eth_accounts - Arbitrum

Example code for the eth_accounts JSON RPC method. Сomplete guide on how to use eth_accounts JSON RPC in GetBlock Web3 documentation.

This method gets a list of addresses owned by the client.

Parameters

• None

Request

cURL

curl --location 'https://go.getblock.us/<ACCESS_TOKEN>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_accounts",
  "params": [],
  "id": "getblock.io"
}'

Axios

Request

Rust

Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "1",
  "result": [
    "0xd1f5279be4b4dd94133a23dee1b23f5bfe436tf3r"
  ]
}

Response Parameter Definition

Field	Data Type	Definition
result	string	An array of addresses owned by the client. If the accounts doesn't have any address, it returns empty array.

Use case

This method is generally used to:

• Retrieve the list of locally unlocked accounts on a full node.

• Identify which account a node can use for signing transactions.

• Pre–Web3 wallet integrations where the node itself managed keys.

Error handling

Status Code	Error Message	Cause
403	RBAC: access denied	Missing or invalid ACCESS_TOKEN.

Integration with Web3

The eth_accounts can help developers to:

• Identify available signing accounts

• Auto-select a default wallet in development

• Validate that a local signer exists

• Simplify onboarding in testing environments

Ethers.js

const { ethers } = require('ethers');

// Initialize Ethers provider with GetBlock
const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(
    'https://go.getblock.us/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/'
);

// Using the method through Ethers
async function useEthersMethod() {
    try {
        // Method-specific Ethers implementation
        const result = await provider.send('eth_accounts', []);
        console.log('Result:', result);
        return result;
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Ethers Error:', error);
        throw error;
    }
}