web3_sha3 - ARC

Example code for the web3_sha3 JSON-RPC method. Сomplete guide on how to use web3_sha3 JSON-RPC in GetBlock.io Web3 documentation.

This method returns the Keccak-256 hash of the given input data. Use it to compute event signatures, function selectors, or hashes for off-chain validation. Note: despite the name sha3, the algorithm is Keccak-256, not standard SHA-3

Parameters

Parameter
Type
Required
Description

data

string

Yes

Hex-encoded data to hash

Request Example

curl --location --request POST 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "web3_sha3",
    "params": [
        "0x68656c6c6f20776f726c64"
    ],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

Response Example

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": "0x47173285a8d7341e5e972fc677286384f802f8ef42a5ec5f03bbfa254cb01fad"
}

Response Parameters

Field
Type
Description

result

string

Keccak-256 hash of the input (32 bytes hex)

Use Cases

  • Computing event topic hashes (e.g. Transfer(address,address,uint256))

  • Computing function selectors (first 4 bytes of method signature hash)

  • Off-chain hash validation against on-chain data

Error Handling

Status Code
Error Message
Cause

403

Forbidden

Missing or invalid <ACCESS-TOKEN>

-32602

Invalid params

Request parameters are missing or malformed

-32601

Method not found

The method is not supported by this node

429

Too Many Requests

Rate limit exceeded for your plan

SDK Integration

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