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POST
/
be84184cd12967be5a65d06651c60085
eth_getCode
curl --request POST \
  --url https://plasma-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/be84184cd12967be5a65d06651c60085 \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_getCode",
  "params": [
    "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
    "latest"
  ]
}
'
{
  "jsonrpc": "<string>",
  "id": 123,
  "result": {}
}
Plasma API method that returns the bytecode of a smart contract at a given address.

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Parameters

  • address — the contract address
  • quantity or tag — the block number in hex format or block tag (latest, earliest, pending, safe, finalized)

​
Response

  • data — the bytecode at the given address

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eth_getCode code examples

const { JsonRpcProvider } = require("ethers");

const provider = new JsonRpcProvider("CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL");

async function call() {
  const result = await provider.send("eth_getCode", [
    "0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc454e4438f44e",
    "latest"
  ]);
  console.log(result);
}

call();

Body

application/json
​
id
integer
default:1
​
jsonrpc
string
default:2.0
​
method
string
default:eth_getCode
​
params
string[]

The address to get the code from.

Response

200 - application/json

Returns code at a given address.

​
jsonrpc
string
​
id
integer
​
result
object
Last modified on May 18, 2026