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JSON-RPC Interface Compatibility

The following table is the JSON-RPC compatiblity table for SKALE Network Chains.

MethodCore NodeFull Sync NodeArchive NodeNotes
web3_clientVersion🟢🟢🟢
web3_sha3🟢🟢🟢
net_version🟢🟢🟢Returns ChainID from config.json
net_listening🟢🟢🟢
net_peerCount🟡🟡🟡Always returns 0
eth_protocolVersion🟢🟢🟢
eth_syncing🟡🟡🟡Always returns false
eth_coinbase🟢🟢🟢Returns SKALE Chain Owner Address from config.json
eth_mining🟡🟡🟡Always returns false; mining not supported
eth_hashrate🟡🟡🟡Always returns 0
eth_gasPrice🟢🟢🟢Dynamically adjusted from 1000 wei upward
eth_accounts🟢🟢🟢
eth_blockNumber🟢🟢🟢
eth_getBalance🟡🟡🟢"latest" only on Core/Full; supports EIP-1898
eth_getStorageAt🟡🟡🟢Same as above
eth_getTransactionCount🟡🟡🟢Same as above
eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash🟡🟡🟡Old blocks are rotated out
eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber🟡🟡🟡Same as above
eth_getUncleCountByBlockHash🟢🟢🟢No uncles on SKALE
eth_getUncleCountByBlockNumber🟢🟢🟢No uncles on SKALE
eth_getCode🟡🟡🟢"latest" only on Core/Full; supports EIP-1898
eth_sign🔴🔴🔴
eth_signTransaction🔴🔴🔴Personal API not supported
eth_sendTransaction🟡🔴🔴Partial on Core; Personal API disabled
eth_sendRawTransaction🟢🟢🟢Full/Archive nodes support submission only
eth_call🟡🟡🟡"latest" only on Core/Full; supports EIP-1898
eth_estimateGas🟢🟢🟢Does not use binary search
eth_getBlockByHash🟢🟢🟢Rotated blocks; includes author, boundary, seedHash
eth_getBlockByNumber🟢🟢🟢Same as above
eth_getTransactionByHash🟢🟢🟢Missing fields: chainId, v, r, s, type
eth_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex🟢🟢🟢
eth_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex🟢🟢🟢
eth_getTransactionReceipt🟢🟢🟢Missing fields: effectiveGasPrice, type
eth_getUncleByBlockHashAndIndex🟢🟢🟢No uncles on SKALE
eth_getUncleByBlockNumberAndIndex🟢🟢🟢No uncles on SKALE
eth_getCompilers🔴🔴🔴
eth_compileSolidity🔴🔴🔴
eth_compileLLL🔴🔴🔴
eth_compileSerpent🔴🔴🔴
eth_newFilter🟡🟡🟢Ignores logs from rotated blocks on Core/Full
eth_newBlockFilter🟢🟢🟢
eth_newPendingTransactionFilter🟢🟢🟢
eth_uninstallFilter🟢🟢🟢
eth_getFilterChanges🟢🟢🟢
eth_getFilterLogs🟢🟢🟢
eth_getLogs🟡🟡🟢Ignores logs from rotated blocks on Core/Full
eth_getWork🟢🟢🟢
eth_submitWork🔴🔴🔴
eth_submitHashrate🟢🟢🟢
eth_getProof🔴🔴🔴
db_putString, db_getString, db_putHex, db_getHex🔴🔴🔴
ssh_* (all methods)🔴🔴🔴
debug_accountRangeAt🔴🔴🔴
debug_traceTransaction🔴🔴🟢
debug_storageRangeAt🔴🔴🔴
debug_preimage🔴🔴🔴
debug_traceBlockByNumber🔴🔴🟢
debug_traceBlockByHash🔴🔴🟢
debug_traceCall🔴🔴🟢
debug_getPatchTimestamps🔴🔴🟢Returns timestamps for all defined patches (0 for undefined)