web3.eth¶

The web3-eth package allows you to interact with an Ethereum blockchain and Ethereum smart contracts.

var Eth = require('web3-eth');

// "Eth.providers.givenProvider" will be set if in an Ethereum supported browser.
var eth = new Eth(Eth.givenProvider || 'ws://some.local-or-remote.node:8546');

// or using the web3 umbrella package

var Web3 = require('web3');
var web3 = new Web3(Web3.givenProvider || 'ws://some.local-or-remote.node:8546');

// -> web3.eth

Note on checksum addresses¶

All Ethereum addresses returned by functions of this package are returned as checksum addresses. This means some letters are uppercase and some are lowercase. Based on that it will calculate a checksum for the address and prove its correctness. Incorrect checksum addresses will throw an error when passed into functions. If you want to circumvent the checksum check you can make an address all lower- or uppercase.

Example¶

web3.eth.getAccounts(console.log);
> ["0x11f4d0A3c12e86B4b5F39B213F7E19D048276DAe" ,"0x85F43D8a49eeB85d32Cf465507DD71d507100C1d"]

Contract¶

For web3.eth.Contract see the Contract reference documentation.

Iban¶

For web3.eth.Iban see the Iban reference documentation.

personal¶

For web3.eth.personal see the personal reference documentation.

accounts¶

For web3.eth.accounts see the accounts reference documentation.

ens¶

For web3.eth.ens see the ENS reference documentation.

abi¶

For web3.eth.abi see the ABI reference documentation.

net¶

For web3.eth.net see the net reference documentation.

setProvider¶

web3.setProvider(myProvider)
web3.eth.setProvider(myProvider)
web3.shh.setProvider(myProvider)
web3.bzz.setProvider(myProvider)
...

Will change the provider for its module.

Note

When called on the umbrella package web3 it will also set the provider for all sub modules web3.eth, web3.shh, etc. EXCEPT web3.bzz which needs a separate provider at all times.

Parameters¶

Object - myProvider: a valid provider.

Returns¶

Boolean

Example: Local Geth Node¶

var Web3 = require('web3');
var web3 = new Web3('http://localhost:8545');
// or
var web3 = new Web3(new Web3.providers.HttpProvider('http://localhost:8545'));

// change provider
web3.setProvider('ws://localhost:8546');
// or
web3.setProvider(new Web3.providers.WebsocketProvider('ws://localhost:8546'));

// Using the IPC provider in node.js
var net = require('net');
var web3 = new Web3('/Users/myuser/Library/Ethereum/geth.ipc', net); // mac os path
// or
var web3 = new Web3(new Web3.providers.IpcProvider('/Users/myuser/Library/Ethereum/geth.ipc', net)); // mac os path
// on windows the path is: "\\\\.\\pipe\\geth.ipc"
// on linux the path is: "/users/myuser/.ethereum/geth.ipc"

Example: Remote Node Provider¶

// Using a remote node provider, like Alchemy (https://www.alchemyapi.io/supernode), is simple.
var Web3 = require('web3');
var web3 = new Web3("https://eth-mainnet.alchemyapi.io/v2/your-api-key");

providers¶

web3.providers
web3.eth.providers
web3.shh.providers
web3.bzz.providers
...

Contains the current available providers.

Value¶

Object with the following providers:

Object - HttpProvider: HTTP provider, does not support subscriptions.

Object - WebsocketProvider: The Websocket provider is the standard for usage in legacy browsers.

Object - IpcProvider: The IPC provider is used node.js dapps when running a local node. Gives the most secure connection.

Example¶

var Web3 = require('web3');
// use the given Provider, e.g in Mist, or instantiate a new websocket provider
var web3 = new Web3(Web3.givenProvider || 'ws://remotenode.com:8546');
// or
var web3 = new Web3(Web3.givenProvider || new Web3.providers.WebsocketProvider('ws://remotenode.com:8546'));

// Using the IPC provider in node.js
var net = require('net');

var web3 = new Web3('/Users/myuser/Library/Ethereum/geth.ipc', net); // mac os path
// or
var web3 = new Web3(new Web3.providers.IpcProvider('/Users/myuser/Library/Ethereum/geth.ipc', net)); // mac os path
// on windows the path is: "\\\\.\\pipe\\geth.ipc"
// on linux the path is: "/users/myuser/.ethereum/geth.ipc"

Configuration¶

// ====
// Http
// ====

var Web3HttpProvider = require('web3-providers-http');

var options = {
    keepAlive: true,
    withCredentials: false,
    timeout: 20000, // ms
    headers: [
        {
            name: 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin',
            value: '*'
        },
        {
            ...
        }
    ],
    agent: {
        http: http.Agent(...),
        baseUrl: ''
    }
};

var provider = new Web3HttpProvider('http://localhost:8545', options);

// ==========
// Websockets
// ==========

var Web3WsProvider = require('web3-providers-ws');

var options = {
    timeout: 30000, // ms

    // Useful for credentialed urls, e.g: ws://username:password@localhost:8546
    headers: {
      authorization: 'Basic username:password'
    },

    clientConfig: {
      // Useful if requests are large
      maxReceivedFrameSize: 100000000,   // bytes - default: 1MiB
      maxReceivedMessageSize: 100000000, // bytes - default: 8MiB

      // Useful to keep a connection alive
      keepalive: true,
      keepaliveInterval: 60000 // ms
    },

    // Enable auto reconnection
    reconnect: {
        auto: true,
        delay: 5000, // ms
        maxAttempts: 5,
        onTimeout: false
    }
};

var ws = new Web3WsProvider('ws://localhost:8546', options);

More information for the Http and Websocket provider modules can be found here:

HttpProvider

WebsocketProvider

givenProvider¶

web3.givenProvider
web3.eth.givenProvider
web3.shh.givenProvider
web3.bzz.givenProvider
...

When using web3.js in an Ethereum compatible browser, it will set with the current native provider by that browser. Will return the given provider by the (browser) environment, otherwise null.

Returns¶

Object: The given provider set or null;

Example¶

currentProvider¶

web3.currentProvider
web3.eth.currentProvider
web3.shh.currentProvider
web3.bzz.currentProvider
...

Will return the current provider, otherwise null.

Returns¶

Object: The current provider set or null.

Example¶

BatchRequest¶

new web3.BatchRequest()
new web3.eth.BatchRequest()
new web3.shh.BatchRequest()
new web3.bzz.BatchRequest()

Class to create and execute batch requests.

Parameters¶

none

Returns¶

Object: With the following methods:

add(request): To add a request object to the batch call.

execute(): Will execute the batch request.

Example¶

var contract = new web3.eth.Contract(abi, address);

var batch = new web3.BatchRequest();
batch.add(web3.eth.getBalance.request('0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000', 'latest', callback));
batch.add(contract.methods.balance(address).call.request({from: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000'}, callback2));
batch.execute();

extend¶

web3.extend(methods)
web3.eth.extend(methods)
web3.shh.extend(methods)
web3.bzz.extend(methods)
...

Allows extending the web3 modules.

Note

You also have *.extend.formatters as additional formatter functions to be used for input and output formatting. Please see the source file for function details.

Parameters¶

methods - Object: Extension object with array of methods description objects as follows:
- property - String: (optional) The name of the property to add to the module. If no property is set it will be added to the module directly.
- methods - Array: The array of method descriptions:
  
  name - String: Name of the method to add.
  
  call - String: The RPC method name.
  
  params - Number: (optional) The number of parameters for that function. Default 0.
  
  inputFormatter - Array: (optional) Array of inputformatter functions. Each array item responds to a function parameter, so if you want some parameters not to be formatted, add a null instead.
  
  outputFormatter - ``Function: (optional) Can be used to format the output of the method.

Returns¶

Object: The extended module.

Example¶

web3.extend({
    property: 'myModule',
    methods: [{
        name: 'getBalance',
        call: 'eth_getBalance',
        params: 2,
        inputFormatter: [web3.extend.formatters.inputAddressFormatter, web3.extend.formatters.inputDefaultBlockNumberFormatter],
        outputFormatter: web3.utils.hexToNumberString
    },{
        name: 'getGasPriceSuperFunction',
        call: 'eth_gasPriceSuper',
        params: 2,
        inputFormatter: [null, web3.utils.numberToHex]
    }]
});

web3.extend({
    methods: [{
        name: 'directCall',
        call: 'eth_callForFun',
    }]
});

console.log(web3);
> Web3 {
    myModule: {
        getBalance: function(){},
        getGasPriceSuperFunction: function(){}
    },
    directCall: function(){},
    eth: Eth {...},
    bzz: Bzz {...},
    ...
}

defaultAccount¶

web3.eth.defaultAccount

This default address is used as the default "from" property, if no "from" property is specified in for the following methods:

web3.eth.sendTransaction()
web3.eth.call()
new web3.eth.Contract() -> myContract.methods.myMethod().call()
new web3.eth.Contract() -> myContract.methods.myMethod().send()

Property¶

String - 20 Bytes: Any ethereum address. You should have the private key for that address in your node or keystore. (Default is undefined)

Example¶

web3.eth.defaultAccount;
> undefined

// set the default account
web3.eth.defaultAccount = '0x11f4d0A3c12e86B4b5F39B213F7E19D048276DAe';

defaultBlock¶

web3.eth.defaultBlock

The default block is used for certain methods. You can override it by passing in the defaultBlock as last parameter. The default value is "latest".

web3.eth.getBalance()
web3.eth.getCode()
web3.eth.getTransactionCount()
web3.eth.getStorageAt()
web3.eth.call()
new web3.eth.Contract() -> myContract.methods.myMethod().call()

Property¶

Default block parameters can be one of the following:

Number|BN|BigNumber: A block number
"earliest" - String: The genesis block
"latest" - String: The latest block (current head of the blockchain)
"pending" - String: The currently mined block (including pending transactions)

Default is "latest"

Example¶

web3.eth.defaultBlock;
> "latest"

// set the default block
web3.eth.defaultBlock = 231;

defaultHardfork¶

web3.eth.defaultHardfork

The default hardfork property is used for signing transactions locally.

Property¶

The default hardfork property can be one of the following:

"chainstart" - String
"homestead" - String
"dao" - String
"tangerineWhistle" - String
"spuriousDragon" - String
"byzantium" - String
"constantinople" - String
"petersburg" - String
"istanbul" - String
"berlin" - String
"london" - String

Default is "london"

Example¶

web3.eth.defaultHardfork;
> "london"

// set the default block
web3.eth.defaultHardfork = 'istanbul';

defaultChain¶

web3.eth.defaultChain

The default chain property is used for signing transactions locally.

Property¶

The default chain property can be one of the following:

"mainnet" - String
"goerli" - String
"kovan" - String
"rinkeby" - String
"ropsten" - String

Default is "mainnet"

Example¶

web3.eth.defaultChain;
> "mainnet"

// set the default chain
web3.eth.defaultChain = 'goerli';

defaultCommon¶

web3.eth.defaultCommon

The default common property is used for signing transactions locally.

Property¶

The default common property does contain the following Common object:

customChain - Object: The custom chain properties
- name - string: (optional) The name of the chain
- networkId - number: Network ID of the custom chain
- chainId - number: Chain ID of the custom chain
baseChain - string: (optional) mainnet, goerli, kovan, rinkeby, or ropsten
hardfork - string: (optional) chainstart, homestead, dao, tangerineWhistle, spuriousDragon, byzantium, constantinople, petersburg, istanbul, berlin, or london

Default is undefined.

Example¶

web3.eth.defaultCommon;
> {customChain: {name: 'custom-network', chainId: 1, networkId: 1}, baseChain: 'mainnet', hardfork: 'petersburg'}

// set the default common
web3.eth.defaultCommon = {customChain: {name: 'custom-network', chainId: 1, networkId: 1}, baseChain: 'mainnet', hardfork: 'petersburg'};

transactionBlockTimeout¶

web3.eth.transactionBlockTimeout

The transactionBlockTimeout is used over socket-based connections. This option defines the amount of new blocks it should wait until the first confirmation happens, otherwise the PromiEvent rejects with a timeout error.

Returns¶

number: The current value of transactionBlockTimeout (default: 50)

Example¶

web3.eth.transactionBlockTimeout;
> 50

// set the transaction block timeout
web3.eth.transactionBlockTimeout = 100;

blockHeaderTimeout¶

web3.eth.Contract.blockHeaderTimeout
contract.blockHeaderTimeout // on contract instance

The blockHeaderTimeout is used over socket-based connections. This option defines the amount seconds it should wait for “newBlockHeaders” event before falling back to polling to fetch transaction receipt.

Returns¶

number: The current value of blockHeaderTimeout (default: 10 seconds)

Example¶

web3.eth.blockHeaderTimeout;
> 5

// set the transaction confirmations blocks
web3.eth.blockHeaderTimeout = 10;

transactionConfirmationBlocks¶

web3.eth.transactionConfirmationBlocks

This defines the number of blocks it requires until a transaction is considered confirmed.

Returns¶

number: The current value of transactionConfirmationBlocks (default: 24)

Example¶

web3.eth.transactionConfirmationBlocks;
> 24

// set the transaction confirmations blocks
web3.eth.transactionConfirmationBlocks = 50;

transactionPollingTimeout¶

web3.eth.transactionPollingTimeout

The transactionPollingTimeout is used over HTTP connections. This option defines the number of seconds Web3 will wait for a receipt which confirms that a transaction was mined by the network. Note: If this method times out, the transaction may still be pending.

Returns¶

number: The current value of transactionPollingTimeout (default: 750)

Example¶

web3.eth.transactionPollingTimeout;
> 750

// set the transaction polling timeout
web3.eth.transactionPollingTimeout = 1000;

transactionPollingInterval¶

web3.eth.transactionPollingInterval

The transactionPollingInterval is used over HTTP connections. This option defines the number of seconds between Web3 calls for a receipt which confirms that a transaction was mined by the network.

Returns¶

number: The current value of transactionPollingInterval (default: 1000ms)

handleRevert¶

web3.eth.handleRevert

The handleRevert options property defaults to false and returns the revert reason string if enabled for the following methods:

Note

The revert reason string and signature exist as a property on the returned error.

Returns¶

boolean: The current value of handleRevert (default: false)

Example¶

web3.eth.handlRevert;
> false

// turn revert handling on
web3.eth.handleRevert = true;

maxListenersWarningThreshold¶

web3.eth.maxListenersWarningThreshold

This defines the threshold above which a warning about the number of event listeners attached to a provider which supports sockets subscriptions will be written to the console. You may see this warning if you call setProvider on large numbers of Web3 contract objects.

Returns¶

number: The current value of maxListenersWarningThreshold (default: 100)

Example¶

web3.eth.maxListenersWarningThreshold;
> 100

// set the max listeners warning threshold
web3.eth.maxListenersWarningThreshold = 200;

getProtocolVersion¶

web3.eth.getProtocolVersion([callback])

Returns the ethereum protocol version of the node.

Returns¶

Promise returns String: the protocol version.

Example¶

web3.eth.getProtocolVersion()
.then(console.log);
> "63"

isSyncing¶

web3.eth.isSyncing([callback])

Checks if the node is currently syncing and returns either a syncing object, or false.

Returns¶

Promise returns Object|Boolean - A sync object when the node is currently syncing or false:

startingBlock - Number: The block number where the sync started.

currentBlock - Number: The block number where the node is currently synced to.

highestBlock - Number: The estimated block number to sync to.

knownStates - Number: The number of estimated states to download.

pulledStates - Number: The number of already downloaded states.

Example¶

web3.eth.isSyncing()
.then(console.log);

> {
    startingBlock: 100,
    currentBlock: 312,
    highestBlock: 512,
    knownStates: 234566,
    pulledStates: 123455
}

getCoinbase¶

getCoinbase([callback])

Returns the coinbase address to which mining rewards will go.

Returns¶

Promise returns String - bytes 20: The coinbase address set in the node for mining rewards.

Example¶

web3.eth.getCoinbase()
.then(console.log);
> "0x11f4d0A3c12e86B4b5F39B213F7E19D048276DAe"

isMining¶

web3.eth.isMining([callback])

Checks whether the node is mining or not.

Returns¶

Promise returns Boolean: true if the node is mining, otherwise false.

Example¶

web3.eth.isMining()
.then(console.log);
> true

getHashrate¶

web3.eth.getHashrate([callback])

Returns the number of hashes per second that the node is mining with.

Returns¶

Promise returns Number: Number of hashes per second.

Example¶

web3.eth.getHashrate()
.then(console.log);
> 493736

getGasPrice¶

web3.eth.getGasPrice([callback])

Returns the current gas price oracle. The gas price is determined by the last few blocks median gas price.

Returns¶

Promise returns String - Number string of the current gas price in wei.

See the A note on dealing with big numbers in JavaScript.

Example¶

web3.eth.getGasPrice()
.then(console.log);
> "20000000000"

getFeeHistory¶

web3.eth.getFeeHistory(blockCount, newestBlock, rewardPercentiles, [callback])

Transaction fee history Returns base fee per gas and transaction effective priority fee per gas history for the requested block range if available. The range between headBlock-4 and headBlock is guaranteed to be available while retrieving data from the pending block and older history are optional to support. For pre-EIP-1559 blocks the gas prices are returned as rewards and zeroes are returned for the base fee per gas.

Parameters¶

String|Number|BN|BigNumber - Number of blocks in the requested range. Between 1 and 1024 blocks can be requested in a single query. Less than requested may be returned if not all blocks are available.
String|Number|BN|BigNumber - Highest number block of the requested range.
Array of numbers - A monotonically increasing list of percentile values to sample from each block’s effective priority fees per gas in ascending order, weighted by gas used. Example: [“0”, “25”, “50”, “75”, “100”] or [“0”, “0.5”, “1”, “1.5”, “3”, “80”]
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise returns Object - Fee history for the returned block range. The object:

Number oldestBlock - Lowest number block of the returned range.
Array of strings baseFeePerGas - An array of block base fees per gas. This includes the next block after the newest of the returned range, because this value can be derived from the newest block. Zeroes are returned for pre-EIP-1559 blocks.
Array of numbers gasUsedRatio - An array of block gas used ratios. These are calculated as the ratio of gasUsed and gasLimit.
Array of string arrays reward - An array of effective priority fee per gas data points from a single block. All zeroes are returned if the block is empty.

getAccounts¶

web3.eth.getAccounts([callback])

Returns a list of accounts the node controls.

Returns¶

Promise returns Array - An array of addresses controlled by node.

Example¶

web3.eth.getAccounts()
.then(console.log);
> ["0x11f4d0A3c12e86B4b5F39B213F7E19D048276DAe", "0xDCc6960376d6C6dEa93647383FfB245CfCed97Cf"]

getBlockNumber¶

web3.eth.getBlockNumber([callback])

Returns the current block number.

Returns¶

Promise returns Number - The number of the most recent block.

Example¶

web3.eth.getBlockNumber()
.then(console.log);
> 2744

getBalance¶

web3.eth.getBalance(address [, defaultBlock] [, callback])

Get the balance of an address at a given block.

Parameters¶

String - The address to get the balance of.
Number|String|BN|BigNumber - (optional) If you pass this parameter it will not use the default block set with web3.eth.defaultBlock. Pre-defined block numbers as "earliest", "latest" and "pending" can also be used.
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise returns String - The current balance for the given address in wei.

See the A note on dealing with big numbers in JavaScript.

Example¶

web3.eth.getBalance("0x407d73d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1")
.then(console.log);
> "1000000000000"

getStorageAt¶

web3.eth.getStorageAt(address, position [, defaultBlock] [, callback])

Get the storage at a specific position of an address.

Parameters¶

String - The address to get the storage from.
Number|String|BN|BigNumber - The index position of the storage.
Number|String|BN|BigNumber - (optional) If you pass this parameter it will not use the default block set with web3.eth.defaultBlock. Pre-defined block numbers as "earliest", "latest" and "pending" can also be used.
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise returns String - The value in storage at the given position.

Example¶

web3.eth.getStorageAt("0x407d73d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1", 0)
.then(console.log);
> "0x033456732123ffff2342342dd12342434324234234fd234fd23fd4f23d4234"

getCode¶

web3.eth.getCode(address [, defaultBlock] [, callback])

Get the code at a specific address.

Parameters¶

String - The address to get the code from.
Number|String|BN|BigNumber - (optional) If you pass this parameter it will not use the default block set with web3.eth.defaultBlock. Pre-defined block numbers as "earliest", "latest" and "pending" can also be used.
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise returns String - The data at given address address.

Example¶

web3.eth.getCode("0xd5677cf67b5aa051bb40496e68ad359eb97cfbf8")
.then(console.log);
> "0x600160008035811a818181146012578301005b601b6001356025565b8060005260206000f25b600060078202905091905056"

getBlock¶

web3.eth.getBlock(blockHashOrBlockNumber [, returnTransactionObjects] [, callback])

Returns a block matching the block number or block hash.

Parameters¶

String|Number|BN|BigNumber - The block number or block hash. Or the string "earliest", "latest" or "pending" as in the default block parameter.
Boolean - (optional, default false) If specified true, the returned block will contain all transactions as objects. If false it will only contains the transaction hashes.
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise returns Object - The block object:

number - Number: The block number. null if a pending block.

hash 32 Bytes - String: Hash of the block. null if a pending block.

parentHash 32 Bytes - String: Hash of the parent block.

baseFeePerGas - Number: Minimum to be charged to send a transaction on the network

nonce 8 Bytes - String: Hash of the generated proof-of-work. null if a pending block.

sha3Uncles 32 Bytes - String: SHA3 of the uncles data in the block.

logsBloom 256 Bytes - String: The bloom filter for the logs of the block. null if a pending block.

transactionsRoot 32 Bytes - String: The root of the transaction trie of the block.

stateRoot 32 Bytes - String: The root of the final state trie of the block.

miner - String: The address of the beneficiary to whom the mining rewards were given.

difficulty - String: Integer of the difficulty for this block.

totalDifficulty - String: Integer of the total difficulty of the chain until this block.

extraData - String: The “extra data” field of this block.

size - Number: Integer the size of this block in bytes.

gasLimit - Number: The maximum gas allowed in this block.

gasUsed - Number: The total used gas by all transactions in this block.

timestamp - Number: The unix timestamp for when the block was collated.

transactions - Array: Array of transaction objects, or 32 Bytes transaction hashes depending on the returnTransactionObjects parameter.

uncles - Array: Array of uncle hashes.

Example¶

web3.eth.getBlock(3150)
.then(console.log);

> {
    "number": 3,
    "hash": "0xef95f2f1ed3ca60b048b4bf67cde2195961e0bba6f70bcbea9a2c4e133e34b46",
    "parentHash": "0x2302e1c0b972d00932deb5dab9eb2982f570597d9d42504c05d9c2147eaf9c88",
    "baseFeePerGas": 58713056622,
    "nonce": "0xfb6e1a62d119228b",
    "sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
    "logsBloom": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
    "transactionsRoot": "0x3a1b03875115b79539e5bd33fb00d8f7b7cd61929d5a3c574f507b8acf415bee",
    "stateRoot": "0xf1133199d44695dfa8fd1bcfe424d82854b5cebef75bddd7e40ea94cda515bcb",
    "miner": "0x8888f1f195afa192cfee860698584c030f4c9db1",
    "difficulty": '21345678965432',
    "totalDifficulty": '324567845321',
    "size": 616,
    "extraData": "0x",
    "gasLimit": 3141592,
    "gasUsed": 21662,
    "timestamp": 1429287689,
    "transactions": [
        "0x9fc76417374aa880d4449a1f7f31ec597f00b1f6f3dd2d66f4c9c6c445836d8b"
    ],
    "uncles": []
}

getBlockTransactionCount¶

web3.eth.getBlockTransactionCount(blockHashOrBlockNumber [, callback])

Returns the number of transaction in a given block.

Parameters¶

String|Number|BN|BigNumber - The block number or hash. Or the string "earliest", "latest" or "pending" as in the default block parameter.
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise returns Number - The number of transactions in the given block.

Example¶

web3.eth.getBlockTransactionCount("0x407d73d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1")
.then(console.log);
> 1

getBlockUncleCount¶

web3.eth.getBlockUncleCount(blockHashOrBlockNumber [, callback])

Returns the number of uncles in a block from a block matching the given block hash.

Parameters¶

String|Number|BN|BigNumber - The block number or hash. Or the string "earliest", "latest" or "pending" as in the default block parameter.
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise returns Number - The number of transactions in the given block.

Example¶

web3.eth.getBlockUncleCount("0x407d73d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1")
.then(console.log);
> 1

getUncle¶

web3.eth.getUncle(blockHashOrBlockNumber, uncleIndex [, returnTransactionObjects] [, callback])

Returns a blocks uncle by a given uncle index position.

Parameters¶

String|Number|BN|BigNumber - The block number or hash. Or the string "earliest", "latest" or "pending" as in the default block parameter.
Number - The index position of the uncle.
Boolean - (optional, default false) If specified true, the returned block will contain all transactions as objects. By default it is false so, there is no need to explictly specify false. And, if false it will only contains the transaction hashes.
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise returns Object - the returned uncle. For a return value see web3.eth.getBlock().

Note

An uncle doesn’t contain individual transactions.

Example¶

web3.eth.getUncle(500, 0)
.then(console.log);
> // see web3.eth.getBlock

getTransaction¶

web3.eth.getTransaction(transactionHash [, callback])

Returns a transaction matching the given transaction hash.

Parameters¶

String - The transaction hash.
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise returns Object - A transaction object its hash transactionHash:

hash 32 Bytes - String: Hash of the transaction.

nonce - Number: The number of transactions made by the sender prior to this one.

blockHash 32 Bytes - String: Hash of the block where this transaction was in. null if pending.

blockNumber - Number: Block number where this transaction was in. null if pending.

transactionIndex - Number: Integer of the transactions index position in the block. null if pending.

from - String: Address of the sender.

to - String: Address of the receiver. null if it’s a contract creation transaction.

value - String: Value transferred in wei.

gasPrice - String: Gas price provided by the sender in wei.

gas - Number: Gas provided by the sender.

input - String: The data sent along with the transaction.

Example¶

web3.eth.getTransaction('0x9fc76417374aa880d4449a1f7f31ec597f00b1f6f3dd2d66f4c9c6c445836d8b§234')
.then(console.log);

> {
    "hash": "0x9fc76417374aa880d4449a1f7f31ec597f00b1f6f3dd2d66f4c9c6c445836d8b",
    "nonce": 2,
    "blockHash": "0xef95f2f1ed3ca60b048b4bf67cde2195961e0bba6f70bcbea9a2c4e133e34b46",
    "blockNumber": 3,
    "transactionIndex": 0,
    "from": "0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b",
    "to": "0x6295ee1b4f6dd65047762f924ecd367c17eabf8f",
    "value": '123450000000000000',
    "gas": 314159,
    "gasPrice": '2000000000000',
    "input": "0x57cb2fc4"
}

getPendingTransactions¶

web3.eth.getPendingTransactions([, callback])

Returns a list of pending transactions.

Parameters¶

Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise<object[]> - Array of pending transactions:

hash 32 Bytes - String: Hash of the transaction.

nonce - Number: The number of transactions made by the sender prior to this one.

blockHash 32 Bytes - String: Hash of the block where this transaction was in. null if pending.

blockNumber - Number: Block number where this transaction was in. null if pending.

transactionIndex - Number: Integer of the transactions index position in the block. null if pending.

from - String: Address of the sender.

to - String: Address of the receiver. null when it’s a contract creation transaction.

value - String: Value transferred in wei.

gasPrice - String: The wei per unit of gas provided by the sender in wei.

gas - Number: Gas provided by the sender.

input - String: The data sent along with the transaction.

Example¶

 web3.eth.getPendingTransactions().then(console.log);
 >  [
     {
         hash: '0x9fc76417374aa880d4449a1f7f31ec597f00b1f6f3dd2d66f4c9c6c445836d8b',
         nonce: 2,
         blockHash: '0xef95f2f1ed3ca60b048b4bf67cde2195961e0bba6f70bcbea9a2c4e133e34b46',
         blockNumber: 3,
         transactionIndex: 0,
         from: '0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b',
         to: '0x6295ee1b4f6dd65047762f924ecd367c17eabf8f',
         value: '123450000000000000',
         gas: 314159,
         gasPrice: '2000000000000',
         input: '0x57cb2fc4'
         v: '0x3d',
         r: '0xaabc9ddafffb2ae0bac4107697547d22d9383667d9e97f5409dd6881ce08f13f',
         s: '0x69e43116be8f842dcd4a0b2f760043737a59534430b762317db21d9ac8c5034'
     },....,{
         hash: '0x9fc76417374aa880d4449a1f7f31ec597f00b1f6f3dd2d66f4c9c6c445836d8b',
         nonce: 3,
         blockHash: '0xef95f2f1ed3ca60b048b4bf67cde2195961e0bba6f70bcbea9a2c4e133e34b46',
         blockNumber: 4,
         transactionIndex: 0,
         from: '0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b',
         to: '0x6295ee1b4f6dd65047762f924ecd367c17eabf8f',
         value: '123450000000000000',
         gas: 314159,
         gasPrice: '2000000000000',
         input: '0x57cb2fc4'
         v: '0x3d',
         r: '0xaabc9ddafffb2ae0bac4107697547d22d9383667d9e97f5409dd6881ce08f13f',
         s: '0x69e43116be8f842dcd4a0b2f760043737a59534430b762317db21d9ac8c5034'
     }
]

getTransactionFromBlock¶

getTransactionFromBlock(hashStringOrNumber, indexNumber [, callback])

Returns a transaction based on a block hash or number and the transaction’s index position.

Parameters¶

String|Number|BN|BigNumber - A block number or hash. Or the string "earliest", "latest" or "pending" as in the default block parameter.
Number - The transaction’s index position.
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise returns Object - A transaction object, see web3.eth.getTransaction:

Example¶

var transaction = web3.eth.getTransactionFromBlock('0x4534534534', 2)
.then(console.log);
> // see web3.eth.getTransaction

getTransactionReceipt¶

web3.eth.getTransactionReceipt(hash [, callback])

Returns the receipt of a transaction by transaction hash.

Note

The receipt is not available for pending transactions and returns null.

Parameters¶

String - The transaction hash.
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise returns Object - A transaction receipt object, or null if no receipt was found:

status - Boolean: TRUE if the transaction was successful, FALSE if the EVM reverted the transaction.

blockHash 32 Bytes - String: Hash of the block where this transaction was in.

blockNumber - Number: Block number where this transaction was in.

transactionHash 32 Bytes - String: Hash of the transaction.

transactionIndex- Number: Integer of the transactions index position in the block.

from - String: Address of the sender.

to - String: Address of the receiver. null when it’s a contract creation transaction.

contractAddress - String: The contract address created, if the transaction was a contract creation, otherwise null.

cumulativeGasUsed - Number: The total amount of gas used when this transaction was executed in the block.

gasUsed - Number: The amount of gas used by this specific transaction alone.

logs - Array: Array of log objects, which this transaction generated.

effectiveGasPrice - Number: The actual value per gas deducted from the senders account. Before EIP-1559, this is equal to the transaction’s gas price. After, it is equal to baseFeePerGas + min(maxFeePerGas - baseFeePerGas, maxPriorityFeePerGas).

Example¶

var receipt = web3.eth.getTransactionReceipt('0x9fc76417374aa880d4449a1f7f31ec597f00b1f6f3dd2d66f4c9c6c445836d8b')
.then(console.log);

> {
  "status": true,
  "transactionHash": "0x9fc76417374aa880d4449a1f7f31ec597f00b1f6f3dd2d66f4c9c6c445836d8b",
  "transactionIndex": 0,
  "blockHash": "0xef95f2f1ed3ca60b048b4bf67cde2195961e0bba6f70bcbea9a2c4e133e34b46",
  "blockNumber": 3,
  "contractAddress": "0x11f4d0A3c12e86B4b5F39B213F7E19D048276DAe",
  "cumulativeGasUsed": 314159,
  "gasUsed": 30234,
  "logs": [{
         // logs as returned by getPastLogs, etc.
     }, ...]
}

getTransactionCount¶

web3.eth.getTransactionCount(address [, defaultBlock] [, callback])

Get the number of transactions sent from this address.

Parameters¶

String - The address to get the numbers of transactions from.
Number|String|BN|BigNumber - (optional) If you pass this parameter it will not use the default block set with web3.eth.defaultBlock. Pre-defined block numbers as "earliest", "latest" and "pending" can also be used.
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise returns Number - The number of transactions sent from the given address.

Example¶

web3.eth.getTransactionCount("0x11f4d0A3c12e86B4b5F39B213F7E19D048276DAe")
.then(console.log);
> 1

sendTransaction¶

web3.eth.sendTransaction(transactionObject [, callback])

Sends a transaction to the network.

Parameters¶

Object - The transaction object to send:
- from - String|Number: The address for the sending account. Uses the web3.eth.defaultAccount property, if not specified. Or an address or index of a local wallet in web3.eth.accounts.wallet.
- to - String: (optional) The destination address of the message, left undefined for a contract-creation transaction.
- value - Number|String|BN|BigNumber: (optional) The value transferred for the transaction in wei, also the endowment if it’s a contract-creation transaction.
- gas - Number: (optional, default: To-Be-Determined) The amount of gas to use for the transaction (unused gas is refunded).
- gasPrice - Number|String|BN|BigNumber: (optional) The price of gas for this transaction in wei, defaults to web3.eth.gasPrice.
- type - Number|String|BN|BigNumber: (optional) A positive unsigned 8-bit number between 0 and 0x7f that represents the type of the transaction.
- maxFeePerGas - Number|String|BN: (optional, defaulted to (2 * block.baseFeePerGas) + maxPriorityFeePerGas) The maximum fee per gas that the transaction is willing to pay in total
- maxPriorityFeePerGas - Number|String|BN (optional, defaulted to 2.5 Gwei) The maximum fee per gas to give miners to incentivize them to include the transaction (Priority fee)
- accessList - List of hexstrings (optional) a list of addresses and storage keys that the transaction plans to access
- data - String: (optional) Either a ABI byte string containing the data of the function call on a contract, or in the case of a contract-creation transaction the initialisation code.
- nonce - Number: (optional) Integer of the nonce. This allows to overwrite your own pending transactions that use the same nonce.
- chain - String: (optional) Defaults to mainnet.
- hardfork - String: (optional) Defaults to london.
- common - Object: (optional) The common object
  
  customChain - Object: The custom chain properties
  
  name - string: (optional) The name of the chain
  
  networkId - number: Network ID of the custom chain
  
  chainId - number: Chain ID of the custom chain
  
  baseChain - string: (optional) mainnet, goerli, kovan, rinkeby, or ropsten
  
  hardfork - string: (optional) chainstart, homestead, dao, tangerineWhistle, spuriousDragon, byzantium, constantinople, petersburg, istanbul, berlin, or london
callback - Function: (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Note

The from property can also be an address or index from the web3.eth.accounts.wallet. It will then sign locally using the private key of that account, and send the transaction via web3.eth.sendSignedTransaction(). If the properties chain and hardfork or common are not set, Web3 will try to set appropriate values by querying the network for its chainId and networkId.

Returns¶

The callback will return the 32 bytes transaction hash.

PromiEvent: A promise combined event emitter. Resolves when the transaction receipt is available. The following events are also available:

sending returns payload: Object: Fired immediately before transmitting the transaction request.
sent returns payload: Object: Fired immediately after the request body has been written to the client, but before the transaction hash is received.
"transactionHash" returns transactionHash: String: Fired when the transaction hash is available.
"receipt" returns receipt: Object: Fired when the transaction receipt is available.
"confirmation" returns confirmationNumber: Number, receipt: Object, latestBlockHash: String: Fired for every confirmation up to the 12th confirmation. Receives the confirmation number as the first and the receipt as the second argument. Fired from confirmation 0 on, which is the block where it’s mined.

"error" returns error: Error: Fired if an error occurs during sending. If the transaction was rejected by the network with a receipt, the receipt will be available as a property on the error object.

Example¶

// compiled solidity source code using https://remix.ethereum.org
var code = "603d80600c6000396000f3007c01000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000006000350463c6888fa18114602d57005b6007600435028060005260206000f3";


// using the callback
web3.eth.sendTransaction({
    from: '0xde0B295669a9FD93d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb697BAe',
    data: code // deploying a contract
}, function(error, hash){
    ...
});

// using the promise
web3.eth.sendTransaction({
    from: '0xde0B295669a9FD93d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb697BAe',
    to: '0x11f4d0A3c12e86B4b5F39B213F7E19D048276DAe',
    value: '1000000000000000'
})
.then(function(receipt){
    ...
});


// using the event emitter
web3.eth.sendTransaction({
    from: '0xde0B295669a9FD93d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb697BAe',
    to: '0x11f4d0A3c12e86B4b5F39B213F7E19D048276DAe',
    value: '1000000000000000'
})
.on('transactionHash', function(hash){
    ...
})
.on('receipt', function(receipt){
    ...
})
.on('confirmation', function(confirmationNumber, receipt){ ... })
.on('error', console.error); // If a out of gas error, the second parameter is the receipt.

sendSignedTransaction¶

web3.eth.sendSignedTransaction(signedTransactionData [, callback])

Sends an already signed transaction, generated for example using web3.eth.accounts.signTransaction.

Parameters¶

String - Signed transaction data in HEX format
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

PromiEvent: A promise combined event emitter. Resolves when the transaction receipt is available.

Please see the return values for web3.eth.sendTransaction for details.

Example¶

var Tx = require('@ethereumjs/tx').Transaction;
var privateKey = Buffer.from('e331b6d69882b4cb4ea581d88e0b604039a3de5967688d3dcffdd2270c0fd109', 'hex');

var rawTx = {
  nonce: '0x00',
  gasPrice: '0x09184e72a000',
  gasLimit: '0x2710',
  to: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
  value: '0x00',
  data: '0x7f7465737432000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000600057'
}

var tx = new Tx(rawTx, {'chain':'ropsten'});
tx.sign(privateKey);

var serializedTx = tx.serialize();

// console.log(serializedTx.toString('hex'));
// 0xf889808609184e72a00082271094000000000000000000000000000000000000000080a47f74657374320000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000006000571ca08a8bbf888cfa37bbf0bb965423625641fc956967b81d12e23709cead01446075a01ce999b56a8a88504be365442ea61239198e23d1fce7d00fcfc5cd3b44b7215f

web3.eth.sendSignedTransaction('0x' + serializedTx.toString('hex'))
.on('receipt', console.log);

> // see eth.getTransactionReceipt() for details

Note

When using ethereumjs-tx@2.0.0 if you don’t specify the parameter chain it will use mainnet by default.

sign¶

web3.eth.sign(dataToSign, address [, callback])

Signs data using a specific account. This account needs to be unlocked.

Parameters¶

String - Data to sign. If it is a string it will be converted using web3.utils.utf8ToHex.
String|Number - Address to sign data with. Can be an address or the index of a local wallet in web3.eth.accounts.wallet.
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise returns String - The signature.

Example¶

web3.eth.sign("Hello world", "0x11f4d0A3c12e86B4b5F39B213F7E19D048276DAe")
.then(console.log);
> "0x30755ed65396facf86c53e6217c52b4daebe72aa4941d89635409de4c9c7f9466d4e9aaec7977f05e923889b33c0d0dd27d7226b6e6f56ce737465c5cfd04be400"

// the below is the same
web3.eth.sign(web3.utils.utf8ToHex("Hello world"), "0x11f4d0A3c12e86B4b5F39B213F7E19D048276DAe")
.then(console.log);
> "0x30755ed65396facf86c53e6217c52b4daebe72aa4941d89635409de4c9c7f9466d4e9aaec7977f05e923889b33c0d0dd27d7226b6e6f56ce737465c5cfd04be400"

signTransaction¶

web3.eth.signTransaction(transactionObject, address [, callback])

Signs a transaction. This account needs to be unlocked.

Parameters¶

Object - The transaction data to sign. See web3.eth.sendTransaction() for more.
String - Address to sign transaction with.
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise returns Object - The RLP encoded transaction. The raw property can be used to send the transaction using web3.eth.sendSignedTransaction.

Example¶

web3.eth.signTransaction({
    from: "0xEB014f8c8B418Db6b45774c326A0E64C78914dC0",
    gasPrice: "20000000000",
    gas: "21000",
    to: '0x3535353535353535353535353535353535353535',
    value: "1000000000000000000",
    data: ""
}).then(console.log);
> {
    raw: '0xf86c808504a817c800825208943535353535353535353535353535353535353535880de0b6b3a76400008025a04f4c17305743700648bc4f6cd3038ec6f6af0df73e31757007b7f59df7bee88da07e1941b264348e80c78c4027afc65a87b0a5e43e86742b8ca0823584c6788fd0',
    tx: {
        nonce: '0x0',
        gasPrice: '0x4a817c800',
        gas: '0x5208',
        to: '0x3535353535353535353535353535353535353535',
        value: '0xde0b6b3a7640000',
        input: '0x',
        v: '0x25',
        r: '0x4f4c17305743700648bc4f6cd3038ec6f6af0df73e31757007b7f59df7bee88d',
        s: '0x7e1941b264348e80c78c4027afc65a87b0a5e43e86742b8ca0823584c6788fd0',
        hash: '0xda3be87732110de6c1354c83770aae630ede9ac308d9f7b399ecfba23d923384'
    }
}

call¶

web3.eth.call(callObject [, defaultBlock] [, callback])

Executes a message call transaction, which is directly executed in the VM of the node, but never mined into the blockchain.

Parameters¶

Object - A transaction object, see web3.eth.sendTransaction. For calls the from property is optional however it is highly recommended to explicitly set it or it may default to address(0) depending on your node or provider.
Number|String|BN|BigNumber - (optional) If you pass this parameter it will not use the default block set with web3.eth.defaultBlock. Pre-defined block numbers as "earliest", "latest" and "pending" can also be used.
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise returns String: The returned data of the call, e.g. a smart contract functions return value.

Example¶

web3.eth.call({
    to: "0x11f4d0A3c12e86B4b5F39B213F7E19D048276DAe", // contract address
    data: "0xc6888fa10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003"
})
.then(console.log);
> "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000a"

estimateGas¶

web3.eth.estimateGas(callObject [, callback])

Executes a message call or transaction and returns the amount of the gas used. Note: You must specify a from address otherwise you may experience odd behavior.

Parameters¶

Object - A transaction object, see web3.eth.sendTransaction with the difference that for calls the from property is optional as well.
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise returns Number - the used gas for the simulated call/transaction.

Example¶

web3.eth.estimateGas({
    to: "0x11f4d0A3c12e86B4b5F39B213F7E19D048276DAe",
    data: "0xc6888fa10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003"
})
.then(console.log);
> "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000015"

getPastLogs¶

web3.eth.getPastLogs(options [, callback])

Gets past logs, matching the given options.

Parameters¶

Object - The filter options as follows:

fromBlock - Number|String: The number of the earliest block ("latest" may be given to mean the most recent and "pending" currently mining, block). By default "latest".

toBlock - Number|String: The number of the latest block ("latest" may be given to mean the most recent and "pending" currently mining, block). By default "latest".

address - String|Array: An address or a list of addresses to only get logs from particular account(s).

topics - Array: An array of values which must each appear in the log entries. The order is important, if you want to leave topics out use null, e.g. [null, '0x12...']. You can also pass an array for each topic with options for that topic e.g. [null, ['option1', 'option2']]

Returns¶

Promise returns Array - Array of log objects.

The structure of the returned event Object in the Array looks as follows:

address - String: From which this event originated from.
data - String: The data containing non-indexed log parameter.
topics - Array: An array with max 4 32 Byte topics, topic 1-3 contains indexed parameters of the log.
logIndex - Number: Integer of the event index position in the block.
transactionIndex - Number: Integer of the transaction’s index position, the event was created in.
transactionHash 32 Bytes - String: Hash of the transaction this event was created in.
blockHash 32 Bytes - String: Hash of the block where this event was created in. null if still pending.
blockNumber - Number: The block number where this log was created in. null if still pending.

Example¶

web3.eth.getPastLogs({
    address: "0x11f4d0A3c12e86B4b5F39B213F7E19D048276DAe",
    topics: ["0x033456732123ffff2342342dd12342434324234234fd234fd23fd4f23d4234"]
})
.then(console.log);

> [{
    data: '0x7f9fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead79fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91385',
    topics: ['0xfd43ade1c09fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91ffdd57a7af66ab4ead7', '0x7f9fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead79fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91385']
    logIndex: 0,
    transactionIndex: 0,
    transactionHash: '0x7f9fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead79fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91385',
    blockHash: '0xfd43ade1c09fade1c0d57a7af66ab4ead7c2c2eb7b11a91ffdd57a7af66ab4ead7',
    blockNumber: 1234,
    address: '0xde0B295669a9FD93d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb697BAe'
},{...}]

getWork¶

web3.eth.getWork([callback])

Gets work for miners to mine on. Returns the hash of the current block, the seedHash, and the boundary condition to be met (“target”).

Parameters¶

Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise returns Array - the mining work with the following structure:

String 32 Bytes - at index 0: current block header pow-hash

String 32 Bytes - at index 1: the seed hash used for the DAG.

String 32 Bytes - at index 2: the boundary condition (“target”), 2^256 / difficulty.

Example¶

web3.eth.getWork()
.then(console.log);
> [
  "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
  "0x5EED00000000000000000000000000005EED0000000000000000000000000000",
  "0xd1ff1c01710000000000000000000000d1ff1c01710000000000000000000000"
]

submitWork¶

web3.eth.submitWork(nonce, powHash, digest, [callback])

Used for submitting a proof-of-work solution.

Parameters¶

String 8 Bytes: The nonce found (64 bits)
String 32 Bytes: The header’s pow-hash (256 bits)
String 32 Bytes: The mix digest (256 bits)
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise returns Boolean - Returns TRUE if the provided solution is valid, otherwise FALSE.

Example¶

web3.eth.submitWork([
    "0x0000000000000001",
    "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
    "0xD1FE5700000000000000000000000000D1FE5700000000000000000000000000"
])
.then(console.log);
> true

requestAccounts¶

web3.eth.requestAccounts([callback])

This method will request/enable the accounts from the current environment. This method will only work if you’re using the injected provider from a application like Metamask, Status or TrustWallet. It doesn’t work if you’re connected to a node with a default Web3.js provider (WebsocketProvider, HttpProvidder and IpcProvider).

For more information about the behavior of this method please read EIP-1102: Opt-in account exposure.

Parameters¶

Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise<Array> - Returns an array of enabled accounts.

Example¶

web3.eth.requestAccounts().then(console.log);
> ['0aae0B295369a9FD31d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb692BAf', '0xde0B295669a9FD93d5F28D9Ec85E40f4cb697BAe']

getChainId¶

web3.eth.getChainId([callback])

Returns the chain ID of the current connected node as described in the EIP-695.

Returns¶

Promise<Number> - Returns chain ID.

Example¶

web3.eth.getChainId().then(console.log);
> 61

getNodeInfo¶

web3.eth.getNodeInfo([callback])

Returns¶

Promise<String> - The current client version.

Example¶

web3.eth.getNodeInfo().then(console.log);
> "Mist/v0.9.3/darwin/go1.4.1"

getProof¶

web3.eth.getProof(address, storageKey, blockNumber, [callback])

Returns the account and storage-values of the specified account including the Merkle-proof as described in EIP-1186.

Parameters¶

String 20 Bytes: The Address of the account or contract.
Number[] | BigNumber[] | BN[] | String[] 32 Bytes: Array of storage-keys which should be proofed and included. See web3.eth.getStorageAt.
Number | String | BN | BigNumber: Integer block number. Pre-defined block numbers as "earliest", "latest" and "pending" can also be used.
Function - (optional) Optional callback, returns an error object as first parameter and the result as second.

Returns¶

Promise<Object> - A account object.

address - String: The address of the account.

balance - String: The balance of the account. See web3.eth.getBalance.

codeHash - String: hash of the code of the account. For a simple account without code it will return "0xc5d2460186f7233c927e7db2dcc703c0e500b653ca82273b7bfad8045d85a470".

nonce - String: Nonce of the account.

storageHash - String: SHA3 of the StorageRoot. All storage will deliver a MerkleProof starting with this rootHash.

accountProof - String[]:Array of rlp-serialized MerkleTree-Nodes, starting with the stateRoot-Node, following the path of the SHA3 (address) as key.

storageProof - Object[] Array of storage-entries as requested.

key - String The requested storage key.

value - String The storage value.

Example¶

web3.eth.getProof(
    "0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890",
    ["0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001"],
    "latest"
).then(console.log);
> {
    "address": "0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890",
    "accountProof": [
        "0xf90211a090dcaf88c40c7bbc95a912cbdde67c175767b31173df9ee4b0d733bfdd511c43a0babe369f6b12092f49181ae04ca173fb68d1a5456f18d20fa32cba73954052bda0473ecf8a7e36a829e75039a3b055e51b8332cbf03324ab4af2066bbd6fbf0021a0bbda34753d7aa6c38e603f360244e8f59611921d9e1f128372fec0d586d4f9e0a04e44caecff45c9891f74f6a2156735886eedf6f1a733628ebc802ec79d844648a0a5f3f2f7542148c973977c8a1e154c4300fec92f755f7846f1b734d3ab1d90e7a0e823850f50bf72baae9d1733a36a444ab65d0a6faaba404f0583ce0ca4dad92da0f7a00cbe7d4b30b11faea3ae61b7f1f2b315b61d9f6bd68bfe587ad0eeceb721a07117ef9fc932f1a88e908eaead8565c19b5645dc9e5b1b6e841c5edbdfd71681a069eb2de283f32c11f859d7bcf93da23990d3e662935ed4d6b39ce3673ec84472a0203d26456312bbc4da5cd293b75b840fc5045e493d6f904d180823ec22bfed8ea09287b5c21f2254af4e64fca76acc5cd87399c7f1ede818db4326c98ce2dc2208a06fc2d754e304c48ce6a517753c62b1a9c1d5925b89707486d7fc08919e0a94eca07b1c54f15e299bd58bdfef9741538c7828b5d7d11a489f9c20d052b3471df475a051f9dd3739a927c89e357580a4c97b40234aa01ed3d5e0390dc982a7975880a0a089d613f26159af43616fd9455bb461f4869bfede26f2130835ed067a8b967bfb80",
        "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",
        "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",
        "0xf851808080a009833150c367df138f1538689984b8a84fc55692d3d41fe4d1e5720ff5483a6980808080808080808080a0a319c1c415b271afc0adcb664e67738d103ac168e0bc0b7bd2da7966165cb9518080"
    ],
    "balance": 0,
    "codeHash": "0xc5d2460186f7233c927e7db2dcc703c0e500b653ca82273b7bfad8045d85a470",
    "nonce": 0,
    "storageHash": "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
    "storageProof": [
        {
            "key": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
            "value": '0',
            "proof": []
        },
        {
            "key": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001",
            "value": '0',
            "proof": []
        }
    ]
}

createAccessList¶

web3.eth.createAccessList(callObject [, callback])

Will call to create an access list a method execution will access when executed in the EVM. Note: Currently eth_createAccessList seems to only be supported by Geth. Note: You must specify a from address and gas if it’s not specified in options when instantiating parent contract object (e.g. new web3.eth.Contract(jsonInterface[, address][, options])).

Parameters¶

A transaction object, see web3.eth.sendTransaction with the difference that this method is specifically for contract method executions.
block - String|Number|BN|BigNumber (optional): The block number or hash. Or the string "earliest", "latest" or "pending" as in the default block parameter.
callback - Function (optional): This callback will be fired with the result of the access list generation as the second argument, or with an error object as the first argument.

Returns¶

Promise returns Object: The generated access list for transaction.

{
    "accessList": [
        {
            "address": "0x00f5f5f3a25f142fafd0af24a754fafa340f32c7",
            "storageKeys": [
                "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "gasUsed": "0x644e"
}

Example¶

web3.eth.createAccessList({
    from: '0x3bc5885c2941c5cda454bdb4a8c88aa7f248e312',
    data: '0x20965255',
    gasPrice: '0x3b9aca00',
    gas: '0x3d0900',
    to: '0x00f5f5f3a25f142fafd0af24a754fafa340f32c7'
})
.then(console.log);

web3.eth¶

Note on checksum addresses¶

Example¶

subscribe¶

Contract¶

Iban¶

personal¶

accounts¶

ens¶

abi¶

net¶

setProvider¶

Parameters¶

Returns¶

Example: Local Geth Node¶

Example: Remote Node Provider¶

providers¶

Value¶

Example¶

Configuration¶

givenProvider¶

Returns¶

Example¶

currentProvider¶

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Example¶

BatchRequest¶

Parameters¶

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Example¶

extend¶

Parameters¶

Returns¶

Example¶

defaultAccount¶

Property¶

Example¶

defaultBlock¶

Property¶

Example¶

defaultHardfork¶

Property¶

Example¶

defaultChain¶

Property¶

Example¶

defaultCommon¶

Property¶

Example¶

transactionBlockTimeout¶

Returns¶

Example¶

blockHeaderTimeout¶

Returns¶

Example¶

transactionConfirmationBlocks¶

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Example¶

transactionPollingTimeout¶

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transactionPollingInterval¶

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handleRevert¶

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Example¶

maxListenersWarningThreshold¶

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Example¶

getProtocolVersion¶

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isSyncing¶

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getCoinbase¶

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isMining¶

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