Executes a new message call immediately without creating a transaction on the block chain.
Note that the execution is limited to 5s and the call will fail if it takes longer to execute.
Request
curl 'https://rpc.web3api.io?x-api-key=YOUR-API-KEY' \
-X POST \
-H 'x-amberdata-blockchain-id: ethereum-mainnet' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"eth_call","params":[{"from":"0xb60e8dd61c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07233155","to":"0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07244567","gas":"0x76c0","gasPrice":"0x9184e72a000","value":"0x9184e72a","data":"0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8d46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f072445675058bb8eb970870f072445675"},"latest"]}'
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| 0.from | The address the transaction is sent from. |
| 0.to | The address the transaction is directed to. |
| 0.gas | Integer of the gas provided for the transaction execution. eth_call consumes zero gas, but this parameter may be needed by some executions. |
| 0.gasPrice | Integer of the gasPrice used for each paid gas. |
| 0.value | Integer of the value sent with this transaction. |
| 0.data | Hash of the method signature and encoded parameters. For details see Ethereum Contract ABI. |
| 1* - blockNumber | Integer block number, or the string "latest", "earliest" or "pending", see the default block parameter. |
*Required
Response
{
"id":1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0x"
}
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
string | The return value of executed contract. |