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eth_call

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

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
DataObject<Transaction>The transaction object.
BlockNumber | "latest" | "earliest" | "pending"Block number to execute this call in.
Transaction
type Transaction = {
from: Address // The account the transaction is sent from.
to?: Address // The transaction recipient.
gas?: Number ?? 90000 // Gas units provided for transaction executon. It will return unused gas.
gasPrice?: Number ?? currentGasPrice() // WEI paid for each gas unit used.
value?: Number // WEI sent with this transaction to the recipient.
data?: HexData // Encoded contract call data.
}
Return Type

HexString<Any> - The returned data of the contract execution.

Example
TypeScript
await provider.request({
method: "eth_call",
params: [
{
from: "0xb60e8dd61c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07233155",
to: "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07244567",
gas: "0x76c0", // 30400
gasPrice: "0x9184e72a000", // 10000000000000
value: "0x9184e72a", // 2441406250
data: "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8d46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f072445675058bb8eb970870f072445675",
},
"latest",
],
});
// "0x9184e8f"