state_call - Midnight

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

This method executes a runtime API call at the current best block without submitting an extrinsic. Use it to query typed runtime entrypoints such as AccountNonceApi_account_nonce.

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

name

string

Yes

Runtime API method name (e.g. Core_version)

bytes

string

Yes

SCALE-encoded call parameters (hex)

Request Example

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

import requests
import json

url = "https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/"

payload = json.dumps({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "state_call",
    "params": [
        "Core_version",
        "0x"
    ],
    "id": "getblock.io"
})

headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=payload)
print(response.text)

use reqwest::Client;
use serde_json::json;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = Client::new();

    let payload = json!({
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "method": "state_call",
        "params": [
                "Core_version",
                "0x"
        ],
        "id": "getblock.io"
});

    let response = client
        .post("https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/")
        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
        .json(&payload)
        .send()
        .await?;

    let result: serde_json::Value = response.json().await?;
    println!("{:#?}", result);

    Ok(())
}

Response Example

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": "0x206d69646e696768742060\u2026"
}

Response Parameters

Field

Type

Description

result

string

SCALE-encoded return value (hex)

Use Cases

Reading typed runtime state through stable API entrypoints
Querying fees, account info, or custom pallet APIs
Building higher-level SDK methods on top of typed runtime calls

Error Handling

Status Code

Error Message

Cause

403

Forbidden

Missing or invalid <ACCESS-TOKEN>

-32602

Invalid params

Request parameters are missing or malformed

429

Too Many Requests

Rate limit exceeded for your plan

SDK Integration

import { ApiPromise, WsProvider } from '@polkadot/api';

const wsProvider = new WsProvider('wss://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/');
const api = await ApiPromise.create({ provider: wsProvider });

// Call via the typed API:
const result = await api.rpc.state.call("Core_version", "0x");
console.log(result.toJSON());

// Or call the raw JSON-RPC method:
const raw = await api.rpc.rpc.methods();
// const raw = await (api as any)._rpcCore.provider.send('state_call', ["Core_version", "0x"]);

from substrateinterface import SubstrateInterface

substrate = SubstrateInterface(url='wss://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/')

# Generic RPC call:
result = substrate.rpc_request('state_call', ["Core_version", "0x"])
print(result)

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