Common Flags

These are the flags that are common to many different chain-tool commands.

abi

Path to an ABI file for the contract. In most cases this shouldn't be necessary, as the ABI is loaded automatically.

address

Contract address to use.

apiminer-url

Base URL for API Miner. This should not be needed in most cases, it's only if you want to use a custom API Miner.

debug

Print debug messages.

dump

Use a custom data dump directory to cache API results instead of the default based on the current date.

etherscan-key

Etherscan API key.

ethplorer-key

Ethplorer API Key.

file

Shortcut -f

File to read an Ethereum account from for sending transactions.

force-gasprice

Force the transaction to be sent with a gas price even if the chain uses EIP-1559.

gas-priority

Shortcut -p

Use a specific gas priority, in gwei, for EIP-1559 chains.

gaslimit

Use a custom gas limit instead of an automatic one.

gasprice

Shortcut -g

Override automatic gas price, specified in gwei.

infura-key

Infura API key.

json

Output in JSON format.

key

Shortcut -k

GCP authentication key file path. See the GCP docs for more info (opens new window)

network

Shortcut -n

Ethereum network to use, or chain ID.

no-prices

Skip pricing data.

node

URL for the Ethereum node to use. Generally this is only needed if you want to use a specific node, in most cases --network (-n) will automatically connect to the node.

output

Shortcut -o

File to write output to, or - for stdout.

private-key

Shortcut -k

Private key for an Ethereum account.

quiet

Shortcut -q

Suppress log messages.

since

Date since in YYYY-MM-DD format to limit search to.

until

Date until in YYYY-MM-DD format to limit search to.