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JSON RPC API

JSON is a lightweight data-interchange format. It can represent numbers, strings, ordered sequences of values, and collections of name/value pairs.

JSON-RPC is a stateless, light-weight remote procedure call (RPC) protocol. Primarily this specification defines several data structures and the rules around their processing. It is transport agnostic in that the concepts can be used within the same process, over sockets, over HTTP, or in many various message passing environments. It uses JSON (RFC 4627) as data format.

Geth 1.4 has experimental pub/sub support. See this page for more information.

Parity 1.6 has experimental pub/sub support See this for more information.

JavaScript API

To talk to an ethereum node from inside a JavaScript application use the web3.js library, which gives a convenient interface for the RPC methods. See the JavaScript API for more.

JSON-RPC Endpoint

Default JSON-RPC endpoints:

Client URL
C++ http://localhost:8545
Go http://localhost:8545
Py http://localhost:4000
Parity http://localhost:8545

Go

You can start the HTTP JSON-RPC with the --rpc flag

geth --rpc

change the default port (8545) and listing address (localhost) with:

geth --rpc --rpcaddr <ip> --rpcport <portnumber>

If accessing the RPC from a browser, CORS will need to be enabled with the appropriate domain set. Otherwise, JavaScript calls are limit by the same-origin policy and requests will fail:

geth --rpc --rpccorsdomain "http://localhost:3000"

The JSON RPC can also be started from the geth console using the admin.startRPC(addr, port) command.

C++

You can start it by running eth application with -j option:

./eth -j

You can also specify JSON-RPC port (default is 8545):

./eth -j --json-rpc-port 8079

Python

In python the JSONRPC server is currently started by default and listens on 127.0.0.1:4000

You can change the port and listen address by giving a config option.

pyethapp -c jsonrpc.listen_port=4002 -c jsonrpc.listen_host=127.0.0.2 run

JSON-RPC support

  cpp-ethereum go-ethereum py-ethereum parity
JSON-RPC 1.0 ✓      
JSON-RPC 2.0 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Batch requests ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
HTTP ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
IPC ✓ ✓   ✓
WS   ✓   ✓

HEX value encoding

At present there are two key datatypes that are passed over JSON: unformatted byte arrays and quantities. Both are passed with a hex encoding, however with different requirements to formatting:

When encoding QUANTITIES (integers, numbers): encode as hex, prefix with “0x”, the most compact representation (slight exception: zero should be represented as “0x0”). Examples: - 0x41 (65 in decimal) - 0x400 (1024 in decimal) - WRONG: 0x (should always have at least one digit - zero is “0x0”) - WRONG: 0x0400 (no leading zeroes allowed) - WRONG: ff (must be prefixed 0x)

When encoding UNFORMATTED DATA (byte arrays, account addresses, hashes, bytecode arrays): encode as hex, prefix with “0x”, two hex digits per byte. Examples: - 0x41 (size 1, “A”) - 0x004200 (size 3, “:raw-latex:`\0`B:raw-latex:`0`”) - 0x (size 0, “”) - WRONG: 0xf0f0f (must be even number of digits) - WRONG: 004200 (must be prefixed 0x)

Currently cpp-ethereum,go-ethereum, and parity provide JSON-RPC communication over http and IPC (unix socket Linux and OSX/named pipes on Windows). Version 1.4 of go-ethereum and version 1.6 of Parity onwards have websocket support.

The default block parameter

The following methods have an extra default block parameter:

When requests are made that act on the state of ethereum, the last default block parameter determines the height of the block.

The following options are possible for the defaultBlock parameter:

  • HEX String - an integer block number
  • String "earliest" for the earliest/genesis block
  • String "latest" - for the latest mined block
  • String "pending" - for the pending state/transactions

Curl Examples Explained

The curl options below might return a response where the node complains about the content type, this is because the –data option sets the content type to application/x-www-form-urlencoded . If your node does complain, manually set the header by placing -H “Content-Type: application/json” at the start of the call.

The examples also do not include the URL/IP & port combination which must be the last argument given to curl e.x. 127.0.0.1:8545

JSON RPC API Reference

Returns the current client version.

none

String - The current client version

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"web3_clientVersion","params":[],"id":67}'

// Result
{
  "id":67,
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "result": "Mist/v0.9.3/darwin/go1.4.1"
}

Returns Keccak-256 (not the standardized SHA3-256) of the given data.

  1. DATA - the data to convert into a SHA3 hash
params: [
  "0x68656c6c6f20776f726c64"
]

DATA - The SHA3 result of the given string.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"web3_sha3","params":["0x68656c6c6f20776f726c64"],"id":64}'

// Result
{
  "id":64,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x47173285a8d7341e5e972fc677286384f802f8ef42a5ec5f03bbfa254cb01fad"
}

Returns the current network id.

none

String - The current network id. - "1": Ethereum Mainnet - "2": Morden Testnet (deprecated) - "3": Ropsten Testnet - "4": Rinkeby Testnet - "42": Kovan Testnet

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"net_version","params":[],"id":67}'

// Result
{
  "id":67,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "3"
}

Returns true if client is actively listening for network connections.

none

Boolean - true when listening, otherwise false.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"net_listening","params":[],"id":67}'

// Result
{
  "id":67,
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "result":true
}

Returns number of peers currently connected to the client.

none

QUANTITY - integer of the number of connected peers.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"net_peerCount","params":[],"id":74}'

// Result
{
  "id":74,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x2" // 2
}

Returns the current ethereum protocol version.

none

String - The current ethereum protocol version

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_protocolVersion","params":[],"id":67}'

// Result
{
  "id":67,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "54"
}

Returns an object with data about the sync status or false.

none

Object|Boolean, An object with sync status data or FALSE, when not syncing: - startingBlock: QUANTITY - The block at which the import started (will only be reset, after the sync reached his head) - currentBlock: QUANTITY - The current block, same as eth_blockNumber - highestBlock: QUANTITY - The estimated highest block

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_syncing","params":[],"id":1}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    startingBlock: '0x384',
    currentBlock: '0x386',
    highestBlock: '0x454'
  }
}
// Or when not syncing
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": false
}

Returns the client coinbase address.

none

DATA, 20 bytes - the current coinbase address.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_coinbase","params":[],"id":64}'

// Result
{
  "id":64,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x407d73d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1"
}

Returns true if client is actively mining new blocks.

none

Boolean - returns true of the client is mining, otherwise false.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_mining","params":[],"id":71}'

// Result
{
  "id":71,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": true
}

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

none

QUANTITY - number of hashes per second.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_hashrate","params":[],"id":71}'

// Result
{
  "id":71,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x38a"
}

Returns the current price per gas in wei.

none

QUANTITY - integer of the current gas price in wei.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_gasPrice","params":[],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":73,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x09184e72a000" // 10000000000000
}

Returns a list of addresses owned by client.

none

Array of DATA, 20 Bytes - addresses owned by the client.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_accounts","params":[],"id":1}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": ["0x407d73d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1"]
}

Returns the number of most recent block.

none

QUANTITY - integer of the current block number the client is on.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":83}'

// Result
{
  "id":83,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x4b7" // 1207
}

Returns the balance of the account of given address.

  1. DATA, 20 Bytes - address to check for balance.
  2. QUANTITY|TAG - integer block number, or the string "latest", "earliest" or "pending", see the default block parameter
params: [
   '0x407d73d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1',
   'latest'
]

QUANTITY - integer of the current balance in wei.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBalance","params":["0x407d73d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1", "latest"],"id":1}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x0234c8a3397aab58" // 158972490234375000
}

Returns the value from a storage position at a given address.

  1. DATA, 20 Bytes - address of the storage.
  2. QUANTITY - integer of the position in the storage.
  3. QUANTITY|TAG - integer block number, or the string "latest", "earliest" or "pending", see the default block parameter

DATA - the value at this storage position.

Calculating the correct position depends on the storage to retrieve. Consider the following contract deployed at 0x295a70b2de5e3953354a6a8344e616ed314d7251 by address 0x391694e7e0b0cce554cb130d723a9d27458f9298.

contract Storage {
    uint pos0;
    mapping(address => uint) pos1;

    function Storage() {
        pos0 = 1234;
        pos1[msg.sender] = 5678;
    }
}

Retrieving the value of pos0 is straight forward:

curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "method": "eth_getStorageAt", "params": ["0x295a70b2de5e3953354a6a8344e616ed314d7251", "0x0", "latest"], "id": 1}' localhost:8545

{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004d2"}

Retrieving an element of the map is harder. The position of an element in the map is calculated with:

keccack(LeftPad32(key, 0), LeftPad32(map position, 0))

This means to retrieve the storage on pos1[“0x391694e7e0b0cce554cb130d723a9d27458f9298”] we need to calculate the position with:

keccak(decodeHex("000000000000000000000000391694e7e0b0cce554cb130d723a9d27458f9298" + "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001"))

The geth console which comes with the web3 library can be used to make the calculation:

> var key = "000000000000000000000000391694e7e0b0cce554cb130d723a9d27458f9298" + "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001"
undefined
> web3.sha3(key, {"encoding": "hex"})
"0x6661e9d6d8b923d5bbaab1b96e1dd51ff6ea2a93520fdc9eb75d059238b8c5e9"

Now to fetch the storage:

curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "method": "eth_getStorageAt", "params": ["0x295a70b2de5e3953354a6a8344e616ed314d7251", "0x6661e9d6d8b923d5bbaab1b96e1dd51ff6ea2a93520fdc9eb75d059238b8c5e9", "latest"], "id": 1}' localhost:8545

{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000162e"}

Returns the number of transactions sent from an address.

  1. DATA, 20 Bytes - address.
  2. QUANTITY|TAG - integer block number, or the string "latest", "earliest" or "pending", see the default block parameter
params: [
   '0x407d73d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1',
   'latest' // state at the latest block
]

QUANTITY - integer of the number of transactions send from this address.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getTransactionCount","params":["0x407d73d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1","latest"],"id":1}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x1" // 1
}

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

  1. DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of a block
params: [
   '0xb903239f8543d04b5dc1ba6579132b143087c68db1b2168786408fcbce568238'
]

QUANTITY - integer of the number of transactions in this block.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash","params":["0xb903239f8543d04b5dc1ba6579132b143087c68db1b2168786408fcbce568238"],"id":1}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0xb" // 11
}
Returns the number of transactions in a block matching the given block number.
  1. QUANTITY|TAG - integer of a block number, or the string "earliest", "latest" or "pending", as in the default block parameter.
params: [
   '0xe8', // 232
]

QUANTITY - integer of the number of transactions in this block.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber","params":["0xe8"],"id":1}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0xa" // 10
}

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

  1. DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of a block
params: [
   '0xb903239f8543d04b5dc1ba6579132b143087c68db1b2168786408fcbce568238'
]

QUANTITY - integer of the number of uncles in this block.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash","params":["0xb903239f8543d04b5dc1ba6579132b143087c68db1b2168786408fcbce568238"],"id":1}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x1" // 1
}

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

  1. QUANTITY|TAG - integer of a block number, or the string “latest”, “earliest” or “pending”, see the default block parameter
params: [
   '0xe8', // 232
]

QUANTITY - integer of the number of uncles in this block.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber","params":["0xe8"],"id":1}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x1" // 1
}

Returns code at a given address.

  1. DATA, 20 Bytes - address
  2. QUANTITY|TAG - integer block number, or the string "latest", "earliest" or "pending", see the default block parameter
params: [
   '0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b',
   '0x2'  // 2
]

DATA - the code from the given address.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getCode","params":["0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b", "0x2"],"id":1}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x600160008035811a818181146012578301005b601b6001356025565b8060005260206000f25b600060078202905091905056"
}

The sign method calculates an Ethereum specific signature with: sign(keccak256("\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n" + len(message) + message))).

By adding a prefix to the message makes the calculated signature recognisable as an Ethereum specific signature. This prevents misuse where a malicious DApp can sign arbitrary data (e.g. transaction) and use the signature to impersonate the victim.

Note the address to sign with must be unlocked.

account, message

  1. DATA, 20 Bytes - address
  2. DATA, N Bytes - message to sign

DATA: Signature

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_sign","params":["0x9b2055d370f73ec7d8a03e965129118dc8f5bf83", "0xdeadbeaf"],"id":1}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0xa3f20717a250c2b0b729b7e5becbff67fdaef7e0699da4de7ca5895b02a170a12d887fd3b17bfdce3481f10bea41f45ba9f709d39ce8325427b57afcfc994cee1b"
}

An example how to use solidity ecrecover to verify the signature calculated with eth_sign can be found here. The contract is deployed on the testnet Ropsten and Rinkeby.

Creates new message call transaction or a contract creation, if the data field contains code.

  1. Object - The transaction object
  • from: DATA, 20 Bytes - The address the transaction is send from.
  • to: DATA, 20 Bytes - (optional when creating new contract) The address the transaction is directed to.
  • gas: QUANTITY - (optional, default: 90000) Integer of the gas provided for the transaction execution. It will return unused gas.
  • gasPrice: QUANTITY - (optional, default: To-Be-Determined) Integer of the gasPrice used for each paid gas
  • value: QUANTITY - (optional) Integer of the value sent with this transaction
  • data: DATA - The compiled code of a contract OR the hash of the invoked method signature and encoded parameters. For details see Ethereum Contract ABI
  • nonce: QUANTITY - (optional) Integer of a nonce. This allows to overwrite your own pending transactions that use the same nonce.
params: [{
  "from": "0xb60e8dd61c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07233155",
  "to": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07244567",
  "gas": "0x76c0", // 30400
  "gasPrice": "0x9184e72a000", // 10000000000000
  "value": "0x9184e72a", // 2441406250
  "data": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8d46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f072445675058bb8eb970870f072445675"
}]

DATA, 32 Bytes - the transaction hash, or the zero hash if the transaction is not yet available.

Use eth_getTransactionReceipt to get the contract address, after the transaction was mined, when you created a contract.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_sendTransaction","params":[{see above}],"id":1}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0xe670ec64341771606e55d6b4ca35a1a6b75ee3d5145a99d05921026d1527331"
}

Creates new message call transaction or a contract creation for signed transactions.

  1. DATA, The signed transaction data.
params: ["0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8d46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f072445675058bb8eb970870f072445675"]

DATA, 32 Bytes - the transaction hash, or the zero hash if the transaction is not yet available.

Use eth_getTransactionReceipt to get the contract address, after the transaction was mined, when you created a contract.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_sendRawTransaction","params":[{see above}],"id":1}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0xe670ec64341771606e55d6b4ca35a1a6b75ee3d5145a99d05921026d1527331"
}

Executes a new message call immediately without creating a transaction on the block chain.

  1. Object - The transaction call object
  • from: DATA, 20 Bytes - (optional) The address the transaction is sent from.
  • to: DATA, 20 Bytes - The address the transaction is directed to.
  • gas: QUANTITY - (optional) Integer of the gas provided for the transaction execution. eth_call consumes zero gas, but this parameter may be needed by some executions.
  • gasPrice: QUANTITY - (optional) Integer of the gasPrice used for each paid gas
  • value: QUANTITY - (optional) Integer of the value sent with this transaction
  • data: DATA - (optional) Hash of the method signature and encoded parameters. For details see Ethereum Contract ABI
  1. QUANTITY|TAG - integer block number, or the string "latest", "earliest" or "pending", see the default block parameter

DATA - the return value of executed contract.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_call","params":[{see above}],"id":1}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x"
}

Generates and returns an estimate of how much gas is necessary to allow the transaction to complete. The transaction will not be added to the blockchain. Note that the estimate may be significantly more than the amount of gas actually used by the transaction, for a variety of reasons including EVM mechanics and node performance.

See eth_call parameters, expect that all properties are optional. If no gas limit is specified geth uses the block gas limit from the pending block as an upper bound. As a result the returned estimate might not be enough to executed the call/transaction when the amount of gas is higher than the pending block gas limit.

QUANTITY - the amount of gas used.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_estimateGas","params":[{see above}],"id":1}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x5208" // 21000
}

Returns information about a block by hash.

  1. DATA, 32 Bytes - Hash of a block.
  2. Boolean - If true it returns the full transaction objects, if false only the hashes of the transactions.
params: [
   '0xe670ec64341771606e55d6b4ca35a1a6b75ee3d5145a99d05921026d1527331',
   true
]

Object - A block object, or null when no block was found:

  • number: QUANTITY - the block number. null when its pending block.
  • hash: DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of the block. null when its pending block.
  • parentHash: DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of the parent block.
  • nonce: DATA, 8 Bytes - hash of the generated proof-of-work. null when its pending block.
  • sha3Uncles: DATA, 32 Bytes - SHA3 of the uncles data in the block.
  • logsBloom: DATA, 256 Bytes - the bloom filter for the logs of the block. null when its pending block.
  • transactionsRoot: DATA, 32 Bytes - the root of the transaction trie of the block.
  • stateRoot: DATA, 32 Bytes - the root of the final state trie of the block.
  • receiptsRoot: DATA, 32 Bytes - the root of the receipts trie of the block.
  • miner: DATA, 20 Bytes - the address of the beneficiary to whom the mining rewards were given.
  • difficulty: QUANTITY - integer of the difficulty for this block.
  • totalDifficulty: QUANTITY - integer of the total difficulty of the chain until this block.
  • extraData: DATA - the “extra data” field of this block.
  • size: QUANTITY - integer the size of this block in bytes.
  • gasLimit: QUANTITY - the maximum gas allowed in this block.
  • gasUsed: QUANTITY - the total used gas by all transactions in this block.
  • timestamp: QUANTITY - the unix timestamp for when the block was collated.
  • transactions: Array - Array of transaction objects, or 32 Bytes transaction hashes depending on the last given parameter.
  • uncles: Array - Array of uncle hashes.
// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockByHash","params":["0xe670ec64341771606e55d6b4ca35a1a6b75ee3d5145a99d05921026d1527331", true],"id":1}'

// Result
{
"id":1,
"jsonrpc":"2.0",
"result": {
    "number": "0x1b4", // 436
    "hash": "0xe670ec64341771606e55d6b4ca35a1a6b75ee3d5145a99d05921026d1527331",
    "parentHash": "0x9646252be9520f6e71339a8df9c55e4d7619deeb018d2a3f2d21fc165dde5eb5",
    "nonce": "0xe04d296d2460cfb8472af2c5fd05b5a214109c25688d3704aed5484f9a7792f2",
    "sha3Uncles": "0x1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347",
    "logsBloom": "0xe670ec64341771606e55d6b4ca35a1a6b75ee3d5145a99d05921026d1527331",
    "transactionsRoot": "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
    "stateRoot": "0xd5855eb08b3387c0af375e9cdb6acfc05eb8f519e419b874b6ff2ffda7ed1dff",
    "miner": "0x4e65fda2159562a496f9f3522f89122a3088497a",
    "difficulty": "0x027f07", // 163591
    "totalDifficulty":  "0x027f07", // 163591
    "extraData": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
    "size":  "0x027f07", // 163591
    "gasLimit": "0x9f759", // 653145
    "gasUsed": "0x9f759", // 653145
    "timestamp": "0x54e34e8e" // 1424182926
    "transactions": [{...},{ ... }]
    "uncles": ["0x1606e5...", "0xd5145a9..."]
  }
}

Returns information about a block by block number.

  1. QUANTITY|TAG - integer of a block number, or the string "earliest", "latest" or "pending", as in the default block parameter.
  2. Boolean - If true it returns the full transaction objects, if false only the hashes of the transactions.
params: [
   '0x1b4', // 436
   true
]

See eth_getBlockByHash

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockByNumber","params":["0x1b4", true],"id":1}'

Result see eth_getBlockByHash

Returns the information about a transaction requested by transaction hash.

  1. DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of a transaction
params: [
   "0xb903239f8543d04b5dc1ba6579132b143087c68db1b2168786408fcbce568238"
]

Object - A transaction object, or null when no transaction was found:

  • hash: DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of the transaction.
  • nonce: QUANTITY - the number of transactions made by the sender prior to this one.
  • blockHash: DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of the block where this transaction was in. null when its pending.
  • blockNumber: QUANTITY - block number where this transaction was in. null when its pending.
  • transactionIndex: QUANTITY - integer of the transactions index position in the block. null when its pending.
  • from: DATA, 20 Bytes - address of the sender.
  • to: DATA, 20 Bytes - address of the receiver. null when its a contract creation transaction.
  • value: QUANTITY - value transferred in Wei.
  • gasPrice: QUANTITY - gas price provided by the sender in Wei.
  • gas: QUANTITY - gas provided by the sender.
  • input: DATA - the data send along with the transaction.
// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getTransactionByHash","params":["0xb903239f8543d04b5dc1ba6579132b143087c68db1b2168786408fcbce568238"],"id":1}'

// Result
{
"id":1,
"jsonrpc":"2.0",
"result": {
    "hash":"0xc6ef2fc5426d6ad6fd9e2a26abeab0aa2411b7ab17f30a99d3cb96aed1d1055b",
    "nonce":"0x",
    "blockHash": "0xbeab0aa2411b7ab17f30a99d3cb9c6ef2fc5426d6ad6fd9e2a26a6aed1d1055b",
    "blockNumber": "0x15df", // 5599
    "transactionIndex":  "0x1", // 1
    "from":"0x407d73d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1",
    "to":"0x85h43d8a49eeb85d32cf465507dd71d507100c1",
    "value":"0x7f110", // 520464
    "gas": "0x7f110", // 520464
    "gasPrice":"0x09184e72a000",
    "input":"0x603880600c6000396000f300603880600c6000396000f3603880600c6000396000f360",
  }
}

Returns information about a transaction by block hash and transaction index position.

  1. DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of a block.
  2. QUANTITY - integer of the transaction index position.
params: [
   '0xe670ec64341771606e55d6b4ca35a1a6b75ee3d5145a99d05921026d1527331',
   '0x0' // 0
]

See eth_getTransactionByHash

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex","params":["0xc6ef2fc5426d6ad6fd9e2a26abeab0aa2411b7ab17f30a99d3cb96aed1d1055b", "0x0"],"id":1}'

Result see eth_getTransactionByHash

Returns information about a transaction by block number and transaction index position.

  1. QUANTITY|TAG - a block number, or the string "earliest", "latest" or "pending", as in the default block parameter.
  2. QUANTITY - the transaction index position.
params: [
   '0x29c', // 668
   '0x0' // 0
]

See eth_getTransactionByHash

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex","params":["0x29c", "0x0"],"id":1}'

Result see eth_getTransactionByHash

Returns the receipt of a transaction by transaction hash.

Note That the receipt is not available for pending transactions.

  1. DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of a transaction
params: [
   '0xb903239f8543d04b5dc1ba6579132b143087c68db1b2168786408fcbce568238'
]

Object - A transaction receipt object, or null when no receipt was found:

  • transactionHash: DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of the transaction.
  • transactionIndex: QUANTITY - integer of the transactions index position in the block.
  • blockHash: DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of the block where this transaction was in.
  • blockNumber: QUANTITY - block number where this transaction was in.
  • cumulativeGasUsed: QUANTITY - The total amount of gas used when this transaction was executed in the block.
  • gasUsed: QUANTITY - The amount of gas used by this specific transaction alone.
  • contractAddress: DATA, 20 Bytes - The contract address created, if the transaction was a contract creation, otherwise null.
  • logs: Array - Array of log objects, which this transaction generated.
  • logsBloom: DATA, 256 Bytes - Bloom filter for light clients to quickly retrieve related logs.

It also returns either :

  • root : DATA 32 bytes of post-transaction stateroot (pre Byzantium)
  • status: QUANTITY either 1 (success) or 0 (failure)
// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getTransactionReceipt","params":["0xb903239f8543d04b5dc1ba6579132b143087c68db1b2168786408fcbce568238"],"id":1}'

// Result
{
"id":1,
"jsonrpc":"2.0",
"result": {
     transactionHash: '0xb903239f8543d04b5dc1ba6579132b143087c68db1b2168786408fcbce568238',
     transactionIndex:  '0x1', // 1
     blockNumber: '0xb', // 11
     blockHash: '0xc6ef2fc5426d6ad6fd9e2a26abeab0aa2411b7ab17f30a99d3cb96aed1d1055b',
     cumulativeGasUsed: '0x33bc', // 13244
     gasUsed: '0x4dc', // 1244
     contractAddress: '0xb60e8dd61c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07233155', // or null, if none was created
     logs: [{
         // logs as returned by getFilterLogs, etc.
     }, ...],
     logsBloom: "0x00...0", // 256 byte bloom filter
     status: '0x1'
  }
}

Returns information about a uncle of a block by hash and uncle index position.

  1. DATA, 32 Bytes - hash a block.
  2. QUANTITY - the uncle’s index position.
params: [
   '0xc6ef2fc5426d6ad6fd9e2a26abeab0aa2411b7ab17f30a99d3cb96aed1d1055b',
   '0x0' // 0
]

See eth_getBlockByHash

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getUncleByBlockHashAndIndex","params":["0xc6ef2fc5426d6ad6fd9e2a26abeab0aa2411b7ab17f30a99d3cb96aed1d1055b", "0x0"],"id":1}'

Result see eth_getBlockByHash

Note: An uncle doesn’t contain individual transactions.

Returns information about a uncle of a block by number and uncle index position.

  1. QUANTITY|TAG - a block number, or the string "earliest", "latest" or "pending", as in the default block parameter.
  2. QUANTITY - the uncle’s index position.
params: [
   '0x29c', // 668
   '0x0' // 0
]

See eth_getBlockByHash

Note: An uncle doesn’t contain individual transactions.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getUncleByBlockNumberAndIndex","params":["0x29c", "0x0"],"id":1}'

Result see eth_getBlockByHash

Returns a list of available compilers in the client.

none

Array - Array of available compilers.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getCompilers","params":[],"id":1}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": ["solidity", "lll", "serpent"]
}

Returns compiled solidity code.

  1. String - The source code.
params: [
   "contract test { function multiply(uint a) returns(uint d) {   return a * 7;   } }",
]

DATA - The compiled source code.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_compileSolidity","params":["contract test { function multiply(uint a) returns(uint d) {   return a * 7;   } }"],"id":1}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
      "code": "0x605880600c6000396000f3006000357c010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000090048063c6888fa114602e57005b603d6004803590602001506047565b8060005260206000f35b60006007820290506053565b91905056",
      "info": {
        "source": "contract test {\n   function multiply(uint a) constant returns(uint d) {\n       return a * 7;\n   }\n}\n",
        "language": "Solidity",
        "languageVersion": "0",
        "compilerVersion": "0.9.19",
        "abiDefinition": [
          {
            "constant": true,
            "inputs": [
              {
                "name": "a",
                "type": "uint256"
              }
            ],
            "name": "multiply",
            "outputs": [
              {
                "name": "d",
                "type": "uint256"
              }
            ],
            "type": "function"
          }
        ],
        "userDoc": {
          "methods": {}
        },
        "developerDoc": {
          "methods": {}
        }
      }

}

Returns compiled LLL code.

  1. String - The source code.
params: [
   "(returnlll (suicide (caller)))",
]

DATA - The compiled source code.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_compileLLL","params":["(returnlll (suicide (caller)))"],"id":1}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x603880600c6000396000f3006001600060e060020a600035048063c6888fa114601857005b6021600435602b565b8060005260206000f35b600081600702905091905056" // the compiled source code
}

Returns compiled serpent code.

  1. String - The source code.
params: [
   "/* some serpent */",
]

DATA - The compiled source code.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_compileSerpent","params":["/* some serpent */"],"id":1}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x603880600c6000396000f3006001600060e060020a600035048063c6888fa114601857005b6021600435602b565b8060005260206000f35b600081600702905091905056" // the compiled source code
}

Creates a filter object, based on filter options, to notify when the state changes (logs). To check if the state has changed, call eth_getFilterChanges.

Topics are order-dependent. A transaction with a log with topics [A, B] will be matched by the following topic filters: * [] “anything” * [A] “A in first position (and anything after)” * [null, B] “anything in first position AND B in second position (and anything after)” * [A, B] “A in first position AND B in second position (and anything after)” * [[A, B], [A, B]] “(A OR B) in first position AND (A OR B) in second position (and anything after)”

  1. Object - The filter options:
  • fromBlock: QUANTITY|TAG - (optional, default: "latest") Integer block number, or "latest" for the last mined block or "pending", "earliest" for not yet mined transactions.
  • toBlock: QUANTITY|TAG - (optional, default: "latest") Integer block number, or "latest" for the last mined block or "pending", "earliest" for not yet mined transactions.
  • address: DATA|Array, 20 Bytes - (optional) Contract address or a list of addresses from which logs should originate.
  • topics: Array of DATA, - (optional) Array of 32 Bytes DATA topics. Topics are order-dependent. Each topic can also be an array of DATA with “or” options.
params: [{
  "fromBlock": "0x1",
  "toBlock": "0x2",
  "address": "0x8888f1f195afa192cfee860698584c030f4c9db1",
  "topics": ["0x000000000000000000000000a94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b", null, ["0x000000000000000000000000a94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b", "0x0000000000000000000000000aff3454fce5edbc8cca8697c15331677e6ebccc"]]
}]

QUANTITY - A filter id.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_newFilter","params":[{"topics":["0x12341234"]}],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x1" // 1
}

Creates a filter in the node, to notify when a new block arrives. To check if the state has changed, call eth_getFilterChanges.

None

QUANTITY - A filter id.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_newBlockFilter","params":[],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc":  "2.0",
  "result": "0x1" // 1
}

Creates a filter in the node, to notify when new pending transactions arrive. To check if the state has changed, call eth_getFilterChanges.

None

QUANTITY - A filter id.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_newPendingTransactionFilter","params":[],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc":  "2.0",
  "result": "0x1" // 1
}

Uninstalls a filter with given id. Should always be called when watch is no longer needed. Additonally Filters timeout when they aren’t requested with eth_getFilterChanges for a period of time.

  1. QUANTITY - The filter id.
params: [
  "0xb" // 11
]

Boolean - true if the filter was successfully uninstalled, otherwise false.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_uninstallFilter","params":["0xb"],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": true
}

Polling method for a filter, which returns an array of logs which occurred since last poll.

  1. QUANTITY - the filter id.
params: [
  "0x16" // 22
]

Array - Array of log objects, or an empty array if nothing has changed since last poll.

  • For filters created with eth_newBlockFilter the return are block hashes (DATA, 32 Bytes), e.g. ["0x3454645634534..."].
  • For filters created with eth_newPendingTransactionFilter the return are transaction hashes (DATA, 32 Bytes), e.g. ["0x6345343454645..."].
  • For filters created with eth_newFilter logs are objects with following params:
  • removed: TAG - true when the log was removed, due to a chain reorganization. false if its a valid log.
  • logIndex: QUANTITY - integer of the log index position in the block. null when its pending log.
  • transactionIndex: QUANTITY - integer of the transactions index position log was created from. null when its pending log.
  • transactionHash: DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of the transactions this log was created from. null when its pending log.
  • blockHash: DATA, 32 Bytes - hash of the block where this log was in. null when its pending. null when its pending log.
  • blockNumber: QUANTITY - the block number where this log was in. null when its pending. null when its pending log.
  • address: DATA, 20 Bytes - address from which this log originated.
  • data: DATA - contains one or more 32 Bytes non-indexed arguments of the log.
  • topics: Array of DATA - Array of 0 to 4 32 Bytes DATA of indexed log arguments. (In solidity: The first topic is the hash of the signature of the event (e.g. Deposit(address,bytes32,uint256)), except you declared the event with the anonymous specifier.)
// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getFilterChanges","params":["0x16"],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "result": [{
    "logIndex": "0x1", // 1
    "blockNumber":"0x1b4", // 436
    "blockHash": "0x8216c5785ac562ff41e2dcfdf5785ac562ff41e2dcfdf829c5a142f1fccd7d",
    "transactionHash":  "0xdf829c5a142f1fccd7d8216c5785ac562ff41e2dcfdf5785ac562ff41e2dcf",
    "transactionIndex": "0x0", // 0
    "address": "0x16c5785ac562ff41e2dcfdf829c5a142f1fccd7d",
    "data":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
    "topics": ["0x59ebeb90bc63057b6515673c3ecf9438e5058bca0f92585014eced636878c9a5"]
    },{
      ...
    }]
}

Returns an array of all logs matching filter with given id.

  1. QUANTITY - The filter id.
params: [
  "0x16" // 22
]

See eth_getFilterChanges

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getFilterLogs","params":["0x16"],"id":74}'

Result see eth_getFilterChanges

Returns an array of all logs matching a given filter object.

  1. Object - the filter object, see eth_newFilter parameters.
params: [{
  "topics": ["0x000000000000000000000000a94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b"]
}]

See eth_getFilterChanges

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getLogs","params":[{"topics":["0x000000000000000000000000a94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b"]}],"id":74}'

Result see eth_getFilterChanges

Returns the hash of the current block, the seedHash, and the boundary condition to be met (“target”).

none

Array - Array with the following properties: 1. DATA, 32 Bytes - current block header pow-hash 2. DATA, 32 Bytes - the seed hash used for the DAG. 3. DATA, 32 Bytes - the boundary condition (“target”), 2^256 / difficulty.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getWork","params":[],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "result": [
      "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
      "0x5EED00000000000000000000000000005EED0000000000000000000000000000",
      "0xd1ff1c01710000000000000000000000d1ff1c01710000000000000000000000"
    ]
}

Used for submitting a proof-of-work solution.

  1. DATA, 8 Bytes - The nonce found (64 bits)
  2. DATA, 32 Bytes - The header’s pow-hash (256 bits)
  3. DATA, 32 Bytes - The mix digest (256 bits)
params: [
  "0x0000000000000001",
  "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
  "0xD1FE5700000000000000000000000000D1FE5700000000000000000000000000"
]

Boolean - returns true if the provided solution is valid, otherwise false.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"eth_submitWork", "params":["0x0000000000000001", "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef", "0xD1GE5700000000000000000000000000D1GE5700000000000000000000000000"],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":73,
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "result": true
}

Used for submitting mining hashrate.

  1. Hashrate, a hexadecimal string representation (32 bytes) of the hash rate
  2. ID, String - A random hexadecimal(32 bytes) ID identifying the client
params: [
  "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000500000",
  "0x59daa26581d0acd1fce254fb7e85952f4c09d0915afd33d3886cd914bc7d283c"
]

Boolean - returns true if submitting went through succesfully and false otherwise.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"eth_submitHashrate", "params":["0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000500000", "0x59daa26581d0acd1fce254fb7e85952f4c09d0915afd33d3886cd914bc7d283c"],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":73,
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "result": true
}

Stores a string in the local database.

Note this function is deprecated and will be removed in the future.

  1. String - Database name.
  2. String - Key name.
  3. String - String to store.
params: [
  "testDB",
  "myKey",
  "myString"
]

Boolean - returns true if the value was stored, otherwise false.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"db_putString","params":["testDB","myKey","myString"],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "result": true
}

Returns string from the local database.

Note this function is deprecated and will be removed in the future.

  1. String - Database name.
  2. String - Key name.
params: [
  "testDB",
  "myKey",
]

String - The previously stored string.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"db_getString","params":["testDB","myKey"],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "result": "myString"
}

Stores binary data in the local database.

Note this function is deprecated and will be removed in the future.

  1. String - Database name.
  2. String - Key name.
  3. DATA - The data to store.
params: [
  "testDB",
  "myKey",
  "0x68656c6c6f20776f726c64"
]

Boolean - returns true if the value was stored, otherwise false.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"db_putHex","params":["testDB","myKey","0x68656c6c6f20776f726c64"],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "result": true
}

Returns binary data from the local database.

Note this function is deprecated and will be removed in the future.

  1. String - Database name.
  2. String - Key name.
params: [
  "testDB",
  "myKey",
]

DATA - The previously stored data.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"db_getHex","params":["testDB","myKey"],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "result": "0x68656c6c6f20776f726c64"
}

Returns the current whisper protocol version.

none

String - The current whisper protocol version

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"shh_version","params":[],"id":67}'

// Result
{
  "id":67,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "2"
}

Sends a whisper message.

  1. Object - The whisper post object:
  • from: DATA, 60 Bytes - (optional) The identity of the sender.
  • to: DATA, 60 Bytes - (optional) The identity of the receiver. When present whisper will encrypt the message so that only the receiver can decrypt it.
  • topics: Array of DATA - Array of DATA topics, for the receiver to identify messages.
  • payload: DATA - The payload of the message.
  • priority: QUANTITY - The integer of the priority in a rang from … (?).
  • ttl: QUANTITY - integer of the time to live in seconds.
params: [{
  from: "0x04f96a5e25610293e42a73908e93ccc8c4d4dc0edcfa9fa872f50cb214e08ebf61a03e245533f97284d442460f2998cd41858798ddfd4d661997d3940272b717b1",
  to: "0x3e245533f97284d442460f2998cd41858798ddf04f96a5e25610293e42a73908e93ccc8c4d4dc0edcfa9fa872f50cb214e08ebf61a0d4d661997d3940272b717b1",
  topics: ["0x776869737065722d636861742d636c69656e74", "0x4d5a695276454c39425154466b61693532"],
  payload: "0x7b2274797065223a226d6",
  priority: "0x64",
  ttl: "0x64",
}]

Boolean - returns true if the message was send, otherwise false.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"shh_post","params":[{"from":"0xc931d93e97ab07fe42d923478ba2465f2..","topics": ["0x68656c6c6f20776f726c64"],"payload":"0x68656c6c6f20776f726c64","ttl":0x64,"priority":0x64}],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "result": true
}

Creates new whisper identity in the client.

none

DATA, 60 Bytes - the address of the new identiy.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"shh_newIdentity","params":[],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0xc931d93e97ab07fe42d923478ba2465f283f440fd6cabea4dd7a2c807108f651b7135d1d6ca9007d5b68aa497e4619ac10aa3b27726e1863c1fd9b570d99bbaf"
}

Checks if the client hold the private keys for a given identity.

  1. DATA, 60 Bytes - The identity address to check.
params: [
  "0x04f96a5e25610293e42a73908e93ccc8c4d4dc0edcfa9fa872f50cb214e08ebf61a03e245533f97284d442460f2998cd41858798ddfd4d661997d3940272b717b1"
]

Boolean - returns true if the client holds the privatekey for that identity, otherwise false.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"shh_hasIdentity","params":["0x04f96a5e25610293e42a73908e93ccc8c4d4dc0edcfa9fa872f50cb214e08ebf61a03e245533f97284d442460f2998cd41858798ddfd4d661997d3940272b717b1"],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": true
}

(?)

none

DATA, 60 Bytes - the address of the new group. (?)

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"shh_newGroup","params":[],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0xc65f283f440fd6cabea4dd7a2c807108f651b7135d1d6ca90931d93e97ab07fe42d923478ba2407d5b68aa497e4619ac10aa3b27726e1863c1fd9b570d99bbaf"
}

(?)

  1. DATA, 60 Bytes - The identity address to add to a group (?).
params: [
  "0x04f96a5e25610293e42a73908e93ccc8c4d4dc0edcfa9fa872f50cb214e08ebf61a03e245533f97284d442460f2998cd41858798ddfd4d661997d3940272b717b1"
]

Boolean - returns true if the identity was successfully added to the group, otherwise false (?).

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"shh_addToGroup","params":["0x04f96a5e25610293e42a73908e93ccc8c4d4dc0edcfa9fa872f50cb214e08ebf61a03e245533f97284d442460f2998cd41858798ddfd4d661997d3940272b717b1"],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": true
}

Creates filter to notify, when client receives whisper message matching the filter options.

  1. Object - The filter options:
  • to: DATA, 60 Bytes - (optional) Identity of the receiver. When present it will try to decrypt any incoming message if the client holds the private key to this identity.
  • topics: Array of DATA - Array of DATA topics which the incoming message’s topics should match. You can use the following combinations:
    • [A, B] = A && B
    • [A, [B, C]] = A && (B || C)
    • [null, A, B] = ANYTHING && A && B null works as a wildcard
params: [{
   "topics": ['0x12341234bf4b564f'],
   "to": "0x04f96a5e25610293e42a73908e93ccc8c4d4dc0edcfa9fa872f50cb214e08ebf61a03e245533f97284d442460f2998cd41858798ddfd4d661997d3940272b717b1"
}]

QUANTITY - The newly created filter.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"shh_newFilter","params":[{"topics": ['0x12341234bf4b564f'],"to": "0x2341234bf4b2341234bf4b564f..."}],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "result": "0x7" // 7
}

Uninstalls a filter with given id. Should always be called when watch is no longer needed. Additonally Filters timeout when they aren’t requested with shh_getFilterChanges for a period of time.

  1. QUANTITY - The filter id.
params: [
  "0x7" // 7
]

Boolean - true if the filter was successfully uninstalled, otherwise false.

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"shh_uninstallFilter","params":["0x7"],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "result": true
}

Polling method for whisper filters. Returns new messages since the last call of this method.

Note calling the shh_getMessages method, will reset the buffer for this method, so that you won’t receive duplicate messages.

  1. QUANTITY - The filter id.
params: [
  "0x7" // 7
]

Array - Array of messages received since last poll:

  • hash: DATA, 32 Bytes (?) - The hash of the message.
  • from: DATA, 60 Bytes - The sender of the message, if a sender was specified.
  • to: DATA, 60 Bytes - The receiver of the message, if a receiver was specified.
  • expiry: QUANTITY - Integer of the time in seconds when this message should expire (?).
  • ttl: QUANTITY - Integer of the time the message should float in the system in seconds (?).
  • sent: QUANTITY - Integer of the unix timestamp when the message was sent.
  • topics: Array of DATA - Array of DATA topics the message contained.
  • payload: DATA - The payload of the message.
  • workProved: QUANTITY - Integer of the work this message required before it was send (?).
// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"shh_getFilterChanges","params":["0x7"],"id":73}'

// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "result": [{
    "hash": "0x33eb2da77bf3527e28f8bf493650b1879b08c4f2a362beae4ba2f71bafcd91f9",
    "from": "0x3ec052fc33..",
    "to": "0x87gdf76g8d7fgdfg...",
    "expiry": "0x54caa50a", // 1422566666
    "sent": "0x54ca9ea2", // 1422565026
    "ttl": "0x64", // 100
    "topics": ["0x6578616d"],
    "payload": "0x7b2274797065223a226d657373616765222c2263686...",
    "workProved": "0x0"
    }]
}

Get all messages matching a filter. Unlike shh_getFilterChanges this returns all messages.

  1. QUANTITY - The filter id.
params: [
  "0x7" // 7
]

See shh_getFilterChanges

// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"shh_getMessages","params":["0x7"],"id":73}'

Result see shh_getFilterChanges