WalletClient
The Account of the Client.
Adds an EVM chain to the wallet.
eth_addEthereumChain
Optional
batch?: { multicall?: boolean | { batchSize?: number; wait?: number } }Flags for batch settings.
Time (in ms) that cached data will remain in memory.
Optional
ccipRead?: CCIP Read configuration.
Chain for the client.
Deploys a contract to the network, given bytecode and constructor arguments.
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
account: privateKeyToAccount('0x…'),
chain: mainnet,
transport: http(),
})
const hash = await client.deployContract({
abi: [],
account: '0x…,
bytecode: '0x608060405260405161083e38038061083e833981016040819052610...',
})
Returns a list of account addresses owned by the wallet or client.
eth_accounts
Returns the chain ID associated with the current network.
eth_chainId
Gets the wallets current permissions.
wallet_getPermissions
A key for the client.
A name for the client.
Frequency (in ms) for polling enabled actions & events. Defaults to 4_000 milliseconds.
Prepares a transaction request for signing.
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const request = await client.prepareTransactionRequest({
account: '0xA0Cf798816D4b9b9866b5330EEa46a18382f251e',
to: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
value: 1n,
})
// Account Hoisting
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
account: privateKeyToAccount('0x…'),
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const request = await client.prepareTransactionRequest({
to: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
value: 1n,
})
Request function wrapped with friendly error handling
Requests a list of accounts managed by a wallet.
eth_requestAccounts
Sends a request to the wallet, asking for permission to access the user's accounts. After the user accepts the request, it will return a list of accounts (addresses).
This API can be useful for dapps that need to access the user's accounts in order to execute transactions or interact with smart contracts.
Requests permissions for a wallet.
wallet_requestPermissions
Sends a signed transaction to the network
eth_sendRawTransaction
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
import { sendRawTransaction } from 'viem/wallet'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const hash = await client.sendRawTransaction({
serializedTransaction: '0x02f850018203118080825208808080c080a04012522854168b27e5dc3d5839bab5e6b39e1a0ffd343901ce1622e3d64b48f1a04e00902ae0502c4728cbf12156290df99c3ed7de85b1dbfe20b5c36931733a33'
})
Creates, signs, and sends a new transaction to the network.
eth_sendTransaction
eth_sendRawTransaction
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const hash = await client.sendTransaction({
account: '0xA0Cf798816D4b9b9866b5330EEa46a18382f251e',
to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
value: 1000000000000000000n,
})
// Account Hoisting
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
account: privateKeyToAccount('0x…'),
chain: mainnet,
transport: http(),
})
const hash = await client.sendTransaction({
to: '0x70997970c51812dc3a010c7d01b50e0d17dc79c8',
value: 1000000000000000000n,
})
Calculates an Ethereum-specific signature in EIP-191 format: keccak256("\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n" + len(message) + message))
.
personal_sign
With the calculated signature, you can:
verifyMessage
to verify the signature,recoverMessageAddress
to recover the signing address from a signature.import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const signature = await client.signMessage({
account: '0xA0Cf798816D4b9b9866b5330EEa46a18382f251e',
message: 'hello world',
})
// Account Hoisting
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
account: privateKeyToAccount('0x…'),
chain: mainnet,
transport: http(),
})
const signature = await client.signMessage({
message: 'hello world',
})
Signs a transaction.
eth_signTransaction
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const request = await client.prepareTransactionRequest({
account: '0xA0Cf798816D4b9b9866b5330EEa46a18382f251e',
to: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
value: 1n,
})
const signature = await client.signTransaction(request)
// Account Hoisting
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
account: privateKeyToAccount('0x…'),
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const request = await client.prepareTransactionRequest({
to: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
value: 1n,
})
const signature = await client.signTransaction(request)
Signs typed data and calculates an Ethereum-specific signature in EIP-191 format: keccak256("\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n" + len(message) + message))
.
eth_signTypedData_v4
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const signature = await client.signTypedData({
account: '0xA0Cf798816D4b9b9866b5330EEa46a18382f251e',
domain: {
name: 'Ether Mail',
version: '1',
chainId: 1,
verifyingContract: '0xCcCCccccCCCCcCCCCCCcCcCccCcCCCcCcccccccC',
},
types: {
Person: [
{ name: 'name', type: 'string' },
{ name: 'wallet', type: 'address' },
],
Mail: [
{ name: 'from', type: 'Person' },
{ name: 'to', type: 'Person' },
{ name: 'contents', type: 'string' },
],
},
primaryType: 'Mail',
message: {
from: {
name: 'Cow',
wallet: '0xCD2a3d9F938E13CD947Ec05AbC7FE734Df8DD826',
},
to: {
name: 'Bob',
wallet: '0xbBbBBBBbbBBBbbbBbbBbbbbBBbBbbbbBbBbbBBbB',
},
contents: 'Hello, Bob!',
},
})
// Account Hoisting
import { createWalletClient, http } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
account: privateKeyToAccount('0x…'),
chain: mainnet,
transport: http(),
})
const signature = await client.signTypedData({
domain: {
name: 'Ether Mail',
version: '1',
chainId: 1,
verifyingContract: '0xCcCCccccCCCCcCCCCCCcCcCccCcCCCcCcccccccC',
},
types: {
Person: [
{ name: 'name', type: 'string' },
{ name: 'wallet', type: 'address' },
],
Mail: [
{ name: 'from', type: 'Person' },
{ name: 'to', type: 'Person' },
{ name: 'contents', type: 'string' },
],
},
primaryType: 'Mail',
message: {
from: {
name: 'Cow',
wallet: '0xCD2a3d9F938E13CD947Ec05AbC7FE734Df8DD826',
},
to: {
name: 'Bob',
wallet: '0xbBbBBBBbbBBBbbbBbbBbbbbBBbBbbbbBbBbbBBbB',
},
contents: 'Hello, Bob!',
},
})
Switch the target chain in a wallet.
eth_switchEthereumChain
The RPC transport
The type of client.
A unique ID for the client.
Adds an EVM chain to the wallet.
eth_switchEthereumChain
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const success = await client.watchAsset({
type: 'ERC20',
options: {
address: '0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2',
decimals: 18,
symbol: 'WETH',
},
})
Executes a write function on a contract.
A "write" function on a Solidity contract modifies the state of the blockchain. These types of functions require gas to be executed, and hence a Transaction is needed to be broadcast in order to change the state.
Internally, uses a Wallet Client to call the sendTransaction
action with ABI-encoded data
.
Warning: The write
internally sends a transaction – it does not validate if the contract write will succeed (the contract may throw an error). It is highly recommended to simulate the contract write with contract.simulate
before you execute it.
import { createWalletClient, custom, parseAbi } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const hash = await client.writeContract({
address: '0xFBA3912Ca04dd458c843e2EE08967fC04f3579c2',
abi: parseAbi(['function mint(uint32 tokenId) nonpayable']),
functionName: 'mint',
args: [69420],
})
// With Validation
import { createWalletClient, custom, parseAbi } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'
const client = createWalletClient({
chain: mainnet,
transport: custom(window.ethereum),
})
const { request } = await client.simulateContract({
address: '0xFBA3912Ca04dd458c843e2EE08967fC04f3579c2',
abi: parseAbi(['function mint(uint32 tokenId) nonpayable']),
functionName: 'mint',
args: [69420],
}
const hash = await client.writeContract(request)
Creates an account from a private key.
PrivateKeyAccount
Creates a client from an account.