eth_getCode - Linea RPC Method
Get contract bytecode on Linea. Essential for verifying smart contracts for enterprise DeFi (Aave, Renzo), institutional cross-border payments via SWIFT pilots, and zkEVM-native applications.
Returns the bytecode at a given address on Linea.
Why Linea? Build on Consensys-backed zkEVM L2 with $1B+ TVL and 807% growth in 2025 with 15-30x lower fees than Ethereum mainnet, 6,200 TPS throughput, SWIFT integration with 12+ institutions, and $725M Consensys backing.
Use Cases
The eth_getCode method is essential for:
- Contract verification - Check if address is a contract
- Security analysis - Verify deployed bytecode matches expected
- DeFi integrations - Validate contracts before interactions
- Protocol analysis - Analyze contract deployments for enterprise DeFi (Aave, Renzo), institutional cross-border payments via SWIFT pilots, and zkEVM-native applications
Request Parameters
20-byte address
Block number or tag
Response Body
Contract bytecode or 0x if EOA
Code Examples
curl -X POST https://api-linea-mainnet-archive.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getCode",
"params": [
"0xe5D7C2a44FfDDf6b295A15c148167daaAf5Cf34f",
"latest"
],
"id": 1
}'Related Methods
eth_getBalance- Get account balanceeth_getStorageAt- Get contract storage
eth_getBalance
Query account balance on Linea. Essential for wallet applications and enterprise DeFi (Aave, Renzo), institutional cross-border payments via SWIFT pilots, and zkEVM-native applications on Consensys-backed zkEVM L2 with $1B+ TVL and 807% growth in 2025.
eth_getStorageAt
Read the value from a storage slot at a given contract address on Linea. Essential for reading contract state directly, proxy implementation verification, and storage layout analysis.