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qn_getTokenMetadataByContractAddress (v2) RPC Method

Returns token details for specified contract.

Updated on
Aug 21, 2024

qn_getTokenMetadataByContractAddress (v2) RPC Method

Please note that this RPC method requires the Token and NFT API v2 bundle add-on enabled on your QuickNode endpoint. Additionally, for a contract to be fully indexed, it must be verified on Etherscan.

Parameters

array
array
An array with the first element being:
object
A custom object with the following fields:
contract
string
The ERC-20 contract address you'd like to get token details for

Returns

object
The custom response object, or null if no token details found:
name
The name of this token
symbol
The symbol for this token
decimals
The number of decimals this token utilizes
genesisBlock
The block number in which this contract was deployed
genesisTransaction
The hash of the transaction in which this contract was deployed
Request
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curl https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/ \
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-X POST \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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--data '{
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"id":67,
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"jsonrpc":"2.0",
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"method":"qn_getTokenMetadataByContractAddress",
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"params": [{
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"contract": "0x4d224452801ACEd8B2F0aebE155379bb5D594381"
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}]
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}'
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