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debug_traceBlockByNumber RPC Method

Returns the tracing result by executing all transactions in the block specified by number with a tracer (Trace Mode required).

Updated on
Oct 10, 2024

debug_traceBlockByNumber RPC Method

Please note that this RPC method is available to all users on the Growth plan and higher. If you are using the Free or Starter plan, you will need to upgrade to utilize this method. See our pricing for more information.

Parameters

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
object
object
REQUIRED
The tracer object with the following fields:
tracer
string
The type of tracer. It could be callTracer or prestateTracer
callTracer
string
The calltracer keeps track of all call frames, including depth 0 calls, that are made during a transaction
prestateTracer
string
The prestateTracer replays the transaction and tracks every part of state that occured during the transaction
tracerConfig
object
The object to specify the configurations of the tracer
onlyTopCall
boolean
When set to true, this will only trace the primary (top-level) call and not any sub-calls. It eliminates the additional processing for each call frame

Returns

result
The result object which contains the following fields:
txHash
The hash of the transaction being traced
result
An object containing detailed information about the traced transaction
from
The address the transaction is sent from
gas
The integer of the gas provided for the transaction execution
gasUsed
The integer of the gas used
to
The address the transaction is directed to
input
The data given at the time of input
calls
An array containing information about internal calls made during the transaction
from
The address making the call
gas
The gas limit specified for the call
gasUsed
The amount of gas used during the call
to
The address being called
input
The input data for the call
output
(Optional) The output data of the call
value
The value (in Wei) sent with the call
type
The type of call (e.g., CALL or STATICCALL)
value
The integer of the value sent with this transaction
type
The type of the call
Request
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curl https://docs-demo.unichain-sepolia.quiknode.pro/ \
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-X POST \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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--data '{"method":"debug_traceBlockByNumber","params":["latest", {"tracer": "callTracer"}],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'
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