ae32605d8f22dec2e757a691e6436d593854ca4d9383eeab86a","0x975948058c9351a91fbec332ca00dda39d1a919f5f16b996a4c7e30c38ba423b","0x619e37e32024c8efef7f7220e6caff4ee1d682ea78b2ac91e0a6b30850dc0677","0x31a5d985a40d08303ac68000ce008df512bcd1a911c497415c97f0624b4a271a","0x91dcf1fce4503a8dbb3e6fb61073f25cd31d69c766ecba639fefde4436e59d07","0x606d9e0143cfdb410a6812c590a8135b5c6b5c59eec26d760d5cd930aa47257d","0xd3c00b859b29b20ba654415eef648ef58251389c73a138580db87675b0d5465f","0x954391f0eb50888be90489898016ebb54f750f612f3adec2a00854955d5e52d8","0x698905f06aff921a9e9fcef39b8b0d107747c3e6204d2ea79cf4c12debf8d253","0x9fcafec5721938a06eb8e2951ede4b6ef8fae54a8c8f85f3166ec9782a0032b5","0xaec6d3364e47a5716ba69e4705f3c705d017f81298859589591183bfea87be7a","0x91bf2ee13319b6eaca96ed89c126437b66c4df1b13560c6a9bb18556ee3b7e1f","0x4f426dc1fc0ea8149052033065b237892d2d34927b2d558ab50c5a7fb98d6e79","0xdd809fb07e5aab638fef5311371b4e2b27c9c9a6183fde0cdd2b7724f6d2a89b","0x7e12fc92ab953e233a304959a2a8474d96195e71efd9388fdceb1326a577811a","0x30618ef6b490c3cc9979c47163459db37c1a1e0aa5793c56accd417f9d89973b","0x614609f06ee24bae7408e45895b1a25e6b19a8159aeea7a95c9d1339d9ba286f","0x115ddc6d533620040791d241f01f1c5ae3d9d1a8f64b15af5e9793e4d9096e22","0xb7458c9323beeca2cd54f32a6af5671f3cd5a7a251aed9d82bdd6ebe5f56305b","0x573dd48a5ba7bf4cc3d49597cd7419f75ecc9897258f1ebadebd670446d0d358","0xcb6670918439f9698413b53f3b5336d82ca4be152fdefaacf45e052fff6262fc","0xf3fe2a8945abafd269ab97bfdc80b3dbff2202ffdce59a227f952874b966b230","0x989980707007533cc0840a079f77f261a2e818abae1a1ffd3af02f3fff1d35fd","0x886b6ae365fec996be8a9a2c31cf4cda97ff8352908be2c83f17abd66ef1591e","0xfd90df68706ef95a62b317de93d6899a9bd6c80416e42d007f5c30fcdedfce24","0x7af8491fbb0373886d9032bb74e0ef52ed9e100f260b79bd15f46126b38cbede","0x91d1e2cd55533cf7dd5de86c9aa73295e811b1279be193d429bbd6ba83810e16","0x6b65b3128c2104005a04923288fe2aa33a2477a4962bef70532f94cab582f2a7"]}

eth_getLogs

Returns an array of all logs matching a given filter object.

Parameters

• Object containing:

  fromBlock: QUANTITY|TAG - (optional, default: "latest") Integer block number, or "latest" for the last mined block or "pending", "earliest" for not yet mined transactions.

  toBlock: QUANTITY|TAG - (optional, default: "latest") Integer block number, or "latest" for the last mined block or "pending", "earliest" for not yet mined transactions.

  address: DATA|Array, 20 Bytes - (optional) Contract address or a list of addresses from which logs should originate.

  topics: Array of DATA, - (optional) Array of 32 Bytes DATA topics. Topics are order-dependent. Each topic can also be an array of DATA with “or” options.

  blockhash: (optional, future) With the addition of EIP-234, blockHash will be a new filter option which restricts the logs returned to the single block with the 32-byte hash blockHash. Using blockHash is equivalent to fromBlock = toBlock = the block number with hash blockHash. If blockHash is present in in the filter criteria, then neither fromBlock nor toBlock are allowed.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getLogs","params":[{"topics":["0x775a94827b8fd9b519d36cd827093c664f93347070a554f65e4a6f56cd738898","0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000011"], "fromBlock":"latest"}],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":[]}

TxPool Methods

txpool_content

Returns a list of the exact details of all the transactions currently pending for inclusion in the next block(s), as well as the ones that are being scheduled for future execution only.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"txpool_content","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"pending":{},"queued":{}}

txpool_inspect

Returns a list on text format to summarize all the transactions currently pending for inclusion in the next block(s), as well as the ones that are being scheduled for future execution only. This is a method specifically tailored to developers to quickly see the transactions in the pool and find any potential issues.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"txpool_inspect","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"pending":{},"queued":{}}

txpool_status

Returns the number of transactions currently pending for inclusion in the next block(s), as well as the ones that are being scheduled for future execution only.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"txpool_status","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"pending":"0x0","queued":"0x0"}}

eth_coinbase

Returns the account the mining rewards will be send to.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_coinbase","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x7cB61D4117AE31a12E393a1Cfa3BaC666481D02E"}

WebSocket Methods

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eth_subscribe

subscribe using JSON-RPC notifications. This allows clients to wait for events instead of polling for them.

It works by subscribing to particular events. The node will return a subscription id. For each event that matches the subscription a notification with relevant data is send together with the subscription id.

Parameters

• Subscription Name

• Optional Arguments

// Request
{"id": 1, "method": "eth_subscribe", "params": ["newHeads", {"includeTransactions": true}]}

// Result
< {"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":"0x34da6f29e3e953af4d0c7c58658fd525","id":1}

eth_unsubscribe

Unsubscribe from an event using the subscription id

Parameters

• Subscription ID

// Request
{"id": 1, "method": "eth_unsubscribe", "params": ["0x34da6f29e3e953af4d0c7c58658fd525"]}

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":true,"id":1}

Personal Methods

personal_importRawKey

Imports the given unencrypted private key (hex string) into the key store, encrypting it with the passphrase.

Returns the address of the new account.

:::warning Currently, this is not implemented since the feature is not supported by the keys :::

Parameters

• Hex encoded ECDSA key

• Passphrase

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"personal_importRawKey","params":["c5bd76cd0cd948de17a31261567d219576e992d9066fe1a6bca97496dec634e2c8e06f8949773b300b9f73fabbbc7710d5d6691e96bcf3c9145e15daf6fe07b9", "the key is this"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

personal_listAccounts

Returns a list of addresses for accounts this node manages.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"personal_listAccounts","params":[],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":["0x3b7252d007059ffc82d16d022da3cbf9992d2f70","0xddd64b4712f7c8f1ace3c145c950339eddaf221d","0x0f54f47bf9b8e317b214ccd6a7c3e38b893cd7f0"]}

personal_lockAccount

Removes the private key with given address from memory. The account can no longer be used to send transactions.

Parameters

• Account Address

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"personal_lockAccount","params":["0x0f54f47bf9b8e317b214ccd6a7c3e38b893cd7f0"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":true}

personal_newAccount

Generates a new private key and stores it in the key store directory. The key file is encrypted with the given passphrase. Returns the address of the new account.

Parameters

• Passphrase

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"personal_newAccount","params":["This is the passphrase"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0xf0e4086ad1c6aab5d42161d5baaae2f9ad0571c0"}

personal_unlockAccount

Decrypts the key with the given address from the key store.

Both passphrase and unlock duration are optional when using the JavaScript console. The unencrypted key will be held in memory until the unlock duration expires. If the unlock duration defaults to 300 seconds. An explicit duration of zero seconds unlocks the key until geth exits.

The account can be used with eth_sign and eth_sendTransaction while it is unlocked.

Parameters

• Account Address

• Passphrase

• Duration

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"personal_unlockAccount","params":["0x0f54f47bf9b8e317b214ccd6a7c3e38b893cd7f0", "secret passphrase", 30],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":true}

personal_sendTransaction

Validate the given passphrase and submit transaction.

The transaction is the same argument as for eth_sendTransaction and contains the from address. If the passphrase can be used to decrypt the private key belogging to tx.from the transaction is verified, signed and send onto the network.

:::warning The account is not unlocked globally in the node and cannot be used in other RPC calls. :::

Parameters

• Object containing:

  from: DATA, 20 Bytes - The address the transaction is send from.

  to: DATA, 20 Bytes - (optional when creating new contract) The address the transaction is directed to.

  value: QUANTITY - value sent with this transaction

• Passphrase

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"personal_sendTransaction","params":[{"from":"0x3b7252d007059ffc82d16d022da3cbf9992d2f70","to":"0xddd64b4712f7c8f1ace3c145c950339eddaf221d", "value":"0x16345785d8a0000"}, "passphrase"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0xd2a31ec1b89615c8d1f4d08fe4e4182efa4a9c0d5758ace6676f485ea60e154c"}

personal_sign

The sign method calculates an Ethereum specific signature with: sign(keccack256("\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n" + len(message) + message))).

Parameters

• Message

• Account Address

• Password

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"personal_sign","params":["0xdeadbeaf", "0x3b7252d007059ffc82d16d022da3cbf9992d2f70", "password"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0xf9ff74c86aefeb5f6019d77280bbb44fb695b4d45cfe97e6eed7acd62905f4a85034d5c68ed25a2e7a8eeb9baf1b8401e4f865d92ec48c1763bf649e354d900b1c"}

personal_ecRecover

ecRecover returns the address associated with the private key that was used to calculate the signature in personal_sign.

Parameters

• Message

• Signature returned from personal_sign

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"personal_ecRecover","params":["0xdeadbeaf", "0xf9ff74c86aefeb5f6019d77280bbb44fb695b4d45cfe97e6eed7acd62905f4a85034d5c68ed25a2e7a8eeb9baf1b8401e4f865d92ec48c1763bf649e354d900b1c"],"id":1}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:8545

// Result
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x3b7252d007059ffc82d16d022da3cbf9992d2f70"}

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