eth_getCode

Returns the bytecode at a given contract address. Returns 0x if the address is not a contract.

Parameters

• address: [required] 20-byte address of the contract.
• blockParameter: [required] Hexadecimal block number, or latest, earliest, pending, finalized.

Returns

The bytecode at the given address, as a hex string.

Example

This example reads the bytecode of the USDC proxy contract.

Request

curl https://rpc.linea.build \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getCode",
    "params": [
      "0x176211869ca2b568f2a7d4ee941e073a821ee1ff",
      "latest"
    ],
    "id": 1
  }'

Response (abbreviated)

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x60806040526004361061005a5760003560e01c80635c60da1b116100435780635c60da1b146101315780638f2839701461016f578063f851a440146101af5761005a565b80633659cfe6146100645780634f1ef286146100a4575b6100626101c4565b..."
}