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Parameters

blockNumber

string

REQUIRED

The block number as a string in hexadecimal format or tags. The supported tag values include 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

Returns

result

array

The block traces, where each trace object contains the following fields (all values are hexadecimal unless otherwise noted):

action

object

The action object that describes the call context

from

string

The address of the sender

callType

string

The type of call (e.g., call, delegatecall, staticcall, etc.)

gas

string

The gas provided for the call

input

string

The input data sent with the call

to

string

The address of the recipient

value

string

The amount of wei sent with the call

blockHash

string

The hash of the block containing the traced transaction

blockNumber

integer

The block number of the traced transaction

error

string

(Optional) Error message if the call failed

result

object

The result of the traced call execution

gasUsed

string

The gas used by this specific call

output

string

The return value from the call, or empty if no RETURN was executed

subtraces

integer

The number of internal subtraces that occurred

traceAddress

array

The call hierarchy represented as an array of integers

transactionHash

string

The hash of the transaction that generated this trace

transactionPosition

integer

The index of the transaction in the block

type

string

The type of trace (e.g., call, create)

Request

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.sonic-mainnet.quiknode.pro/" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -d '{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "trace_block",
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  "params": [
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    "0x8979B2"
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.sonic-mainnet.quiknode.pro/" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -d '{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "trace_block",
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  "params": [
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    "0x8979B2"
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  ],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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import { ethers } from "ethers";
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async function main() {
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    const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("https://docs-demo.sonic-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
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    const response = await provider.send("trace_block", [
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    "0x8979B2"
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]);
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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

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async function main() {
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    const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider("https://docs-demo.sonic-mainnet.quiknode.pro/");
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    const response = await provider.send("trace_block", [
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    "0x8979B2"
7
]);
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    console.log(response);
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}
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main();

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from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider
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w3 = Web3(HTTPProvider('https://docs-demo.sonic-mainnet.quiknode.pro/'))
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response = w3.provider.make_request("trace_block", ["0x8979B2"])
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print(response)

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from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider
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w3 = Web3(HTTPProvider('https://docs-demo.sonic-mainnet.quiknode.pro/'))
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response = w3.provider.make_request("trace_block", ["0x8979B2"])
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print(response)

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import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'
2

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

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    const result = await client.request({
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        method: 'trace_block',
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        params: [
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          "0x8979B2"
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        ]
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    })
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    console.log(result)
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}
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main()

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import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'
2

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

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    const result = await client.request({
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        method: 'trace_block',
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        params: [
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          "0x8979B2"
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        ]
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    })
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    console.log(result)
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}
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main()

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import { QuicknodeSdk } from '@quicknode/sdk'
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const qn = new QuicknodeSdk({})
4

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const result = await qn.rpc.call(
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  'trace_block',
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  [
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  "0x8979B2"
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],
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  undefined,
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  'https://docs-demo.sonic-mainnet.quiknode.pro/'
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)
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console.log(result)

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

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const qn = new QuicknodeSdk({})
4

5
const result = await qn.rpc.call(
6
  'trace_block',
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  [
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  "0x8979B2"
9
],
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  undefined,
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  'https://docs-demo.sonic-mainnet.quiknode.pro/'
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)
13

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console.log(result)

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import asyncio
2
from quicknode_sdk import QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig
3

4
async def main():
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    qn = QuicknodeSdk(SdkFullConfig(api_key=None))
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    result = await qn.rpc.call(
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        "trace_block",
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        [
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            "0x8979B2"
10
        ],
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        endpoint_url="https://docs-demo.sonic-mainnet.quiknode.pro/",
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    )
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    print(result)
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asyncio.run(main())

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import asyncio
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from quicknode_sdk import QuicknodeSdk, SdkFullConfig
3

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async def main():
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    qn = QuicknodeSdk(SdkFullConfig(api_key=None))
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    result = await qn.rpc.call(
7
        "trace_block",
8
        [
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            "0x8979B2"
10
        ],
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        endpoint_url="https://docs-demo.sonic-mainnet.quiknode.pro/",
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    )
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    print(result)
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asyncio.run(main())

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require "quicknode_sdk"
2

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

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result = qn.rpc.call(
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  method: "trace_block",
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  params: [
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    "0x8979B2"
9
  ],
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  endpoint_url: "https://docs-demo.sonic-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
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)
12

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puts result

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require "quicknode_sdk"
2

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

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result = qn.rpc.call(
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  method: "trace_block",
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  params: [
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    "0x8979B2"
9
  ],
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  endpoint_url: "https://docs-demo.sonic-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
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)
12

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puts result

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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())?;
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    let result = qn
7
        .rpc
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        .call(
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            "trace_block",
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            Some(serde_json::json!([
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    "0x8979B2"
12
])),
13
            None,
14
            Some("https://docs-demo.sonic-mainnet.quiknode.pro/".into()),
15
        )
16
        .await?;
17

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

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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",
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            Some(serde_json::json!([
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    "0x8979B2"
12
])),
13
            None,
14
            Some("https://docs-demo.sonic-mainnet.quiknode.pro/".into()),
15
        )
16
        .await?;
17

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

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const body = {
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    jsonrpc: '2.0',
3
    method: 'trace_block',
4
    params: ["0x8979B2"],
5
    id: 1
6
}
7

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async function main() {
9
    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.sonic-mainnet.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

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main()

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const body = {
2
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
3
    method: 'trace_block',
4
    params: ["0x8979B2"],
5
    id: 1
6
}
7

8
async function main() {
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    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.sonic-mainnet.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()

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import requests
2
import json
3

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

6
payload = json.dumps({
7
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
8
  "method": "trace_block",
9
  "params": [
10
    "0x8979B2"
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)

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import requests
2
import json
3

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

6
payload = json.dumps({
7
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
8
  "method": "trace_block",
9
  "params": [
10
    "0x8979B2"
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.sonic-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
6

7
payload = {
8
  jsonrpc: "2.0",
9
  id: 1,
10
  method: "trace_block",
11
  params: ["0x8979B2"]
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.sonic-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
6

7
payload = {
8
  jsonrpc: "2.0",
9
  id: 1,
10
  method: "trace_block",
11
  params: ["0x8979B2"]
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
        "callType": "call",
8
        "from": "0x07ce66c58b4b266096e16406ad2168d950bb0c45",
9
        "to": "0xe414a5a72fa07ab0a0814922fd779730d43ad8b6",
10
        "value": "0x0",
11
        "gas": "0x37585c",
12
        "input": "0x00000000000344df454639134c260c0c49f46dd8f2a4016c26c1cf1f4ef90e5e1928d756b9100a486775003cafd839688f44ef9cad21b500e2250c72eee6f7260d152628daba372434f7543cd1952401131f5ae1cbfefe8efbdf93da23fa4d39f14a817c25f56aa4abed7073e746aeb2cf0030d6982d0bf801e0000000000000002f"
13
      },
14
      "blockHash": "0x8d3d7ecbf58616b422fd08aa89d8c2da159095b92a1c8e6ad089dd9a502cde0f",
15
      "blockNumber": 9009586,
16
      "result": {
17
        "gasUsed": "0xb4798",
18
        "output": "0x"
19
      },
20
      "subtraces": 4,
21
      "traceAddress": [],
22
      "transactionHash": "0x9fcc52b51ca1314e847dfea0983170d1d87db629bd434307d4b141bdd25242c0",
23
      "transactionPosition": 0,
24
      "type": "call"
25
    },
26
    {
27
      "action": {
28
        "callType": "staticcall",
29
        "from": "0xe414a5a72fa07ab0a0814922fd779730d43ad8b6",
30
        "to": "0xec462cbffa8f385e6af8da003755b71e51451934",
31
        "value": "0x0",
32
        "gas": "0x36525d",
33
        "input": "0xfba21b3d0000000000000000000000009f46dd8f2a4016c26c1cf1f4ef90e5e1928d756b000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000344df454639134c26"
34
      },
35
      "blockHash": "0x8d3d7ecbf58616b422fd08aa89d8c2da159095b92a1c8e6ad089dd9a502cde0f",
36
      "blockNumber": 9009586,
37
      "result": {
38
        "gasUsed": "0x6586",
39
        "output": "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000319de5f"
40
      },
41
      "subtraces": 5,
42
      "traceAddress": [
43
        0
44
      ],
45
      "transactionHash": "0x9fcc52b51ca1314e847dfea0983170d1d87db629bd434307d4b141bdd25242c0",
46
      "transactionPosition": 0,
47
      "type": "call"
48
    },
49
    {
50
      "action": {
51
        "callType": "staticcall",
52
        "from": "0xec462cbffa8f385e6af8da003755b71e51451934",
53
        "to": "0x9f46dd8f2a4016c26c1cf1f4ef90e5e1928d756b",
54
        "value": "0x0",
55
        "gas": "0x356c10",
56
        "input": "0x1a686502"
57
      },
58
      "blockHash": "0x8d3d7ecbf58616b422fd08aa89d8c2da159095b92a1c8e6ad089dd9a502cde0f",
59
      "blockNumber": 9009586,
60
      "result": {
61
        "gasUsed": "0x97e",
62
        "output": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003d2571521fce39ab"
63
      },
64
      "subtraces": 0,
65
      "traceAddress": [
66
        0,
67
        0
68
      ],
69
      "transactionHash": "0x9fcc52b51ca1314e847dfea0983170d1d87db629bd434307d4b141bdd25242c0",
70
      "transactionPosition": 0,
71
      "type": "call"
72
    }
73
  ]
74
}

1
{
2
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
3
  "id": 1,
4
  "result": [
5
    {
6
      "action": {
7
        "callType": "call",
8
        "from": "0x07ce66c58b4b266096e16406ad2168d950bb0c45",
9
        "to": "0xe414a5a72fa07ab0a0814922fd779730d43ad8b6",
10
        "value": "0x0",
11
        "gas": "0x37585c",
12
        "input": "0x00000000000344df454639134c260c0c49f46dd8f2a4016c26c1cf1f4ef90e5e1928d756b9100a486775003cafd839688f44ef9cad21b500e2250c72eee6f7260d152628daba372434f7543cd1952401131f5ae1cbfefe8efbdf93da23fa4d39f14a817c25f56aa4abed7073e746aeb2cf0030d6982d0bf801e0000000000000002f"
13
      },
14
      "blockHash": "0x8d3d7ecbf58616b422fd08aa89d8c2da159095b92a1c8e6ad089dd9a502cde0f",
15
      "blockNumber": 9009586,
16
      "result": {
17
        "gasUsed": "0xb4798",
18
        "output": "0x"
19
      },
20
      "subtraces": 4,
21
      "traceAddress": [],
22
      "transactionHash": "0x9fcc52b51ca1314e847dfea0983170d1d87db629bd434307d4b141bdd25242c0",
23
      "transactionPosition": 0,
24
      "type": "call"
25
    },
26
    {
27
      "action": {
28
        "callType": "staticcall",
29
        "from": "0xe414a5a72fa07ab0a0814922fd779730d43ad8b6",
30
        "to": "0xec462cbffa8f385e6af8da003755b71e51451934",
31
        "value": "0x0",
32
        "gas": "0x36525d",
33
        "input": "0xfba21b3d0000000000000000000000009f46dd8f2a4016c26c1cf1f4ef90e5e1928d756b000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000344df454639134c26"
34
      },
35
      "blockHash": "0x8d3d7ecbf58616b422fd08aa89d8c2da159095b92a1c8e6ad089dd9a502cde0f",
36
      "blockNumber": 9009586,
37
      "result": {
38
        "gasUsed": "0x6586",
39
        "output": "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000319de5f"
40
      },
41
      "subtraces": 5,
42
      "traceAddress": [
43
        0
44
      ],
45
      "transactionHash": "0x9fcc52b51ca1314e847dfea0983170d1d87db629bd434307d4b141bdd25242c0",
46
      "transactionPosition": 0,
47
      "type": "call"
48
    },
49
    {
50
      "action": {
51
        "callType": "staticcall",
52
        "from": "0xec462cbffa8f385e6af8da003755b71e51451934",
53
        "to": "0x9f46dd8f2a4016c26c1cf1f4ef90e5e1928d756b",
54
        "value": "0x0",
55
        "gas": "0x356c10",
56
        "input": "0x1a686502"
57
      },
58
      "blockHash": "0x8d3d7ecbf58616b422fd08aa89d8c2da159095b92a1c8e6ad089dd9a502cde0f",
59
      "blockNumber": 9009586,
60
      "result": {
61
        "gasUsed": "0x97e",
62
        "output": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003d2571521fce39ab"
63
      },
64
      "subtraces": 0,
65
      "traceAddress": [
66
        0,
67
        0
68
      ],
69
      "transactionHash": "0x9fcc52b51ca1314e847dfea0983170d1d87db629bd434307d4b141bdd25242c0",
70
      "transactionPosition": 0,
71
      "type": "call"
72
    }
73
  ]
74
}

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