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eth_getCode

Summary: Get smart contract code

This request returns the compiled byte code of a smart contract, if any, at a given address and block.

Parameters

address string
required

Hex-encoded address.

Pattern: ^0x[0-9a-fA-F]{40}$

block anyOf
required

Block number, block hash, or string tag.

Block number string

Block number in hexadecimal.

Pattern: ^0x([1-9a-f]+[0-9a-f]*|0)$

Block tag enum

See the default block parameter.

  • earliest: The lowest numbered block the client has available.
  • finalized: The most recent crypto-economically secure block, cannot be re-orged outside of manual intervention driven by community coordination.
  • latest: The most recent block in the canonical chain observed by the client, this block may be re-orged out of the canonical chain even under healthy/normal conditions.
  • pending: A sample next block built by the client on top of latest and containing the set of transactions usually taken from local mempool.

Enum:
"earliest"
"finalized"
"latest"
"pending"
Block hash string

32 byte hex value.

Pattern: ^0x[0-9a-f]{64}$

Returns

The compiled byte code of the smart contract at the given address. Linea stores compiled smart contract code as a hexadecimal value.
eth_getCodeResponse string

The compiled byte code of the smart contract at the given address. Linea stores compiled smart contract code as a hexadecimal value.

Pattern: ^0x[0-9a-f]*$

Customize request
Parameter
Value
string
0x927cf4
anyOf
  • Block number
  • Block tag
  • Block hash
Request
curl https://linea-mainnet.infura.io/v3/<YOUR-API-KEY> \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getCode",
    "params": ["0xe5d7c2a44ffddf6b295a15c148167daaaf5cf34f","0x927cf4"],
    "id": 1
  }'
Example response
{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x6060604052600436106100af576000357c01000000000...."
}