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# eth\_getCode

POST `https://mainnet.valuechain.xyz`

Returns the contract code at an address.

The example truncates bytecode. WSOSO is `0x5050505050505050505050505050505050505050`.

## Parameters

| Name      | Type            | Required | Description                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| --------- | --------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `address` | address         | Yes      | Contract address.                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| `block`   | quantity or tag | No       | Hex block number, or `earliest`, `latest`, `safe`, `finalized`, or `pending`. See [block tags](/documentation/for-developers/developers/valuechain-evm/differences-from-ethereum.md#consensus-finality). |

## Result

**Code** (data): Bytecode at the address, or `0x` for an EOA.

## Example

### Response

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x6080604052..."
}
```

## Code examples

### cURL

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://mainnet.valuechain.xyz \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "eth_getCode", "params": ["0x5050505050505050505050505050505050505050", "latest"]}'
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "eth_getCode", "params": ["0x5050505050505050505050505050505050505050", "latest"]})
};

fetch('https://mainnet.valuechain.xyz', options)
  .then((res) => res.json())
  .then((res) => console.log(res))
  .catch((err) => console.error(err));
```

### Python

```python
import requests

url = "https://mainnet.valuechain.xyz"
payload = {
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "eth_getCode",
  "params": [
    "0x5050505050505050505050505050505050505050",
    "latest"
  ]
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)
```