eth_accounts - GIWA

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

This method returns the list of addresses owned by the connected client. On public GetBlock endpoints no keys are held, so it returns an empty array.

Parameters

This method does not require any parameters. Send the request with an empty params array.

Request

cURL

curl --location --request POST 'https://shared.ap-southeast-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.ap-southeast-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.ap-southeast-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.ap-southeast-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	Array of client-managed addresses (empty on public RPC)

Use Cases

• Key Custody Check: Confirm an endpoint holds no signing keys before assuming local signing

• Tooling Compatibility: Satisfy libraries that probe for node-managed accounts

• Environment Detection: Distinguish a managed node from a local dev node with unlocked keys

• Signing Path Selection: Fall back to client-side signing when the array is empty

Error Handling

Error Code	Message	Description
-32603	Internal error	The node failed to enumerate managed accounts
-32601	Method not found	The method is disabled on the client build

Web3 Integration

Ethers.js

ethers-example.js

import { ethers } from 'ethers';

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

const accounts = await provider.send('eth_accounts', []);

Viem

viem-example.js

import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem';

const client = createPublicClient({
  transport: http('https://shared.ap-southeast-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/')
});

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