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Parameters

blockNumber

string

REQUIRED

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 and Gnosis

Returns

array

array

The block traces, which have the following fields (please note that all return types are hexadecimal representations of their data type unless otherwise stated):

action

object

The ParityTrace object, which has the following fields:

from

string

The address of the sender

callType

string

The type of method such as call, delegatecall

gas

string

The gas provided by the sender, encoded as hexadecimal

input

string

The data sent along with the transaction

to

string

The address of the receiver

value

string

The integer of the value sent with this transaction, encoded as hexadecimal

blockHash

string

The hash of the block where this transaction was in

blockNumber

integer

An integer value representing the block number where this transaction was in

error

string

The error message, if any

result

object

The ParityTraceResult object which has the following fields:

gasUsed

string

The amount of gas used by this specific transaction alone

output

string

The value returned by the contract call, and it only contains the actual value sent by the RETURN method. If the RETURN method was not executed, the output is empty bytes

subtraces

integer

The traces of contract calls made by the transaction

traceAddress

array

The list of addresses where the call executed, the address of the parents and the order of the current sub call

transactionHash

string

The hash of the transaction

transactionPosition

integer

The transaction position

type

string

The value of the method such as call or create

Request

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/" \
2
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
3
  -d '{
4
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "trace_block",
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  "params": [
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    "0xccb93d"
8
  ],
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  "id": 1
10
}'

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
3
  -d '{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "trace_block",
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  "params": [
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    "0xccb93d"
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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import { ethers } from "ethers";
2

3
async function main() {
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    const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/");
5
    const response = await provider.send("trace_block", [
6
    "0xccb93d"
7
]);
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    console.log(response);
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}
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main();

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import { ethers } from "ethers";
2

3
async function main() {
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    const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/");
5
    const response = await provider.send("trace_block", [
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    "0xccb93d"
7
]);
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    console.log(response);
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}
10

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main();

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require 'eth'
2

3
client = Eth::Client.create 'https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/'
4
payload = {
5
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
6
    "method": "trace_block",
7
    "params": [
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        "0xccb93d"
9
    ],
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    "id": "1"
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}
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response = client.send(payload.to_json)
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puts response

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require 'eth'
2

3
client = Eth::Client.create 'https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/'
4
payload = {
5
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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    "method": "trace_block",
7
    "params": [
8
        "0xccb93d"
9
    ],
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    "id": "1"
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}
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response = client.send(payload.to_json)
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puts response

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from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider
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w3 = Web3(HTTPProvider('https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/'))
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response = w3.provider.make_request("trace_block", ["0xccb93d"])
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print(response)

1
from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider
2
w3 = Web3(HTTPProvider('https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/'))
3
response = w3.provider.make_request("trace_block", ["0xccb93d"])
4
print(response)

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import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'
2

3
async function main() {
4
    const client = createPublicClient({
5
        transport: http('https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/')
6
    })
7

8
    const result = await client.request({
9
        method: 'trace_block',
10
        params: [
11
          "0xccb93d"
12
        ]
13
    })
14

15
    console.log(result)
16
}
17

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main()

1
import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'
2

3
async function main() {
4
    const client = createPublicClient({
5
        transport: http('https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/')
6
    })
7

8
    const result = await client.request({
9
        method: 'trace_block',
10
        params: [
11
          "0xccb93d"
12
        ]
13
    })
14

15
    console.log(result)
16
}
17

18
main()

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import { QuicknodeSdk } from '@quicknode/sdk'
2

3
const qn = new QuicknodeSdk({})
4

5
const result = await qn.rpc.call(
6
  'trace_block',
7
  [
8
  "0xccb93d"
9
],
10
  undefined,
11
  'https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/'
12
)
13

14
console.log(result)

1
import { QuicknodeSdk } from '@quicknode/sdk'
2

3
const qn = new QuicknodeSdk({})
4

5
const result = await qn.rpc.call(
6
  'trace_block',
7
  [
8
  "0xccb93d"
9
],
10
  undefined,
11
  'https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/'
12
)
13

14
console.log(result)

1
import asyncio
2
from quicknode_sdk import QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig
3

4
async def main():
5
    qn = QuicknodeSdk(SdkFullConfig(api_key=None))
6
    result = await qn.rpc.call(
7
        "trace_block",
8
        [
9
            "0xccb93d"
10
        ],
11
        endpoint_url="https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/",
12
    )
13
    print(result)
14

15
asyncio.run(main())

1
import asyncio
2
from quicknode_sdk import QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig
3

4
async def main():
5
    qn = QuicknodeSdk(SdkFullConfig(api_key=None))
6
    result = await qn.rpc.call(
7
        "trace_block",
8
        [
9
            "0xccb93d"
10
        ],
11
        endpoint_url="https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/",
12
    )
13
    print(result)
14

15
asyncio.run(main())

1
require "quicknode_sdk"
2

3
qn = QuicknodeSdk::SDK.from_config(api_key: nil)
4

5
result = qn.rpc.call(
6
  method: "trace_block",
7
  params: [
8
    "0xccb93d"
9
  ],
10
  endpoint_url: "https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/"
11
)
12

13
puts result

1
require "quicknode_sdk"
2

3
qn = QuicknodeSdk::SDK.from_config(api_key: nil)
4

5
result = qn.rpc.call(
6
  method: "trace_block",
7
  params: [
8
    "0xccb93d"
9
  ],
10
  endpoint_url: "https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/"
11
)
12

13
puts result

1
use quicknode_sdk::{QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig};
2

3
#[tokio::main]
4
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
5
    let qn = QuicknodeSdk::new(&SdkFullConfig::keyless())?;
6
    let result = qn
7
        .rpc
8
        .call(
9
            "trace_block",
10
            Some(serde_json::json!([
11
    "0xccb93d"
12
])),
13
            None,
14
            Some("https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/".into()),
15
        )
16
        .await?;
17

18
    println!("{result}");
19
    Ok(())
20
}

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use quicknode_sdk::{QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig};
2

3
#[tokio::main]
4
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
5
    let qn = QuicknodeSdk::new(&SdkFullConfig::keyless())?;
6
    let result = qn
7
        .rpc
8
        .call(
9
            "trace_block",
10
            Some(serde_json::json!([
11
    "0xccb93d"
12
])),
13
            None,
14
            Some("https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/".into()),
15
        )
16
        .await?;
17

18
    println!("{result}");
19
    Ok(())
20
}

1
const body = {
2
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
3
    method: 'trace_block',
4
    params: ["0xccb93d"],
5
    id: 1
6
}
7

8
async function main() {
9
    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/', {
10
        method: 'POST',
11
        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
12
        body: JSON.stringify(body)
13
    })
14
    const data = await response.json()
15
    console.log(data)
16
}
17

18
main()

1
const body = {
2
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
3
    method: 'trace_block',
4
    params: ["0xccb93d"],
5
    id: 1
6
}
7

8
async function main() {
9
    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/', {
10
        method: 'POST',
11
        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
12
        body: JSON.stringify(body)
13
    })
14
    const data = await response.json()
15
    console.log(data)
16
}
17

18
main()

1
import requests
2
import json
3

4
url = "https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/"
5

6
payload = json.dumps({
7
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
8
  "method": "trace_block",
9
  "params": [
10
    "0xccb93d"
11
  ],
12
  "id": 1
13
})
14
headers = {
15
  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
16
}
17

18
response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
19

20
print(response.text)

1
import requests
2
import json
3

4
url = "https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/"
5

6
payload = json.dumps({
7
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
8
  "method": "trace_block",
9
  "params": [
10
    "0xccb93d"
11
  ],
12
  "id": 1
13
})
14
headers = {
15
  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
16
}
17

18
response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
19

20
print(response.text)

1
require "uri"
2
require "json"
3
require "net/http"
4

5
uri = URI("https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/")
6

7
payload = {
8
  jsonrpc: "2.0",
9
  id: 1,
10
  method: "trace_block",
11
  params: ["0xccb93d"]
12
}
13

14
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
15
request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
16
request.body = JSON.generate(payload)
17

18
response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
19
  http.request(request)
20
end
21

22
puts response.body

1
require "uri"
2
require "json"
3
require "net/http"
4

5
uri = URI("https://docs-demo.quiknode.pro/")
6

7
payload = {
8
  jsonrpc: "2.0",
9
  id: 1,
10
  method: "trace_block",
11
  params: ["0xccb93d"]
12
}
13

14
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
15
request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
16
request.body = JSON.generate(payload)
17

18
response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
19
  http.request(request)
20
end
21

22
puts response.body

Response

1
{
2
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
3
  "id": 1,
4
  "result": [
5
    {
6
      "action": {
7
        "from": "0xa06c3c08a19e51b33309eddfb356c33ead8517a3",
8
        "callType": "call",
9
        "gas": "0x23c30",
10
        "input": "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",
11
        "to": "0xec001d0000004536cad29291f4000000d029abb2",
12
        "value": "0x0"
13
      },
14
      "blockHash": "0x0f2f119abec183c8794b9a7c9014deb87cc8af3f91eaa976e55363bd5748794f",
15
      "blockNumber": 13416765,
16
      "result": {
17
        "gasUsed": "0x203b8",
18
        "output": "0x"
19
      },
20
      "subtraces": 5,
21
      "traceAddress": [],
22
      "transactionHash": "0x9fae42bbd5b3676bf336db6dab601a60065a4b18bad8a186f2d61ad474edcfd8",
23
      "transactionPosition": 0,
24
      "type": "call"
25
    },
26
    {
27
      "action": {
28
        "from": "0xec001d0000004536cad29291f4000000d029abb2",
29
        "callType": "call",
30
        "gas": "0x22c00",
31
        "input": "0xa9059cbb0000000000000000000000003da1313ae46132a397d90d95b1424a9a7e3e0fce000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000359b994a1cd0f800",
32
        "to": "0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2",
33
        "value": "0x0"
34
      },
35
      "blockHash": "0x0f2f119abec183c8794b9a7c9014deb87cc8af3f91eaa976e55363bd5748794f",
36
      "blockNumber": 13416765,
37
      "result": {
38
        "gasUsed": "0x229e",
39
        "output": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001"
40
      },
41
      "subtraces": 0,
42
      "traceAddress": [
43
        0
44
      ],
45
      "transactionHash": "0x9fae42bbd5b3676bf336db6dab601a60065a4b18bad8a186f2d61ad474edcfd8",
46
      "transactionPosition": 0,
47
      "type": "call"
48
    },
49
    {
50
      "action": {
51
        "from": "0xec001d0000004536cad29291f4000000d029abb2",
52
        "callType": "call",
53
        "gas": "0x2051a",
54
        "input": "0x022c0d9f0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000108c24b47b23b1c1cba000000000000000000000000ec001d0000004536cad29291f4000000d029abb2000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000008000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
55
        "to": "0x3da1313ae46132a397d90d95b1424a9a7e3e0fce",
56
        "value": "0x0"
57
      },
58
      "blockHash": "0x0f2f119abec183c8794b9a7c9014deb87cc8af3f91eaa976e55363bd5748794f",
59
      "blockNumber": 13416765,
60
      "result": {
61
        "gasUsed": "0x8a28",
62
        "output": "0x"
63
      },
64
      "subtraces": 3,
65
      "traceAddress": [
66
        1
67
      ],
68
      "transactionHash": "0x9fae42bbd5b3676bf336db6dab601a60065a4b18bad8a186f2d61ad474edcfd8",
69
      "transactionPosition": 0,
70
      "type": "call"
71
    }
72
  ],
73
  "_truncated": true,
74
  "_note": "Response truncated for documentation. Original had 826 total items, showing 5."
75
}

1
{
2
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
3
  "id": 1,
4
  "result": [
5
    {
6
      "action": {
7
        "from": "0xa06c3c08a19e51b33309eddfb356c33ead8517a3",
8
        "callType": "call",
9
        "gas": "0x23c30",
10
        "input": "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",
11
        "to": "0xec001d0000004536cad29291f4000000d029abb2",
12
        "value": "0x0"
13
      },
14
      "blockHash": "0x0f2f119abec183c8794b9a7c9014deb87cc8af3f91eaa976e55363bd5748794f",
15
      "blockNumber": 13416765,
16
      "result": {
17
        "gasUsed": "0x203b8",
18
        "output": "0x"
19
      },
20
      "subtraces": 5,
21
      "traceAddress": [],
22
      "transactionHash": "0x9fae42bbd5b3676bf336db6dab601a60065a4b18bad8a186f2d61ad474edcfd8",
23
      "transactionPosition": 0,
24
      "type": "call"
25
    },
26
    {
27
      "action": {
28
        "from": "0xec001d0000004536cad29291f4000000d029abb2",
29
        "callType": "call",
30
        "gas": "0x22c00",
31
        "input": "0xa9059cbb0000000000000000000000003da1313ae46132a397d90d95b1424a9a7e3e0fce000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000359b994a1cd0f800",
32
        "to": "0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2",
33
        "value": "0x0"
34
      },
35
      "blockHash": "0x0f2f119abec183c8794b9a7c9014deb87cc8af3f91eaa976e55363bd5748794f",
36
      "blockNumber": 13416765,
37
      "result": {
38
        "gasUsed": "0x229e",
39
        "output": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001"
40
      },
41
      "subtraces": 0,
42
      "traceAddress": [
43
        0
44
      ],
45
      "transactionHash": "0x9fae42bbd5b3676bf336db6dab601a60065a4b18bad8a186f2d61ad474edcfd8",
46
      "transactionPosition": 0,
47
      "type": "call"
48
    },
49
    {
50
      "action": {
51
        "from": "0xec001d0000004536cad29291f4000000d029abb2",
52
        "callType": "call",
53
        "gas": "0x2051a",
54
        "input": "0x022c0d9f0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000108c24b47b23b1c1cba000000000000000000000000ec001d0000004536cad29291f4000000d029abb2000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000008000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
55
        "to": "0x3da1313ae46132a397d90d95b1424a9a7e3e0fce",
56
        "value": "0x0"
57
      },
58
      "blockHash": "0x0f2f119abec183c8794b9a7c9014deb87cc8af3f91eaa976e55363bd5748794f",
59
      "blockNumber": 13416765,
60
      "result": {
61
        "gasUsed": "0x8a28",
62
        "output": "0x"
63
      },
64
      "subtraces": 3,
65
      "traceAddress": [
66
        1
67
      ],
68
      "transactionHash": "0x9fae42bbd5b3676bf336db6dab601a60065a4b18bad8a186f2d61ad474edcfd8",
69
      "transactionPosition": 0,
70
      "type": "call"
71
    }
72
  ],
73
  "_truncated": true,
74
  "_note": "Response truncated for documentation. Original had 826 total items, showing 5."
75
}

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