Optional
walletAdds an EVM chain to the wallet.
eth_addEthereumChain
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { optimism } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
await client.addChain({ chain: optimism })
Adds an EVM chain to the wallet.
eth_addEthereumChain
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { optimism } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
await client.addChain({ chain: optimism })
Optional
batch?: { Flags for batch settings.
Optional
multicall?: boolean | { Toggle to enable eth_call
multicall aggregation.
Time (in ms) that cached data will remain in memory.
Chain for the client.
Deploys a contract to the network, given bytecode and constructor arguments.
The Transaction hash. DeployContractReturnType
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
account: privateKeyToAccount('0x…'),
chain: mainnet,
transport: http(),
})
const hash = await client.deployContract({
abi: [],
account: '0x…,
bytecode: '0x608060405260405161083e38038061083e833981016040819052610...',
})
Deploys a contract to the network, given bytecode and constructor arguments.
The Transaction hash. DeployContractReturnType
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
account: privateKeyToAccount('0x…'),
chain: mainnet,
transport: http(),
})
const hash = await client.deployContract({
abi: [],
account: '0x…,
bytecode: '0x608060405260405161083e38038061083e833981016040819052610...',
})
Returns a list of account addresses owned by the wallet or client.
eth_accounts
List of account addresses owned by the wallet or client. GetAddressesReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const accounts = await client.getAddresses()
Returns a list of account addresses owned by the wallet or client.
eth_accounts
List of account addresses owned by the wallet or client. GetAddressesReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const accounts = await client.getAddresses()
Returns the chain ID associated with the current network.
eth_chainId
The current chain ID. GetChainIdReturnType
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const chainId = await client.getChainId()
// 1
Returns the chain ID associated with the current network.
eth_chainId
The current chain ID. GetChainIdReturnType
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const chainId = await client.getChainId()
// 1
Gets the wallets current permissions.
wallet_getPermissions
The wallet permissions. GetPermissionsReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const permissions = await client.getPermissions()
Gets the wallets current permissions.
wallet_getPermissions
The wallet permissions. GetPermissionsReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const permissions = await client.getPermissions()
A key for the client.
A name for the client.
Frequency (in ms) for polling enabled actions & events. Defaults to 4_000 milliseconds.
Prepares a transaction request for signing.
PrepareTransactionRequestParameters
The transaction request. PrepareTransactionRequestReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const request = await client.prepareTransactionRequest({
account: '0xA0Cf798816D4b9b9866b5330EEa46a18382f251e',
to: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
value: 1n,
})
// Account Hoisting
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
account: privateKeyToAccount('0x…'),
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const request = await client.prepareTransactionRequest({
to: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
value: 1n,
})
Prepares a transaction request for signing.
The transaction request. PrepareTransactionRequestReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const request = await client.prepareTransactionRequest({
account: '0xA0Cf798816D4b9b9866b5330EEa46a18382f251e',
to: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
value: 1n,
})
// Account Hoisting
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
account: privateKeyToAccount('0x…'),
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const request = await client.prepareTransactionRequest({
to: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
value: 1n,
})
Request function wrapped with friendly error handling
Requests a list of accounts managed by a wallet.
eth_requestAccounts
Sends a request to the wallet, asking for permission to access the user's accounts. After the user accepts the request, it will return a list of accounts (addresses).
This API can be useful for dapps that need to access the user's accounts in order to execute transactions or interact with smart contracts.
List of accounts managed by a wallet RequestAddressesReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const accounts = await client.requestAddresses()
Requests a list of accounts managed by a wallet.
eth_requestAccounts
Sends a request to the wallet, asking for permission to access the user's accounts. After the user accepts the request, it will return a list of accounts (addresses).
This API can be useful for dapps that need to access the user's accounts in order to execute transactions or interact with smart contracts.
List of accounts managed by a wallet RequestAddressesReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const accounts = await client.requestAddresses()
Requests permissions for a wallet.
wallet_requestPermissions
The wallet permissions. RequestPermissionsReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const permissions = await client.requestPermissions({
eth_accounts: {}
})
Requests permissions for a wallet.
wallet_requestPermissions
The wallet permissions. RequestPermissionsReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const permissions = await client.requestPermissions({
eth_accounts: {}
})
Sends a signed transaction to the network
eth_sendRawTransaction
Client to use
The transaction hash. SendRawTransactionReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
import { sendRawTransaction } from 'viem/wallet'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const hash = await client.sendRawTransaction({
serializedTransaction: '0x02f850018203118080825208808080c080a04012522854168b27e5dc3d5839bab5e6b39e1a0ffd343901ce1622e3d64b48f1a04e00902ae0502c4728cbf12156290df99c3ed7de85b1dbfe20b5c36931733a33'
})
Sends a signed transaction to the network
eth_sendRawTransaction
The transaction hash. SendRawTransactionReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
import { sendRawTransaction } from 'viem/wallet'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const hash = await client.sendRawTransaction({
serializedTransaction: '0x02f850018203118080825208808080c080a04012522854168b27e5dc3d5839bab5e6b39e1a0ffd343901ce1622e3d64b48f1a04e00902ae0502c4728cbf12156290df99c3ed7de85b1dbfe20b5c36931733a33'
})
Creates, signs, and sends a new transaction to the network.
eth_sendTransaction
eth_sendRawTransaction
The Transaction hash. SendTransactionReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const hash = await client.sendTransaction({
account: '0xA0Cf798816D4b9b9866b5330EEa46a18382f251e',
to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
value: 1000000000000000000n,
})
// Account Hoisting
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
account: privateKeyToAccount('0x…'),
chain: mainnet,
transport: http(),
})
const hash = await client.sendTransaction({
to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
value: 1000000000000000000n,
})
Creates, signs, and sends a new transaction to the network.
eth_sendTransaction
eth_sendRawTransaction
The Transaction hash. SendTransactionReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const hash = await client.sendTransaction({
account: '0xA0Cf798816D4b9b9866b5330EEa46a18382f251e',
to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
value: 1000000000000000000n,
})
// Account Hoisting
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
account: privateKeyToAccount('0x…'),
chain: mainnet,
transport: http(),
})
const hash = await client.sendTransaction({
to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
value: 1000000000000000000n,
})
Calculates an Ethereum-specific signature in EIP-191 format: keccak256("\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n" + len(message) + message))
.
personal_sign
With the calculated signature, you can:
verifyMessage
to verify the signature,recoverMessageAddress
to recover the signing address from a signature.The signed message. SignMessageReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const signature = await client.signMessage({
account: '0xA0Cf798816D4b9b9866b5330EEa46a18382f251e',
message: 'hello world',
})
// Account Hoisting
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
account: privateKeyToAccount('0x…'),
chain: mainnet,
transport: http(),
})
const signature = await client.signMessage({
message: 'hello world',
})
Calculates an Ethereum-specific signature in EIP-191 format: keccak256("\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n" + len(message) + message))
.
personal_sign
With the calculated signature, you can:
verifyMessage
to verify the signature,recoverMessageAddress
to recover the signing address from a signature.The signed message. SignMessageReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const signature = await client.signMessage({
account: '0xA0Cf798816D4b9b9866b5330EEa46a18382f251e',
message: 'hello world',
})
// Account Hoisting
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
account: privateKeyToAccount('0x…'),
chain: mainnet,
transport: http(),
})
const signature = await client.signMessage({
message: 'hello world',
})
Signs a transaction.
eth_signTransaction
The signed message. SignTransactionReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const request = await client.prepareTransactionRequest({
account: '0xA0Cf798816D4b9b9866b5330EEa46a18382f251e',
to: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
value: 1n,
})
const signature = await client.signTransaction(request)
// Account Hoisting
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
account: privateKeyToAccount('0x…'),
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const request = await client.prepareTransactionRequest({
to: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
value: 1n,
})
const signature = await client.signTransaction(request)
Signs a transaction.
eth_signTransaction
The signed message. SignTransactionReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const request = await client.prepareTransactionRequest({
account: '0xA0Cf798816D4b9b9866b5330EEa46a18382f251e',
to: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
value: 1n,
})
const signature = await client.signTransaction(request)
// Account Hoisting
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
account: privateKeyToAccount('0x…'),
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const request = await client.prepareTransactionRequest({
to: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
value: 1n,
})
const signature = await client.signTransaction(request)
Signs typed data and calculates an Ethereum-specific signature in EIP-191 format: keccak256("\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n" + len(message) + message))
.
eth_signTypedData_v4
Client to use
The signed data. SignTypedDataReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const signature = await client.signTypedData({
account: '0xA0Cf798816D4b9b9866b5330EEa46a18382f251e',
domain: {
name: 'Ether Mail',
version: '1',
chainId: 1,
verifyingContract: '0xCcCCccccCCCCcCCCCCCcCcCccCcCCCcCcccccccC',
},
types: {
Person: [
{ name: 'name', type: 'string' },
{ name: 'wallet', type: 'address' },
],
Mail: [
{ name: 'from', type: 'Person' },
{ name: 'to', type: 'Person' },
{ name: 'contents', type: 'string' },
],
},
primaryType: 'Mail',
message: {
from: {
name: 'Cow',
wallet: '0xCD2a3d9F938E13CD947Ec05AbC7FE734Df8DD826',
},
to: {
name: 'Bob',
wallet: '0xbBbBBBBbbBBBbbbBbbBbbbbBBbBbbbbBbBbbBBbB',
},
contents: 'Hello, Bob!',
},
})
// Account Hoisting
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
account: privateKeyToAccount('0x…'),
chain: mainnet,
transport: http(),
})
const signature = await client.signTypedData({
domain: {
name: 'Ether Mail',
version: '1',
chainId: 1,
verifyingContract: '0xCcCCccccCCCCcCCCCCCcCcCccCcCCCcCcccccccC',
},
types: {
Person: [
{ name: 'name', type: 'string' },
{ name: 'wallet', type: 'address' },
],
Mail: [
{ name: 'from', type: 'Person' },
{ name: 'to', type: 'Person' },
{ name: 'contents', type: 'string' },
],
},
primaryType: 'Mail',
message: {
from: {
name: 'Cow',
wallet: '0xCD2a3d9F938E13CD947Ec05AbC7FE734Df8DD826',
},
to: {
name: 'Bob',
wallet: '0xbBbBBBBbbBBBbbbBbbBbbbbBBbBbbbbBbBbbBBbB',
},
contents: 'Hello, Bob!',
},
})
Signs typed data and calculates an Ethereum-specific signature in EIP-191 format: keccak256("\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n" + len(message) + message))
.
eth_signTypedData_v4
The signed data. SignTypedDataReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const signature = await client.signTypedData({
account: '0xA0Cf798816D4b9b9866b5330EEa46a18382f251e',
domain: {
name: 'Ether Mail',
version: '1',
chainId: 1,
verifyingContract: '0xCcCCccccCCCCcCCCCCCcCcCccCcCCCcCcccccccC',
},
types: {
Person: [
{ name: 'name', type: 'string' },
{ name: 'wallet', type: 'address' },
],
Mail: [
{ name: 'from', type: 'Person' },
{ name: 'to', type: 'Person' },
{ name: 'contents', type: 'string' },
],
},
primaryType: 'Mail',
message: {
from: {
name: 'Cow',
wallet: '0xCD2a3d9F938E13CD947Ec05AbC7FE734Df8DD826',
},
to: {
name: 'Bob',
wallet: '0xbBbBBBBbbBBBbbbBbbBbbbbBBbBbbbbBbBbbBBbB',
},
contents: 'Hello, Bob!',
},
})
// Account Hoisting
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
account: privateKeyToAccount('0x…'),
chain: mainnet,
transport: http(),
})
const signature = await client.signTypedData({
domain: {
name: 'Ether Mail',
version: '1',
chainId: 1,
verifyingContract: '0xCcCCccccCCCCcCCCCCCcCcCccCcCCCcCcccccccC',
},
types: {
Person: [
{ name: 'name', type: 'string' },
{ name: 'wallet', type: 'address' },
],
Mail: [
{ name: 'from', type: 'Person' },
{ name: 'to', type: 'Person' },
{ name: 'contents', type: 'string' },
],
},
primaryType: 'Mail',
message: {
from: {
name: 'Cow',
wallet: '0xCD2a3d9F938E13CD947Ec05AbC7FE734Df8DD826',
},
to: {
name: 'Bob',
wallet: '0xbBbBBBBbbBBBbbbBbbBbbbbBBbBbbbbBbBbbBBbB',
},
contents: 'Hello, Bob!',
},
})
Switch the target chain in a wallet.
eth_switchEthereumChain
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet, optimism } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
await client.switchChain({ id: optimism.id })
Switch the target chain in a wallet.
eth_switchEthereumChain
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet, optimism } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
await client.switchChain({ id: optimism.id })
The RPC transport
The type of client.
A unique ID for the client.
Adds an EVM chain to the wallet.
eth_switchEthereumChain
Boolean indicating if the token was successfully added. WatchAssetReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const success = await client.watchAsset({
type: 'ERC20',
options: {
address: '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2',
decimals: 18,
symbol: 'WETH',
},
})
Adds an EVM chain to the wallet.
eth_switchEthereumChain
Boolean indicating if the token was successfully added. WatchAssetReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const success = await client.watchAsset({
type: 'ERC20',
options: {
address: '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2',
decimals: 18,
symbol: 'WETH',
},
})
Executes a write function on a contract.
A "write" function on a Solidity contract modifies the state of the blockchain. These types of functions require gas to be executed, and hence a Transaction is needed to be broadcast in order to change the state.
Internally, uses a Wallet Client to call the sendTransaction
action with ABI-encoded data
.
Warning: The write
internally sends a transaction – it does not validate if the contract write will succeed (the contract may throw an error). It is highly recommended to simulate the contract write with contract.simulate
before you execute it.
A Transaction Hash. WriteContractReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom, parseAbi } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const hash = await client.writeContract({
address: '0xFBA3912Ca04dd458c843e2EE08967fC04f3579c2',
abi: parseAbi(['function mint(uint32 tokenId) nonpayable']),
functionName: 'mint',
args: [69420],
})
// With Validation
import { createWalletClient, custom, parseAbi } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const { request } = await client.simulateContract({
address: '0xFBA3912Ca04dd458c843e2EE08967fC04f3579c2',
abi: parseAbi(['function mint(uint32 tokenId) nonpayable']),
functionName: 'mint',
args: [69420],
}
const hash = await client.writeContract(request)
Executes a write function on a contract.
A "write" function on a Solidity contract modifies the state of the blockchain. These types of functions require gas to be executed, and hence a Transaction is needed to be broadcast in order to change the state.
Internally, uses a Wallet Client to call the sendTransaction
action with ABI-encoded data
.
Warning: The write
internally sends a transaction – it does not validate if the contract write will succeed (the contract may throw an error). It is highly recommended to simulate the contract write with contract.simulate
before you execute it.
A Transaction Hash. WriteContractReturnType
import { createWalletClient, custom, parseAbi } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const hash = await client.writeContract({
address: '0xFBA3912Ca04dd458c843e2EE08967fC04f3579c2',
abi: parseAbi(['function mint(uint32 tokenId) nonpayable']),
functionName: 'mint',
args: [69420],
})
// With Validation
import { createWalletClient, custom, parseAbi } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const { request } = await client.simulateContract({
address: '0xFBA3912Ca04dd458c843e2EE08967fC04f3579c2',
abi: parseAbi(['function mint(uint32 tokenId) nonpayable']),
functionName: 'mint',
args: [69420],
}
const hash = await client.writeContract(request)
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The Account of the Client.