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deployContract โ€‹

Deploys a contract to the network, given bytecode & constructor arguments.

Usage โ€‹

ts
import { wagmiAbi } from './abi'
import { account, walletClient } from './config'

const hash = await walletClient.deployContract({
  abi,
  account,
  bytecode: '0x608060405260405161083e38038061083e833981016040819052610...',
})
ts
export const wagmiAbi = [
  ...
  {
    inputs: [],
    stateMutability: "nonpayable",
    type: "constructor",
  },
  ...
] as const;
ts
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'

export const walletClient = createWalletClient({
  chain: mainnet,
  transport: custom(window.ethereum)
})

// JSON-RPC Account
export const [account] = await walletClient.getAddresses()
// Local Account
export const account = privateKeyToAccount(...)

Deploying with Constructor Args โ€‹

ts
import { deployContract } from 'viem'
import { wagmiAbi } from './abi'
import { account, walletClient } from './config'

const hash = await walletClient.deployContract({
  abi,
  account,
  args: [69420],
  bytecode: '0x608060405260405161083e38038061083e833981016040819052610...',
})
ts
export const wagmiAbi = [
  ...
  {
    inputs: [{ name: "x", type: "uint32" }],
    stateMutability: "nonpayable",
    type: "constructor",
  },
  ...
] as const;
ts
import { createWalletClient, custom } from 'viem'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'

export const walletClient = createWalletClient({
  chain: mainnet,
  transport: custom(window.ethereum)
})

// JSON-RPC Account
export const [account] = await walletClient.getAddresses()
// Local Account
export const account = privateKeyToAccount(...)

Returns โ€‹

Hash

The Transaction hash.

Parameters โ€‹

abi โ€‹

The contract's ABI.

ts
const hash = await walletClient.deployContract({
  abi: wagmiAbi, 
  account: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  bytecode: '0x608060405260405161083e38038061083e833981016040819052610...',
})

account โ€‹

  • Type: Account | Address

The Account to deploy the contract from.

Accepts a JSON-RPC Account or Local Account (Private Key, etc).

ts
const hash = await walletClient.deployContract({
  abi: wagmiAbi, 
  account: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266', 
  bytecode: '0x608060405260405161083e38038061083e833981016040819052610...',
})

bytecode โ€‹

The contract's bytecode.

ts
const hash = await walletClient.deployContract({
  abi: wagmiAbi,
  account: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  bytecode: '0x608060405260405161083e38038061083e833981016040819052610...', 
})

args (if required) โ€‹

  • Type: Inferred from ABI.

Constructor arguments to call upon deployment.

ts
const hash = await walletClient.deployContract({
  abi: wagmiAbi,
  account: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  bytecode: '0x608060405260405161083e38038061083e833981016040819052610...',
  args: [69] 
})

Live Example โ€‹

Check out the usage of deployContract in the live Deploying Contracts Example below.

Released under the MIT License.