Telos — net, web3, parity, eth, trace (1/3)

API reference for Telos. All methods ->

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`net_listening`

Returns true if client is actively listening for network connections.

Parameters

id (integer; required): a request ID (example: 1).
jsonrpc (string; required): a JSON RPC spec used (example: 2.0).
method (string; required): a method used for the request.
params (array; required): None.

Returns

<boolean>: true when listening, otherwise false.

Request example

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/telos/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "net_listening",
      "params": [],
      "id": 1
    }'

Response example

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

`web3_clientVersion`

Returns the current client version.

Parameters

id (integer; required): a request ID (example: 1).
jsonrpc (string; required): a JSON RPC spec used (example: 2.0).
method (string; required): a method used for the request.
params (array; required): None.

Returns

<string>: the current client version.

Request example

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/telos/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "web3_clientVersion",
      "params": [],
      "id": 1
    }'

Response example

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": "nitro/v2.3.3-6a1c1a7/linux-amd64/go1.20.14",
    "id": 1
}

`net_version`

Returns the current network ID.

Parameters

id (integer; required): a request ID (example: 1).
jsonrpc (string; required): a JSON RPC spec used (example: 2.0).
method (string; required): a method used for the request.
params (array; required): None.

Returns

<string>: the current network ID.

Request example

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/telos/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "net_version",
      "params": [],
      "id": 1
    }'

Response example

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "660279"
}

`parity_pendingTransactions`

Retrieves a list of all pending transactions in the transaction pool.

Parameters

id (integer; required): a request ID (example: 1).
jsonrpc (string; required): a JSON RPC spec used (example: 2.0).
method (string; required): a method used for the request.
params (array; required): None.

Returns

hash: the transaction hash.
nonce: the number of transactions sent from the sender's address.
blockHash: this will be null for pending transactions.
blockNumber: this will be null for pending transactions.
transactionIndex: this will be null for pending transactions.
from: the address of the sender.
to: the address of the receiver (null if it’s a contract creation transaction).
value: the amount of value transferred in Wei.
gas: the gas provided by the sender.
gasPrice: the gas price provided by the sender in Wei.
input: the data sent with the transaction.

Request example

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/telos/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "parity_pendingTransactions",
      "params": [],
      "id": 1
    }'

Response example

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": []
}

`eth_gasPrice`

Returns the current price per gas in wei.

Parameters

id (integer; required): a request ID (example: 1).
jsonrpc (string; required): a JSON RPC spec used (example: 2.0).
method (string; required): a method used for the request.
params (array; required): None.

Returns

<string> (quantity): the current gas price in Wei.

Request example

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/telos/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "eth_gasPrice",
      "params": [],
      "id": 1
    }'

Response example

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "0x7834da65aa"
}

`eth_accounts`

Returns a list of addresses owned by client.

Parameters

id (integer; required): a request ID (example: 1).
jsonrpc (string; required): a JSON RPC spec used (example: 2.0).
method (string; required): a method used for the request.
params (array; required): None.

Returns

<array> (string; data, 20 bytes): addresses owned by the client.

Request example

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/telos/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "eth_accounts",
      "params": [],
      "id": 1
    }'

Response example

{
    "id": 1,
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": []
}

`eth_blockNumber`

Returns the number of most recent block.

Parameters

id (integer; required): a request ID (example: 1).
jsonrpc (string; required): a JSON RPC spec used (example: 2.0).
method (string; required): a method used for the request.
params (array; required): None.

Returns

<string> (quantity): the current block number the client is on.

Request example

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/telos/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "eth_blockNumber",
      "params": [],
      "id": 1
    }'

Response example

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "0x14868685"
}

`eth_chainId`

Retrieves the chain ID of the connected network.

Parameters

id (integer; required): a request ID (example: 1).
jsonrpc (string; required): a JSON RPC spec used (example: 2.0).
method (string; required): a method used for the request.
params (array; required): none.

Returns

result (string): the chain ID of the connected network in hexadecimal format.

Request example

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/telos/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "eth_chainId",
      "params": [],
      "id": 1
    }'

Response example

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "0x28"
}

`eth_getBalance`

Returns the balance of the account specified by address.

Parameters

id (integer; required): a request ID (example: 1).
jsonrpc (string; required): a JSON RPC spec used (example: 2.0).
method (string; required): a method used for the request.
params (array; required):
1. <string> (data, 20 bytes): an address to check for balance.
2. <string> (quantity|tag): either the hex value of a block number or one of the following block tags:
  - earliest: the lowest numbered block available on the client.
  - finalized: the most recent crypto-economically secure block; cannot be re-orged outside of manual intervention driven by community coordination.
  - safe: the most recent block that is safe from re-orgs under honest majority and certain synchronicity assumptions.
  - latest: the most recent block in the canonical chain observed by the client; this block can be re-orged out of the canonical chain even under healthy/normal conditions.
  - pending: a sample next block built by the client on top of the latest and containing the set of transactions usually taken from local mempool. In other words, it is the block that has not been mined yet.

Returns

<string> (quantity): the current balance in wei.

Request example

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/telos/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "eth_getBalance",
      "params": ["0xB4B01216a5Bc8F1C8A33CD990A1239030E60C905", "0x1486854B"],
      "id": 1
    }'

Response example

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "0x10533d8375c9c90000"
}

`eth_getBalanceHuman`

Retrieves the balance of an Ethereum address in a human-readable format.

Parameters

id (integer; required): a request ID (example: 1).
jsonrpc (string; required): a JSON RPC spec used (example: 2.0).
method (string; required): a method used for the request.
params (array; required):
- <string>: the Ethereum address for which you want to retrieve the balance.
- <string> (optional): the hex of the block number or one of the following block tags:
  - latest (default): the most recent block in the canonical chain observed by the client; this block can be re-orged out of the canonical chain even under healthy/normal conditions.
  - earliest: the lowest numbered block available on the client.
  - pending: a sample next block built by the client on top of the latest and containing the set of transactions usually taken from local mempool. In other words, it is the block that has not been mined yet.

Returns

result (string): the balance of the specified Ethereum address in a human-readable format, usually in Ether (ETH).

Request example

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/telos/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "eth_getBalanceHuman",
      "params": ["0xB4B01216a5Bc8F1C8A33CD990A1239030E60C905", "latest"],
      "id": 1
    }'

Response example

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "1004.1086"
}

`eth_getStorageAt`

Returns the value from a storage position at an address specified.

Parameters

id (integer; required): a request ID (example: 1).
jsonrpc (string; required): a JSON RPC spec used (example: 2.0).
method (string; required): a method used for the request.
params (array; required):
1. <string> (data, 20 bytes): an address of the storage (hex encoded).
2. <string> (quantity): a slot position in the storage (hex encoded unsigned integer).
3. <string> (quantity|tag): either the hex value of a block number or one of the following block tags:
  - earliest: the lowest numbered block available on the client.
  - finalized: the most recent crypto-economically secure block; cannot be re-orged outside of manual intervention driven by community coordination.
  - safe: the most recent block that is safe from re-orgs under honest majority and certain synchronicity assumptions.
  - latest: the most recent block in the canonical chain observed by the client; this block can be re-orged out of the canonical chain even under healthy/normal conditions.
  - pending: a sample next block built by the client on top of the latest and containing the set of transactions usually taken from local mempool. In other words, it is the block that has not been mined yet.

Returns

<string> (data): the value at this storage position.

Request example

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/telos/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "eth_getStorageAt",
      "params": ["0xB4B01216a5Bc8F1C8A33CD990A1239030E60C905", "0x0", "latest"],
      "id": 1
    }'

Response example

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
}

`eth_getTransactionCount`

Returns the number of transactions sent from an address.

Parameters

id (integer; required): a request ID (example: 1).
jsonrpc (string; required): a JSON RPC spec used (example: 2.0).
method (string; required): a method used for the request.
params (array; required):
1. <string> (data, 20 bytes): an address.
2. <string> (quantity|tag): either the hex value of a block number or one of the following block tags:
  - earliest: the lowest numbered block available on the client.
  - finalized: the most recent crypto-economically secure block; cannot be re-orged outside of manual intervention driven by community coordination.
  - safe: the most recent block that is safe from re-orgs under honest majority and certain synchronicity assumptions.
  - latest: the most recent block in the canonical chain observed by the client; this block can be re-orged out of the canonical chain even under healthy/normal conditions.
  - pending: a sample next block built by the client on top of the latest and containing the set of transactions usually taken from local mempool. In other words, it is the block that has not been mined yet.

Returns

<string> (quantity): the number of transactions send from this address.

Request example

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/telos/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "eth_getTransactionCount",
      "params": ["0xB4B01216a5Bc8F1C8A33CD990A1239030E60C905", "latest"],
      "id": 1
    }'

Response example

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

`eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash`

Returns the number of transactions in a block specified by block hash.

Parameters

id (integer; required): a request ID (example: 1).
jsonrpc (string; required): a JSON RPC spec used (example: 2.0).
method (string; required): a method used for the request.
params (array; required):
1. <string> (data, 32 bytes): a block hash.

Returns

<string> (quantity): the number of transactions in this block.

Request example:

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/telos/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash",
      "params": ["0xd33b9a7c7050f1f207e5cd6f9eeec68231b34ff6e7eaf5d9443e2a8967645143"],
      "id": 1
    }'

Response example

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "0x0"
}

`eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber`

Returns the number of transactions in the block specified by number.

Parameters

id (integer; required): a request ID (example: 1).
jsonrpc (string; required): a JSON RPC spec used (example: 2.0).
method (string; required): a method used for the request.
params (array; required):
1. <string> (quantity|tag): the hex value of a block number.

Returns

<string> (quantity): the number of transactions in this block.

Request example

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/telos/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber",
      "params": ["0x14867817"],
      "id": 1
    }'

Response example

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

`eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash`

Returns the number of uncles in a block specified by block hash.

Parameters

id (integer; required): a request ID (example: 1).
jsonrpc (string; required): a JSON RPC spec used (example: 2.0).
method (string; required): a method used for the request.
params (array; required):
1. <string> (data, 32 bytes): a block hash.

Returns

<string> (quantity): the number of uncles in this block.

Request example

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/telos/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash",
      "params": ["0xd33b9a7c7050f1f207e5cd6f9eeec68231b34ff6e7eaf5d9443e2a8967645143"],
      "id": 1
    }'

Response example

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "0x0"
}

`eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber`

Returns the number of uncles in a block specified by block number.

Parameters

id (integer; required): a request ID (example: 1).
jsonrpc (string; required): a JSON RPC spec used (example: 2.0).
method (string; required): a method used for the request.
params (array; required):
1. <string> (quantity|tag): either the hex value of a block number or one of the following block tags:
  - earliest: the lowest numbered block available on the client.
  - finalized: the most recent crypto-economically secure block; cannot be re-orged outside of manual intervention driven by community coordination.
  - safe: the most recent block that is safe from re-orgs under honest majority and certain synchronicity assumptions.
  - latest: the most recent block in the canonical chain observed by the client; this block can be re-orged out of the canonical chain even under healthy/normal conditions.
  - pending: a sample next block built by the client on top of the latest and containing the set of transactions usually taken from local mempool. In other words, it is the block that has not been mined yet.

Returns

<string> (quantity): the number of uncles in this block.

Request example

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/telos/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber",
      "params": ["latest"],
      "id": 1
    }'

Response example

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "0x0"
}

`eth_getCode`

Returns code at a given address.

Parameters

id (integer; required): a request ID (example: 1).
jsonrpc (string; required): a JSON RPC spec used (example: 2.0).
method (string; required): a method used for the request.
params (array; required):
1. <string> (data, 20 bytes): an address to get the code from.
2. <string> (quantity|tag): either the hex value of a block number or one of the following block tags:
  - earliest: the lowest numbered block available on the client.
  - finalized: the most recent crypto-economically secure block; cannot be re-orged outside of manual intervention driven by community coordination.
  - safe: the most recent block that is safe from re-orgs under honest majority and certain synchronicity assumptions.
  - latest: the most recent block in the canonical chain observed by the client; this block can be re-orged out of the canonical chain even under healthy/normal conditions.
  - pending: a sample next block built by the client on top of the latest and containing the set of transactions usually taken from local mempool. In other words, it is the block that has not been mined yet.

Returns

<string> (data): the code from the given address.

Request example

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/telos/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "eth_getCode",
      "params": ["0x9D7665151B49a5F15C3ef757dFc152DbEF7Cbdd7", "latest"],
      "id": 1
    }'

Response example

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

`eth_sendRawTransaction`

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

Parameters

id (integer; required): a request ID (example: 1).
jsonrpc (string; required): a JSON RPC spec used (example: 2.0).
method (string; required): a method used for the request.
params (array; required):
1. <string> (data): the signed transaction data.

Returns

<string> (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 example

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/telos/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_sendRawTransaction",
    "params": ["signed_transaction_data"],
    "id": 1
}'

Response example

{
    "id": 1,
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": "your_result"
}

net_listening​

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web3_clientVersion​

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net_version​

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parity_pendingTransactions​

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eth_gasPrice​

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eth_accounts​

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eth_blockNumber​

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eth_chainId​

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eth_getBalance​

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eth_getBalanceHuman​

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eth_getStorageAt​

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eth_getTransactionCount​

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eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash​

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eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber​

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eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash​

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eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber​

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`net_listening`

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`web3_clientVersion`

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`net_version`

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`parity_pendingTransactions`

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`eth_gasPrice`

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`eth_accounts`

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`eth_blockNumber`

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`eth_chainId`

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`eth_getBalance`

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`eth_getBalanceHuman`

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`eth_getStorageAt`

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`eth_getTransactionCount`

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`eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash`

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`eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber`

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`eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash`

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`eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber`

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