eth_getCode RPC Method

Parameters

address

string

REQUIRED

The address of the smart contract from which the bytecode will be obtained

blockNumber

string

REQUIRED

The block number as a string in hexadecimal format or tags. The supported tag values include earliest for the earliest/genesis block, latest for the latest mined block, pending for the pending state/transactions, safe for the most recent secure block, and finalized for the most recent secure block accepted by more than 2/3 of validators. safe and finalized are only supported on Ethereum, Gnosis, Arbitrum, Arbitrum Nova, and Avalanche C-chain

Returns

result

The bytecode from a given address returned as a string

Request

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curl https://docs-demo.race-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ \
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  -X POST \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  --data '{"method":"eth_getCode","params":["0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000011","latest"],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'

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eth_getCode RPC Method

Returns the compiled bytecode of a smart contract.

Parameters

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