call
Executes a new message call immediately without submitting a transaction to the network.
Import
ts
import { call } from 'viem'
Usage
ts
import { call } from 'viem'
import { publicClient } from '.'
 
const data = await call(publicClient, { 
  data: '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2',
  from: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
})
Returns
0x${string}
The call data.
Parameters
data
- Type: 
0x${string} 
A contract hashed method call with encoded args.
ts
const data = await call(publicClient, {
  data: '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2', 
  from: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
})
from
- Type: 
Address 
The sender.
ts
const data = await call(publicClient, {
  data: '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2',
  from: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266', 
  to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
})
to
- Type: 
Address 
The contract address or recipient.
ts
const data = await call(publicClient, {
  data: '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2',
  from: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8', 
})
accessList (optional)
- Type: 
AccessList 
The access list.
ts
const data = await call(publicClient, {
  accessList: [ 
    {
      address: '0x1',
      storageKeys: ['0x1'],
    },
  ],
  data: '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2',
  from: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
})
gas (optional)
- Type: 
bigint 
The gas provided for transaction execution.
ts
const data = await call(publicClient, {
  data: '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2',
  from: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  gas: 1_000_000n, 
  to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
})
gasPrice (optional)
- Type: 
bigint 
The price (in wei) to pay per gas. Only applies to Legacy Transactions.
ts
const data = await call(publicClient, {
  data: '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2',
  from: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  gasPrice: parseGwei('20'), 
  to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
})
maxFeePerGas (optional)
- Type: 
bigint 
Total fee per gas (in wei), inclusive of maxPriorityFeePerGas. Only applies to EIP-1559 Transactions.
ts
const data = await call(publicClient, {
  data: '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2',
  from: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  maxFeePerGas: parseGwei('20'), 
  to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
})
maxPriorityFeePerGas (optional)
- Type: 
bigint 
Max priority fee per gas (in wei). Only applies to EIP-1559 Transactions.
ts
const data = await call(publicClient, {
  data: '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2',
  from: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  maxFeePerGas: parseGwei('20'),
  maxPriorityFeePerGas: parseGwei('2'), 
  to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
})
nonce (optional)
- Type: 
bigint 
Unique number identifying this transaction.
ts
const data = await call(publicClient, {
  data: '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2',
  from: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  nonce: 420n, 
  to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
})
value (optional)
- Type: 
bigint 
Value (in wei) sent with this transaction.
ts
const data = await call(publicClient, {
  data: '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2',
  from: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
  value: parseEther('1'), 
})
blockNumber (optional)
- Type: 
number 
The block number to perform the call against.
ts
const data = await call(publicClient, {
  blockNumber: 15121123n, 
  data: '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2',
  from: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
})
blockTag (optional)
- Type: 
'latest' | 'earliest' | 'pending' | 'safe' | 'finalized' - Default: 
'latest' 
The block tag to perform the call against.
ts
const data = await call(publicClient, {
  blockTag: 'safe', 
  data: '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2',
  from: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
})