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debug_traceTransaction RPC Method

Returns all traces of a given transaction (Trace Mode required). The API credit value for this method is 9.

Updated on
Aug 18, 2023

debug_traceTransaction RPC Method

Please note that this RPC method is available by default for all Build & Scale plans. If you are using the Discover plan, you will need to upgrade to a paid plan to utilize this method. See our pricing for more information.

Parameters

transactionHash
string
REQUIRED
The transaction hash that needs to be traced, encoded in hexadecimal format
object
array
The tracer object with the following fields:
tracer
string
The type of tracer. It could be callTracer or prestateTracer
callTracer
string
The calltracer keeps track of all call frames, including depth 0 calls, that are made during a transaction
prestateTracer
string
The prestateTracer replays the transaction and tracks every part of state that occured during the transaction
tracerConfig
object
The object to specify the configurations of the tracer
onlyTopCall
boolean
When set to true, this will only trace the primary (top-level) call and not any sub-calls. It eliminates the additional processing for each call frame
timeout
string
A string of decimal integers that overrides the JavaScript-based tracing calls default timeout of 5 seconds

Returns

type
The type of the call
from
The address the transaction is sent from
to
The address the transaction is directed to
value
The integer of the value sent with this transaction
gas
The integer of the gas provided for the transaction execution
gasUsed
The integer of the gas used
input
The data given at the time of input
output
The data which is returned as an output
error
The type of error, if any
revertReason
The type solidity revert reason, if any
calls
A list of sub-calls
Request
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curl https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/ \
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-X POST \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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--data '{"method":"debug_traceTransaction","params":["0x9e63085271890a141297039b3b711913699f1ee4db1acb667ad7ce304772036b", {"tracer": "callTracer"}], "id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'
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