eth_getStorageAt - Polygon

Example code for the eth_getStorageAt json-rpc method. Сomplete guide on how to use eth_getStorageAt json-rpc in GetBlock.io Web3 documentation.

The eth_getStorageAt method returns the value from a storage position at a given address. This allows direct access to contract storage slots.

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

address

string

Yes

20-byte contract address

position

string

Yes

Storage position as hexadecimal

blockParameter

string

Yes

Block number in hex, or "latest", "earliest", "pending"

Request

curl --location --request POST 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getStorageAt",
    "params": ["0x7D1AfA7B718fb893dB30A3aBc0Cfc608AaCfeBB0", "0x0", "latest"],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

example.js

import axios from 'axios';

const url = 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/';

const payload = {
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
    method: 'eth_getStorageAt',
    params: ["0x7D1AfA7B718fb893dB30A3aBc0Cfc608AaCfeBB0", "0x0", "latest"],
    id: 'getblock.io'
};

axios.post(url, payload, {
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
})
.then(response => console.log(response.data))
.catch(error => console.error(error));

example.py

import requests

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

payload = {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getStorageAt",
    "params": ["0x7D1AfA7B718fb893dB30A3aBc0Cfc608AaCfeBB0", "0x0", "latest"],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"}, json=payload)
print(response.json())

example.rs

use reqwest::header;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
    
    let response = client
        .post("https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/")
        .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json")
        .body(r#"{
            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
            "method": "eth_getStorageAt",
            "params": ["0x7D1AfA7B718fb893dB30A3aBc0Cfc608AaCfeBB0", "0x0", "latest"],
            "id": "getblock.io"
        }"#)
        .send()
        .await?;
    
    println!("{}", response.text().await?);
    Ok(())
}

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
}

Response Parameters

Field

Type

Description

jsonrpc

string

JSON-RPC version (2.0)

string

Request identifier

result

varies

32-byte value at the storage position

Use Case

The eth_getStorageAt method is useful for:

Contract debugging
State analysis
Security auditing
Reading internal variables

Error Handling

Status Code

Error Message

Cause

403

Forbidden

Missing or invalid ACCESS-TOKEN

-32600

Invalid Request

Malformed request body

-32602

Invalid params

Invalid method parameters

Web3 Integration

ethers.js

import { ethers } from 'ethers';

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

const result = await provider.send('eth_getStorageAt', ["0x7D1AfA7B718fb893dB30A3aBc0Cfc608AaCfeBB0", "0x0", "latest"]);
console.log('Result:', result);

viem.js

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

const client = createPublicClient({
    chain: polygon,
    transport: http('https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/')
});

const result = await client.request({
    method: 'eth_getStorageAt',
    params: ["0x7D1AfA7B718fb893dB30A3aBc0Cfc608AaCfeBB0", "0x0", "latest"]
});
console.log('Result:', result);

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