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# zks\_getBaseTokenL1Address - Abstract

Example code for the zks\_getBaseTokenL1Address JSON-RPC method. Complete guide on how to use zks\_getBaseTokenL1Address JSON-RPC in GetBlock Web3 documentation.

Returns the L1 address of the token used as the base (gas) token on Abstract. For Abstract this corresponds to ETH.

## Parameters

{% hint style="info" %}
This method takes an empty `params` array.
{% endhint %}

## Request

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
curl --location --request POST 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "zks_getBaseTokenL1Address",
    "params": [],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Axios" %}
{% code title="example.js" %}

```javascript
const axios = require('axios');
const response = await axios.post('https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/', { jsonrpc: '2.0', method: 'zks_getBaseTokenL1Address', params: [], id: 'getblock.io' }, { headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } });
console.log(response.data.result);
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Request" %}
{% code title="example.py" %}

```python
import requests
response = requests.post('https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/', headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, json={'jsonrpc': '2.0', 'method': 'zks_getBaseTokenL1Address', 'params': [], 'id': 'getblock.io'})
print(response.json())
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Rust" %}
{% code title="example.rs" %}

```rust
use reqwest::Client;
use serde_json::{json, Value};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = Client::new();
    let res = client.post("https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/").json(&json!({"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"zks_getBaseTokenL1Address","params":[],"id":"getblock.io"})).send().await?.json::<Value>().await?;
    println!("{}", res["result"]);
    Ok(())
}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Response

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001"
}
```

## Response Fields

| Field  | Type   | Description                  |
| ------ | ------ | ---------------------------- |
| result | string | L1 address of the base token |

## Use Cases

* **Fee Token**: Identify the gas token's L1 representation
* **Bridging**: Handle base-token deposits

## Error Handling

| Error                     | Message        | Description                                       |
| ------------------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| -32602 / Invalid params   | Invalid params | A parameter was malformed                         |
| 403 / RBAC: access denied | Access denied  | The GetBlock access token is missing or incorrect |