eth_call

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Given a transaction and a block number, executes a new message call immediately, without creating a transaction. The result is the result of the contract call.

Parameters

Transaction

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
from	string	required	The address of the sender of this message call
to	string	optional	The recipient address
gas	string	optional	Gas to give this message call, as a hex number in a string
gas_price	string	optional	Gas price to give this message call as a hex number in a string
data	string	required	The calldata
value	string	optional	Value to send with this call, as a hex number in a string. Assumed 0 if not given.

Block ID

A block identifier, as specified by https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1898.

Example Request

cURL

 curl -d '{
    "id": "1",
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_call",
    "params": [ {
        "from": "0xcb57ec3f064a16cadb36c7c712f4c9fa62b77415",
        "to": "0x421833De81427cEAEE3E69b090ED30a766f9D383",
        "gas": "0x100000",
        "gas_price": "0x1",
        "value": "0x0",
        "data": "0x85bb7d69" },  "latest"
]}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST "https://api.zq2-prototestnet.zilliqa.com/"

Example response

{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":"0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002a","id":"1"}

Arguments

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
id	string	Required	"1"
jsonrpc	string	Required	"2.0"
method	string	Required	"eth_call"
params	array	Requred	[ transaction ] or [transaction, block_number]