getChainId

Callable

• getChainId<ReturnFormat>(web3Context: Web3Context<EthExecutionAPI, any>, returnFormat: ReturnFormat): Promise<NumberTypes[ReturnFormat[number]]>

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• Type parameters

  • ReturnFormat: DataFormat

  Parameters

  • web3Context: Web3Context<EthExecutionAPI, any>

    (Web3Context) Web3 configuration object that contains things such as the provider, request manager, wallet, etc.

  • returnFormat: ReturnFormat

    (DataFormat defaults to DEFAULT_RETURN_FORMAT) - Specifies how the return data from the call should be formatted.

  Returns Promise<NumberTypes[ReturnFormat[number]]>

  The chain ID of the current connected node as described in the EIP-695.

  web3.eth.getChainId().then(console.log);
  > 61n
  
  web3.eth.getChainId({ number: FMT_NUMBER.NUMBER , bytes: FMT_BYTES.HEX }).then(console.log);
  > 61