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getBytecode

Retrieves the bytecode at an address.

Usage

import { publicClient } from './client'
 
const bytecode = await publicClient.getBytecode({
  address: '0xFBA3912Ca04dd458c843e2EE08967fC04f3579c2',
})

Return Value

Hex

The contract's bytecode.

Parameters

address

The contract address.

const bytecode = await publicClient.getBytecode({
  address: '0xFBA3912Ca04dd458c843e2EE08967fC04f3579c2', 
})

blockNumber (optional)

  • Type: number

The block number to perform the bytecode read against.

const bytecode = await publicClient.getBytecode({
  address: '0xFBA3912Ca04dd458c843e2EE08967fC04f3579c2',
  blockNumber: 15121123n, 
})

blockTag (optional)

  • Type: 'latest' | 'earliest' | 'pending' | 'safe' | 'finalized'
  • Default: 'latest'

The block tag to perform the bytecode read against.

const bytecode = await publicClient.getBytecode({
  address: '0xFBA3912Ca04dd458c843e2EE08967fC04f3579c2',
  blockTag: 'safe', 
})

JSON-RPC Method

eth_getCode