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Whitechain: trace (1/2)

API reference for Whitechain. All methods ->

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trace_block​

Retrieves a detailed trace of all the transactions in a specific block.

tip

Available for Premium and Enterprise users only.

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):

    • blockNumber (string): the number of the block you want to trace, given as a hexadecimal string.

Returns​

The method returns an array of trace objects, each of which contains detailed information about a particular operation. These trace objects include the following fields:

  • action (object): describes the action that was performed. The structure of this object varies based on the type of action.
    • For call actions:

      • callType (string): the type of call (e.g., "call", "delegatecall", "staticcall").
      • from (string): the address that initiated the call.
      • to (string): the address that was called.
      • gas (string): the amount of gas provided for the call.
      • input (string): the input data for the call.
      • value (string): the amount of Wei sent with the call.
    • For create actions:

      • from (string): the address that created the contract.
      • gas (string): the amount of gas provided for the creation.
      • init (string): the initialization code for the contract.
      • value (string): the amount of Wei sent with the creation.
    • For reward actions:

      • author (string): the address that received the reward.
      • value (string): the amount of Wei rewarded.
      • rewardType (string): the type of reward (e.g., "block", "uncle").
    • For suicide actions:

      • address (string): the address of the contract that self-destructed.
      • refundAddress (string): the address that received the remaining balance.
      • balance (string): the remaining balance of the contract.
    • blockHash (string): the hash of the block containing the transaction.

    • blockNumber (string): the number of the block containing the transaction.

    • result (object): describes the result of the action.

      • For call actions:

        • gasUsed (string): the amount of gas used by the call.
        • output (string): the output data from the call.
      • For create actions:

        • address (string): the address of the created contract.
        • code (string): the runtime code of the created contract.
        • gasUsed (string): the amount of gas used by the creation.
      • For reward actions: no additional fields.

      • For suicide actions: no additional fields.

    • subtraces (integer): the number of subtraces (nested traces) generated by this trace.

    • traceAddress (array of integers): the address within the trace hierarchy, indicating the position of the trace in the call stack.

    • transactionHash (string): the hash of the transaction containing the trace.

    • transactionPosition (integer): the index position of the transaction within the block.

    • type (string): the type of trace (e.g., "call", "create", "reward", "suicide").

Request example​

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/whitechain_testnet/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "trace_block",
"params": [
"0x67df72"
],
"id": 1
}'

Response example​

{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"result": [
{
"action": {
"from": "0xdeaddeaddeaddeaddeaddeaddeaddeaddead0001",
"callType": "call",
"gas": "0xee9b0",
"input": "0x3db6be2b000186a0000f4240000000000000000b000000006a98e0040000000000b15d50000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003c55d3760000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003294abfb0fa2b3a5ed9dc43c0da32f96707e5bd1d208fdb1898eb66169d05b2677edff00000000000000000000000007d451299ab21bfa7132c690b91d749756ec1dbb70000000000000000000000000190",
"to": "0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000015",
"value": "0x0"
},
"blockHash": "0x11d4c576a6d9333a29b9b9bb598f9ac025c901721c040026dea80dbe3213ce37",
"blockNumber": 6807410,
"result": {
"gasUsed": "0x5c12",
"output": "0x"
},
"subtraces": 1,
"traceAddress": [],
"transactionHash": "0xf975a5ee428e66b94c06203690764a2e42380160fd8ebaea40e9dd473b0a60a0",
"transactionPosition": 0,
"type": "call"
},
{
"action": {
"from": "0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000015",
"callType": "delegatecall",
"gas": "0xe9b03",
"input": "0x3db6be2b000186a0000f4240000000000000000b000000006a98e0040000000000b15d50000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003c55d3760000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003294abfb0fa2b3a5ed9dc43c0da32f96707e5bd1d208fdb1898eb66169d05b2677edff00000000000000000000000007d451299ab21bfa7132c690b91d749756ec1dbb70000000000000000000000000190",
"to": "0xc0d3c0d3c0d3c0d3c0d3c0d3c0d3c0d3c0d30015",
"value": "0x0"
},
"blockHash": "0x11d4c576a6d9333a29b9b9bb598f9ac025c901721c040026dea80dbe3213ce37",
"blockNumber": 6807410,
"result": {
"gasUsed": "0x489b",
"output": "0x"
},
"subtraces": 0,
"traceAddress": [
0
],
"transactionHash": "0xf975a5ee428e66b94c06203690764a2e42380160fd8ebaea40e9dd473b0a60a0",
"transactionPosition": 0,
"type": "call"
},
{
"action": {
"from": "0xbd8258d5bb8e0484ad49b440477d958b25007cdd",
"callType": "call",
"gas": "0x8b4d",
"input": "0xa9059cbb000000000000000000000000ba2a19782476abeffc2d20c3f2472c0b2ce5edcb0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000056bc75e2d63100000",
"to": "0xdccc102f943a108b12ec7221ee95940864d08d3c",
"value": "0x0"
},
"blockHash": "0x11d4c576a6d9333a29b9b9bb598f9ac025c901721c040026dea80dbe3213ce37",
"blockNumber": 6807410,
"result": {
"gasUsed": "0x756a",
"output": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001"
},
"subtraces": 0,
"traceAddress": [],
"transactionHash": "0x640aea514f282b11450ae552807e19670ba1654300a164195d9bf2ebacfd7707",
"transactionPosition": 1,
"type": "call"
}
]
}

trace_transaction​

Retrieves the traces created during the execution of a given transaction.

tip

Available for Premium and Enterprise users only.

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):

    • transactionHash (string; required): the hash of the transaction for which you want to retrieve the traces.

Returns​


  • action (object)

    • For call:
      • callType (string): the type of call (e.g., "call", "delegatecall", "staticcall").
      • from (string): the address that initiated the call.
      • to (string): the address that was called.
      • gas (string): the amount of gas provided for the call.
      • input (string): the input data for the call.
      • value (string): the amount of Wei sent with the call.
    • For create:
      • from (string): the address that created the contract.
      • gas (string): the amount of gas provided for the creation.
      • init (string): the initialization code for the contract.
      • value (string): the amount of Wei sent with the creation.
    • For reward:
      • author (string): the address that received the reward.
      • value (string): the amount of Wei rewarded.
      • rewardType (string): the type of reward (e.g., "block", "uncle").
    • For suicide:
      • address (string): the address of the contract that self-destructed.
      • refundAddress (string): the address that received the remaining balance.
      • balance (string): the remaining balance of the contract.
  • blockHash (string): the hash of the block containing the transaction.

  • blockNumber (string): The number of the block containing the transaction.

  • result (object)

    • For call:
      • gasUsed (string): The amount of gas used by the call.
      • output (string): The output data from the call.
    • For create:
      • address (string): The address of the created contract.
      • code (string): The runtime code of the created contract.
      • gasUsed (string): The amount of gas used by the creation.
    • For reward: No additional fields.
    • For suicide: No additional fields.
  • subtraces (integer): The number of subtraces (nested traces) generated by this trace.

  • traceAddress (array of integers): The address within the trace hierarchy.

  • transactionHash (string): The hash of the transaction containing the trace.

  • transactionPosition (integer): The index position of the transaction within the block.

  • type (string): The type of trace (e.g., "call", "create", "reward", "suicide").

Request example​

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/whitechain_testnet/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "trace_transaction",
"params": [
"0x640aea514f282b11450ae552807e19670ba1654300a164195d9bf2ebacfd7707"
],
"id": 1
}'

Response example​

{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"result": [
{
"action": {
"from": "0xbd8258d5bb8e0484ad49b440477d958b25007cdd",
"callType": "call",
"gas": "0x8b4d",
"input": "0xa9059cbb000000000000000000000000ba2a19782476abeffc2d20c3f2472c0b2ce5edcb0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000056bc75e2d63100000",
"to": "0xdccc102f943a108b12ec7221ee95940864d08d3c",
"value": "0x0"
},
"blockHash": "0x11d4c576a6d9333a29b9b9bb598f9ac025c901721c040026dea80dbe3213ce37",
"blockNumber": 6807410,
"result": {
"gasUsed": "0x756a",
"output": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001"
},
"subtraces": 0,
"traceAddress": [],
"transactionHash": "0x640aea514f282b11450ae552807e19670ba1654300a164195d9bf2ebacfd7707",
"transactionPosition": 1,
"type": "call"
}
]
}

trace_filter​

Retrieve traces that match filter criteria.

tip

Available for Premium and Enterprise users only.

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):

    • fromBlock (string, optional): the starting block number, given as a hexadecimal string. Example: "0x1" for the first block.
    • toBlock (string, optional): the ending block number, given as a hexadecimal string. Example: "latest" for the most recent block.
    • fromAddress (array of strings, optional): an array of addresses that initiated the transactions. Example: ["0xAddress1", "0xAddress2"].
    • toAddress (array of strings, optional): an array of addresses that received the transactions. Example: ["0xAddress1", "0xAddress2"].
    • after (integer, optional): the offset for pagination. Example: 0.
    • count (integer, optional): the number of results to return. Example: 100.
    • topics (array of arrays of strings, optional): an array of log topics to filter by. Each inner array represents a set of possible values for that topic. Example: [["0xTopic1", "0xTopic2"], ["0xTopic3"]].

Returns​


  • action (object)

    • For call:
      • callType (string): the type of call (e.g., "call", "delegatecall", "staticcall").
      • from (string): the address that initiated the call.
      • to (string): the address that was called.
      • gas (string): the amount of gas provided for the call.
      • input (string): the input data for the call.
      • value (string): the amount of Wei sent with the call.
    • For create:
      • from (string): the address that created the contract.
      • gas (string): the amount of gas provided for the creation.
      • init (string): the initialization code for the contract.
      • value (string): the amount of Wei sent with the creation.
    • For reward:
      • author (string): the address that received the reward.
      • value (string): the amount of Wei rewarded.
      • rewardType (string): the type of reward (e.g., "block", "uncle").
    • For suicide:
      • address (string): the address of the contract that self-destructed.
      • refundAddress (string): the address that received the remaining balance.
      • balance (string): the remaining balance of the contract.
  • blockHash (string): the hash of the block containing the transaction.

  • blockNumber (string): The number of the block containing the transaction.

  • result (object)

    • For call:
      • gasUsed (string): The amount of gas used by the call.
      • output (string): The output data from the call.
    • For create:
      • address (string): The address of the created contract.
      • code (string): The runtime code of the created contract.
      • gasUsed (string): The amount of gas used by the creation.
    • For reward: No additional fields.
    • For suicide: No additional fields.
  • subtraces (integer): The number of subtraces (nested traces) generated by this trace.

  • traceAddress (array of integers): The address within the trace hierarchy.

  • transactionHash (string): The hash of the transaction containing the trace.

  • transactionPosition (integer): The index position of the transaction within the block.

  • type (string): The type of trace (e.g., "call", "create", "reward", "suicide").

Request example​

curl -X POST https://rpc.ankr.com/whitechain_testnet/YOUR_ANKR_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "trace_filter",
"params": [
{
"fromBlock": "0x67df72",
"toBlock": "0x67df72",
"toAddress": [
"0xdccc102f943a108b12ec7221ee95940864d08d3c"
]
}
],
"id": 1
}'

Response example​

{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"result": [
{
"action": {
"from": "0xbd8258d5bb8e0484ad49b440477d958b25007cdd",
"callType": "call",
"gas": "0x8b4d",
"input": "0xa9059cbb000000000000000000000000ba2a19782476abeffc2d20c3f2472c0b2ce5edcb0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000056bc75e2d63100000",
"to": "0xdccc102f943a108b12ec7221ee95940864d08d3c",
"value": "0x0"
},
"blockHash": "0x11d4c576a6d9333a29b9b9bb598f9ac025c901721c040026dea80dbe3213ce37",
"blockNumber": 6807410,
"result": {
"gasUsed": "0x756a",
"output": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001"
},
"subtraces": 0,
"traceAddress": [],
"transactionHash": "0x640aea514f282b11450ae552807e19670ba1654300a164195d9bf2ebacfd7707",
"transactionPosition": 1,
"type": "call"
}
]
}