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debug_traceCall RPC Method

Returns the number of possible tracing result by executing an eth call within the context of the given block execution.

Updated on
Mar 27, 2026

Parameters

object
object

The transaction call object with the following fields:

from
string

The address the transaction is sent from

to
string
REQUIRED

The address the transaction is directed to

gas
integer

The integer of the gas provided for the transaction execution

gasPrice
integer

The integer of the gasPrice used for each paid gas

value
integer

The integer of the value sent with this transaction

data
string

The hash of the method signature and encoded parameters

blockReference
string

The block number in hexadecimal format, the block hash, or tag. The supported tag values include latest for the latest mined block

object
object
REQUIRED

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

Returns

result
object

The transaction trace object, which has the following fields:

failed
boolean

The transaction is successful or not

gas
integer

The total consumed gas in the transaction

returnValue
string

The return value of the executed contract call

structLogs
array

The trace result of each step with the following fields:

pc
integer

The current index in bytecode

op
string

The name of current executing operation

gas
integer

The available gas in the execution

gasCost
integer

The gas cost of the operation

depth
integer

The number of levels of calling functions

error
string

(Optional) The error of the execution

stack
array

An array of values in the current stack

Request
Response
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"gasUsed": "0x0",
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"input": "0x0",
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"output": "0x0",
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"revertReason": "0x0",
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"to": "0x0",
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"type": "0x0",
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"value": "0x0"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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