hscs/getSmartContractFunction
How to call the API from an app
Hedera Wallet Snap connects to your currently connected Metamask account by default. To learn how apps can connect to Hedera Wallet Snap using a non-metamask(external) account, refer to this documentation.
Then, depending on whether you're trying to connect to a metamask account or a non-metamask account, you can call the snap API in the following way:
const snapId = `npm:@hashgraph/hedera-wallet-snap`
type SmartContractFunctionParameter = {
type: 'string' | 'bytes' | 'boolean' | 'int' | 'uint';
value: string | number | boolean | Uint8Array;
}
const getSmartContractFunctionAPI = async () => {
const externalAccountParams = {
externalAccount: {
accountIdOrEvmAddress: '0.0.12345',
curve: 'ED25519'
}
}
await window.ethereum.request({
method: 'wallet_invokeSnap',
params: {
snapId,
request: {
method: 'hscs/getSmartContractFunction',
params: {
network: 'testnet',
contractId: '0.0.4409710',
functionName: 'getGreeting',
functionParams?, // Optional param - type: SmartContractFunctionParameter[]
gas?, // Optional param - type: number
senderAccountId?: // Optional param - type: string
/*
Uncomment the below line if you want to connect
to a non-metamask account
*/
// ...externalAccountParams
}
}
}
})
}
What the API does
Retrieves the currently connected account the user has selected on Metamask. If it's the first time, a new snap account is created and the account info is saved in snap state.
Parses the arguments that were passed such as the gas, bytecode, adminKey, etc.
Calls the Hedera SDK Get Smart Contract Function API to query a function of the given smart contract instance, giving it function parameters as its inputs. This is performed locally on the particular node that the client is communicating with. It cannot change the state of the contract instance.
Returns the transaction receipt as response

An example response:
{
"currentAccount": {
"metamaskEvmAddress": "0x0b3628d1b838993b5fceec8b2a26502e7a8e5241",
"externalEvmAddress": "",
"hederaAccountId": "0.0.3581604",
"hederaEvmAddress": "0xca53f9c93d30e0b7212d67901e5a24fb090d542b",
"publicKey": "0x0206022cea4c6dd6d2e7263b8802253971de922f5380661d97cba82dee66f57ad6",
"balance": {
"hbars": 104.67332072,
"timestamp": "Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:54:55 GMT",
"tokens": {}
},
"network": "testnet",
"mirrorNodeUrl": "https://testnet.mirrornode.hedera.com"
},
"result": {
"contractId": "0.0.4409710",
"bytes": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000d903",
"bloom": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"gasUsed": 800000,
"errorMessage": "",
"logs": "",
"signerNonce": null,
"evmAddress": "",
"gas": -1,
"amount": -1,
"contractNonces": ""
}
}
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