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eth_call

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

Parameters

Transaction(object)required

Transaction object generic to all types

Block(object)

Block number, tag, or block hash

Returns

hex encoded bytes

Example request
await provider.request({
method: 'eth_call',
params: [
{
to: '0x69498dd54bd25aa0c886cf1f8b8ae0856d55ff13',
value: '0x1',
},
'latest',
],
})
Example response
{
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": "0x"
}