packaddress - TON

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

This method packs a raw workchain:hex address into the user-friendly base64 form. Equivalent to a one-shot conversion utility.

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

address

string

Yes

Address in raw form (workchain:hex)

Request Example

REST (GET):

curl --location --request GET 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/packAddress?address=0:ed16913070500471175e992b561d8de82d31fbf84910ced6eb5fc92e74485ef8a' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'

JSON-RPC (POST):

curl --location --request POST 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "packAddress",
    "params": {
        "address": "0:ed16913070500471175e992b561d8de82d31fbf84910ced6eb5fc92e74485ef8a"
    },
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

import axios from 'axios';

const data = JSON.stringify({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "packAddress",
    "params": {
        "address": "0:ed16913070500471175e992b561d8de82d31fbf84910ced6eb5fc92e74485ef8a"
    },
    "id": "getblock.io"
});

const config = {
    method: 'post',
    url: 'https://go.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));

import requests
import json

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

payload = json.dumps({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "packAddress",
    "params": {
        "address": "0:ed16913070500471175e992b561d8de82d31fbf84910ced6eb5fc92e74485ef8a"
    },
    "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": "packAddress",
        "params": {
                "address": "0:ed16913070500471175e992b561d8de82d31fbf84910ced6eb5fc92e74485ef8a"
        },
        "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

{
    "ok": true,
    "result": "EQDtFpEwcFAEcRe5mLVh2N6C0x-_hJEM7W61_JLnSF74p4q2",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "jsonrpc": "2.0"
}

Response Parameters

Field

Type

Description

result

string

Packed user-friendly address (EQ… URL-safe base64)

Use Cases

Converting raw addresses from indexers into user-displayable form
Format normalisation in dApp UIs

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

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

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

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

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