> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt).

# `eth_call`

Executes a new message call immediately without creating a transaction on the blockchain. This method uses [80 credits](/services/get-started/pricing/) from your daily balance.

Gas parameter is capped

To prevent API abuse, the `gas` parameter in `eth_estimateGas` and this `eth_call` method is capped at 10x (1000%) the current block gas limit.

## Parameters[​](#parameters "Direct link to Parameters")

- TRANSACTION CALL OBJECT [_Required_]  
  - `from`: 20 bytes [_Required_] Address the transaction is sent from.
  - `to`: 20 bytes - Address the transaction is directed to.
  - `gas`: Hexadecimal value of the gas provided for the transaction execution. `eth_call` consumes zero gas, but this parameter may be needed by some executions.
  - `gasPrice`: Hexadecimal value of the `gasPrice` used for each paid gas.
  - `maxPriorityFeePerGas`: Maximum fee, in wei, the sender is willing to pay per gas above the base fee. See [EIP-1559 transactions](/services/concepts/transaction-types/#eip-1559-transactions).
  - `maxFeePerGas`: Maximum total fee (base fee + priority fee), in wei, the sender is willing to pay per gas. See [EIP-1559 transactions](/services/concepts/transaction-types/#eip-1559-transactions).
  - `value`: Hexadecimal of the value sent with this transaction.
  - `data`: Hash of the method signature and encoded parameters. See [Ethereum contract ABI specification](https://docs.soliditylang.org/en/latest/abi-spec.html).
- `block parameter`: [_Required_] A hexadecimal block number, or one of the string tags `latest`, `earliest`, `pending`, `safe`, or `finalized`. See the [default block parameter](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/apis/json-rpc/#default-block).

## Returns[​](#returns "Direct link to Returns")

The returned value of the executed contract.

If this call causes the EVM to execute a `REVERT` operation, an error response of the following form is returned, with the revert reason pre-decoded as a string:

```
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "error": {
    "code": 3,
    "message": "execution reverted: Dai/insufficient-balance",
    "data": "0x08c379a0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000184461692f696e73756666696369656e742d62616c616e63650000000000000000"
  }
}

```

## Example[​](#example "Direct link to Example")

Replace `<YOUR-API-KEY>` with an API key from your [Infura dashboard](https://app.infura.io/).

### Request[​](#request "Direct link to Request")

- curl
- WSS

```
curl https://celo-mainnet.infura.io/v3/<YOUR-API-KEY> \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "eth_call", "params": [{"from": "0xb60e8dd61c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07233155", "to": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07244567", "gas": "0x76c0", "gasPrice": "0x9184e72a000", "value": "0x9184e72a", "data": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8d46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f072445675058bb8eb970870f072445675"}, "latest"], "id": 1}'

```

```
wscat -c wss://celo-mainnet.infura.io/ws/v3/<YOUR-API-KEY> -x '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "eth_call", "params": [{"from": "0xb60e8dd61c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07233155", "to": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07244567", "gas": "0x76c0", "gasPrice": "0x9184e72a000", "value": "0x9184e72a", "data": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8d46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f072445675058bb8eb970870f072445675"}, "latest"], "id": 1}'

```

### Response[​](#response "Direct link to Response")

- JSON

```
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x"
}

```