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# getshardaccountcell - TON

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

This method returns the raw TVM cell representing a shard account. It is intended for low-level use, such as off-chain emulation of contract execution or building Merkle proofs.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type    | Required | Description                              |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| address   | string  | Yes      | Address to query                         |
| seqno     | integer | No       | Masterchain seqno at which to read state |

## Request Example

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}
**REST (GET):**

```bash
curl --location --request GET 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/getShardAccountCell?address=EQDtFpEwcFAEcRe5mLVh2N6C0x-_hJEM7W61_JLnSF74p4q2' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'
```

**JSON-RPC (POST):**

```bash
curl --location --request POST 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "getShardAccountCell",
    "params": {
        "address": "EQDtFpEwcFAEcRe5mLVh2N6C0x-_hJEM7W61_JLnSF74p4q2"
    },
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JavaScript (Axios)" %}

```javascript
import axios from 'axios';

const data = JSON.stringify({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "getShardAccountCell",
    "params": {
        "address": "EQDtFpEwcFAEcRe5mLVh2N6C0x-_hJEM7W61_JLnSF74p4q2"
    },
    "id": "getblock.io"
});

const config = {
    method: 'post',
    url: 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/',
    headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    data: data
};

axios(config)
    .then(response => console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2)))
    .catch(error => console.log(error));
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python (Requests)" %}

```python
import requests
import json

url = "https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>"

payload = json.dumps({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "getShardAccountCell",
    "params": {
        "address": "EQDtFpEwcFAEcRe5mLVh2N6C0x-_hJEM7W61_JLnSF74p4q2"
    },
    "id": "getblock.io"
})

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

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

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Rust (Reqwest)" %}

```rust
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": "getShardAccountCell",
        "params": {
                "address": "EQDtFpEwcFAEcRe5mLVh2N6C0x-_hJEM7W61_JLnSF74p4q2"
        },
        "id": "getblock.io"
});

    let response = client
        .post("https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>")
        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
        .json(&payload)
        .send()
        .await?;

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

    Ok(())
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Response Example

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```json
{
    "ok": true,
    "result": {
        "@type": "tvm.cell",
        "bytes": "te6cckECEgEAAlMAART/APSkE/S88sgLAQ\u2026"
    },
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "jsonrpc": "2.0"
}
```

{% endcode %}

## Response Parameters

| Field         | Type    | Description                                  |
| ------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| ok            | boolean | Whether the request succeeded                |
| result.\@type | string  | Always `tvm.cell` for this method            |
| result.bytes  | string  | Base64-encoded BOC of the shard account cell |

## Use Cases

* Off-chain emulation of smart contract execution
* Building Merkle proofs of account state
* Advanced tooling that operates on raw TVM cells

## Error Handling

| Status Code | Error Message       | Cause                                       |
| ----------- | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| 403         | Forbidden           | Missing or invalid `<ACCESS-TOKEN>`         |
| 422         | Validation Error    | Request parameters are missing or malformed |
| 429         | Too Many Requests   | Rate limit exceeded for your plan           |
| 504         | Lite Server Timeout | Upstream TON liteserver timed out           |

## SDK Integration

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="@ton/ton (JavaScript)" %}

```javascript
import { TonClient } from '@ton/ton';

const client = new TonClient({
    endpoint: 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>'
});

// The @ton/ton client wraps the same JSON-RPC methods.
// For low-level access, use client.callGetMethod or client.provider.
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="pytoniq (Python)" %}

```python
from pytoniq import LiteClient
# For HTTP API access, use ton-http-client or call the JSON-RPC
# endpoint directly with requests as shown in the Request Example.
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}