eth_accounts - Ethereum

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 returns the list of accounts owned by the client. On managed RPC endpoints like GetBlock, this always returns an empty array [] — the endpoint doesn't hold user keys. On self-hosted Geth or similar with unlocked wallet accounts, it would return the list of managed addresses.

Parameters

This method takes no parameters.

Request

cURL

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

Axios

example.js

const axios = require('axios');

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

console.log(response.data.result);

Request

example.py

import requests

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

print(response.json())

Rust

example.rs

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

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

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": []
}

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
jsonrpc	string	JSON-RPC protocol version ("2.0")
id	string	Request identifier matching the request
result	array of string	Array of account addresses owned by the client — always [] on public RPC endpoints

Use Cases

• Client Behavior Detection: Confirm the endpoint is a public-RPC provider (empty array) rather than a wallet-managing self-hosted node

• Legacy Wallet Compatibility: Support older wallet UIs that check eth_accounts before initiating a transaction (though modern wallets use wallet_requestAccounts via injected providers)

• Tooling Sanity Checks: Verify the endpoint responds to standard JSON-RPC method calls

Error Handling

Error Code	Message	Description
-32603	Internal error	Node failed to enumerate its accounts

Web3 Integration

Ethers.js

ethers-example.js

import { ethers } from 'ethers';

const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider('https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/');

const accounts = await provider.send('eth_accounts', []);
console.log('Accounts:', accounts);  // [] on public RPC

Viem

viem-example.js

import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem';
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains';

const client = createPublicClient({
    chain: mainnet,
    transport: http('https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/'),
});

const accounts = await client.request({ method: 'eth_accounts' });
console.log('Accounts:', accounts);