# eth\_call

Executes a new message call immediately without creating a transaction on the block chain.

**Parameters**

1. `Object` - The transaction call object

* `from`: `DATA`, 20 Bytes - (optional) The address the transaction is sent from.
* `to`: `DATA`, 20 Bytes - The address the transaction is directed to.
* `gas`: `QUANTITY` - (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`: `QUANTITY` - (optional) Integer of the gasPrice used for each paid gas
* `value`: `QUANTITY` - (optional) Integer of the value sent with this transaction
* `data`: `DATA` - (optional) Hash of the method signature and encoded parameters. For details see [Ethereum Contract ABI in the Solidity documentation](https://docs.soliditylang.org/en/latest/abi-spec.html)

1. `QUANTITY|TAG` - integer block number, or the string `"latest"`, `"earliest"` or `"pending"`, see the default block parameter

**Returns**

`DATA` - the return value of executed contract.

**Example**

```js
// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_call","params":[{see above}],"id":1}'
// Result
{
  "id":1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x"
}
```
