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eth_signTransaction

Overview​

The 'eth_signTransaction' method allows users to sign a transaction with a specific private key.

Request​

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_signTransaction",
  "id": 1,
  "params": [
    {
      "from": "0x...",
      "to": "0x...",
      "gas": "0x...",
      "gasPrice": "0x...",
      "value": "0x...",
      "data": "0x..."
    }
  ]
}

Request Parameters​

  • from: The address the transaction is sent from.
  • to: (optional for contract creation) The address the transaction is directed to.
  • gas: (default: 90000) The integer of the gas provided for the transaction execution.
  • gasPrice: The integer of the gasPrice used for each paid gas, in wei.
  • value: The integer of the value sent with this transaction, in wei.
  • data: The compiled code of a contract or the hash of the invoked method signature and encoded parameters.

Response​

{
  "transaction": {
    "from": "0x...",
    "to": "0x...",
    "gas": "0x...",
    "gasPrice": "0x...",
    "value": "0x...",
    "data": "0x..."
  }
}