eth_sign

eth_sign

Signs data with a given address.

⚠️ Security Note: This method fails on every C-Chain node. Since AvalancheGo v1.15.0, the node holds no accounts or keystore. Sign the transaction on the client and send it with eth_sendRawTransaction.

Request Body

JSON-RPC request

jsonrpcstring

methodstring

params

[address, dataToSign]

Items2 <= items <= 2

idinteger

Response Body

application/json

curl -X POST "https://api.avax.network/ext/bc/C/rpc#eth_sign" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_sign",
    "params": [
      "0x...",
      "0x..."
    ],
    "id": 1
  }'

curl -X POST "https://api.avax.network/ext/bc/C/rpc#eth_sign" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "jsonrpc": "2.0",    "method": "eth_sign",    "params": [      "0x...",      "0x..."    ],    "id": 1  }'

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": null,
  "error": {
    "code": 0,
    "message": "string",
    "data": null
  },
  "id": 1
}

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "error": {
    "code": 0,
    "message": "string",
    "data": null
  },
  "id": 1
}

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Request Body

Response Body

200application/json

defaultapplication/json

application/json

application/json