# web3\_sha3

Returns Keccak-256 (*not* the standardized SHA3-256) of the given data.

**Parameters**

1. `DATA` - the data to convert into a SHA3 hash

```js
params: ["0x68656c6c6f20776f726c64"]
```

**Returns**

`DATA` - The SHA3 result of the given string.

**Example**

```js
// Request
curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"web3_sha3","params":["0x68656c6c6f20776f726c64"],"id":64}'
// Result
{
  "id":64,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "0x47173285a8d7341e5e972fc677286384f802f8ef42a5ec5f03bbfa254cb01fad"
}
```
