eth_call

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

Parameters

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

2. QUANTITY|TAG - integer block number, or the string "latest", "earliest" or "pending", see the default block parameter

Returns

DATA - the return value of executed contract.

Example

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

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