---
description: >-
  Executes a new message call immediately without creating a transaction on the
  block chain.
---

# call

To prevent API abuse, the `gas` parameter in [`eth_estimateGas`](broken-reference) and [`eth_call`](broken-reference) is capped at 10x (1000%) the current block gas limit. You can recreate this behavior in your local test environment (Ganache, Besu, Geth, or other client) via the `rpc.gascap` command-line option.

### REQUEST

```
POST https://mainnet-slice-rpc.com
```

#### HEADERS

```
Content-Type: application/json
```



#### REQUEST PAYLOAD

* `TRANSACTION CALL OBJECT` _\[required]_
  * `from`: 20 Bytes - The address the transaction is sent from.
  * `to`: 20 Bytes - The address the transaction is directed to.
  * `gas`: _\[optional]_ Integer of the gas provided for the transaction execution. eth\_call consumes zero gas, but this parameter may be needed by some executions.
  * `gasPrice`: _\[optional]_ Integer of the gasPrice used for each paid gas
  * `value`: _\[optional]_ Integer of the value sent with this transaction
  * `data`: _\[optional]_ Hash of the method signature and encoded parameters. For details see Ethereum Contract ABI
* `BLOCK PARAMETER` _\[required]_ - an integer block number, or the string "latest", "earliest" or "pending", see the [default block parameter](https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/JSON-RPC#the-default-block-parameter)

#### EXAMPLE

```bash
## JSON-RPC over HTTPS POST
curl https://mainnet-slice-rpc.com
    -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}'

## JSON-RPC over WSS
wscat -c ws://mainnet-slice-rpc.com
>{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_call","params": [{"from": "0xb60e8dd61c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07233155","to": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f07244567","gas": "0x76c0","gasPrice": "0x9184e72a000","value": "0x9184e72a","data": "0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8d46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f072445675058bb8eb970870f072445675"}, "latest"],"id":1}
```

### RESPONSE

#### RESULT FIELDS

* `RETURN VALUE` - the return value of the executed contract method

#### BODY

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