eth_getProof RPC Method

Parameters

address

string

REQUIRED

The address of the account for which the balance is to be checked

storageKeys

array[strings]

REQUIRED

An array of storage-keys that should be proofed and included

blockNumber

string

The block number as a string in hexadecimal format or tags. The supported tag values include earliest for the earliest/genesis block, latest for the latest mined block, pending for the pending state/transactions, safe for the most recent secure block, and finalized for the most recent secure block accepted by more than 2/3 of validators. safe and finalized are only supported on Ethereum, Gnosis, Arbitrum, Arbitrum Nova, and Avalanche C-chain

Returns

address

The address associated with the account

accountProof

An array of rlp-serialized MerkleTree-Nodes which starts with the stateRoot-Node and follows the path of the SHA3 address as key

balance

The current balance of the account in wei

codeHash

A 32 byte hash of the code of the account

nonce

The hash of the generated proof-of-work. Null if pending

storageHash

A 32 byte SHA3 of the storageRoot. All storage will deliver a MerkleProof starting with this rootHash

storageProof

An array of storage-entries as requested. Each entry is an object with the following fields:

key

The requested storage key

value

The storage value

proof

An array of rlp-serialized MerkleTree-Nodes which starts with the stateRoot-Node and follows the path of the SHA3 address as key

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":"eth_getProof","params":["0x7F0d15C7FAae65896648C8273B6d7E43f58Fa842",["0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421"],"latest"],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'
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