---
id: api-contract-get-smartcontract-code
title: GetSmartContractCode
---

---

Returns the Scilla code associated with a smart contract address. This is represented as a `String`.

### Example Request

=== "cURL"

    ```shell
    curl -d '{
        "id": "1",
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "method": "GetSmartContractCode",
        "params": ["fe001824823b12b58708bf24edd94d8b5e1cfcf7"]
    }' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST "https://api.zilliqa.com/"
    ```

=== "Node.js"

    ```js
    const smartContractCode = await zilliqa.blockchain.getSmartContractCode(
      "fe001824823b12b58708bf24edd94d8b5e1cfcf7"
    );
    console.log(smartContractCode.result);
    ```

=== "Java"

    ```java
    public class App {
        public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
            HttpProvider client = new HttpProvider("https://api.zilliqa.com");
            Rep<HttpProvider.ContractResult> smartContractCode = client.getSmartContractCode("fe001824823b12b58708bf24edd94d8b5e1cfcf7");
            System.out.println(new Gson().toJson(smartContractCode));
        }
    }
    ```

=== "Python"

    ```python
    from pyzil.zilliqa import chain
    chain.set_active_chain(chain.MainNet)
    print(chain.active_chain.api.GetSmartContractCode("fe001824823b12b58708bf24edd94d8b5e1cfcf7"))
    ```

=== "Go"

    ```go
    func GetSmartContractCode() {
        provider := NewProvider("https://api.zilliqa.com/")
        response := provider.GetSmartContractCode("fe001824823b12b58708bf24edd94d8b5e1cfcf7")
        result, _ := json.Marshal(response)
        fmt.Println(string(result))
    }
    ```

### Example Response

```json
{
  "id": "1",
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "code": "scilla_version 0\n\n    (* HelloWorld contract *)\n    \n    import ListUtils\n    \n    (***************************************************)\n    (*               Associated library                *)\n    (***************************************************)\n    library HelloWorld\n    \n    let one_msg = \n      fun (msg : Message) => \n      let nil_msg = Nil {Message} in\n      Cons {Message} msg nil_msg\n    \n    let not_owner_code = Int32 1\n    let set_hello_code = Int32 2\n    \n    (***************************************************)\n    (*             The contract definition             *)\n    (***************************************************)\n    \n    contract HelloWorld\n    (owner: ByStr20)\n    \n    field welcome_msg : `String` = \"\"\n    \n    transition setHello (msg : `String`)\n      is_owner = builtin eq owner _sender;\n      match is_owner with\n      | False =>\n        msg = {_tag : \"Main\"; _recipient : _sender; _amount : Uint128 0; code : not_owner_code};\n        msgs = one_msg msg;\n        send msgs\n      | True =>\n        welcome_msg := msg;\n        msg = {_tag : \"Main\"; _recipient : _sender; _amount : Uint128 0; code : set_hello_code};\n        msgs = one_msg msg;\n        send msgs\n      end\n    end\n    \n    \n    transition getHello ()\n        r <- welcome_msg;\n        e = {_eventname: \"getHello()\"; msg: r};\n        event e\n    end"
  }
}
```

### HTTP Request

| Chain(s)              | URL(s)                                                                                       |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Zilliqa mainnet**   | [https://api.zilliqa.com/](https://api.zilliqa.com/)                                         |
| **Developer testnet** | [https://dev-api.zilliqa.com/](https://dev-api.zilliqa.com/)                                 |
| **Local testnet**     | [http://localhost:4201/](http://localhost:4201/)                                             |
| **Isolated server**   | [https://zilliqa-isolated-server.zilliqa.com/](https://zilliqa-isolated-server.zilliqa.com/) |

### Arguments

| Parameter | Type   | Required | Description                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| --------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `id`      | string | Required | `"1"`                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| `jsonrpc` | string | Required | `"2.0"`                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| `method`  | string | Required | `"GetSmartContractCode"`                                                                                                                                                                                |
| `params`  | string | Required | A smart contract address of 20 bytes. <br/> Example: `"fe001824823b12b58708bf24edd94d8b5e1cfcf7"` <br/><br/> Also supports Bech32 address <br/> Example: `"zil1lcqpsfyz8vfttpcghujwmk2d3d0pel8h3qptyu"` |