decodescript

Archive Method

Only on the full archive nodes. Complex queries might take longer and incur additional cost

How to use it

// yarn add @tatumio/tatum

import { TatumSDK, Litecoin, Network } from '@tatumio/tatum'

const tatum = await TatumSDK.init<Litecoin>({ network: Network.LITECOIN })

const result = await tatum.rpc.decodeScript(
  '3044022070cc08500b2203b6ebe7c8285295bc1914a9d252504416e1cde4de4a7dc6c3c8022079af2be6db34efcf147e86a4cbf61cf9995106e5b5e95270d47c40b082052c8501',
)

await tatum.destroy() // Destroy Tatum SDK - needed for stopping background jobs

Overview

The decodescript RPC method decodes a serialized (hex-encoded) script and provides information about the script in a human-readable format. This method is useful for inspecting scripts for debugging purposes or for understanding their structure.

Parameters

hex_string: (string, required) The serialized script in hex format.

Return Object

An object containing the decoded script information:

asm: (string) The assembly representation of the script.
hex: (string) The hex-encoded script.
type: (string) The type of the script (e.g., 'pubkeyhash', 'multisig').
reqSigs: (numeric, optional) The required number of signatures if the script is a multisig script.
addresses: (array, optional) An array of Litecoin addresses associated with the script if applicable.
p2sh: (string, optional) The P2SH address for this script if applicable.

JSON Examples

Request example:

{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "decodescript",
  "params": [
    "3044022070cc08500b2203b6ebe7c8285295bc1914a9d252504416e1cde4de4a7dc6c3c8022079af2be6db34efcf147e86a4cbf61cf9995106e5b5e95270d47c40b082052c8501"
  ],
  "id": 1
}

{% endcode %}

Response example:

{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}

{
  "result": {
    "asm": "44022070cc08500b2203b6ebe7c8285295bc1914a9d252504416e1cde4de4a7dc6c3c8022079af2be6db34efcf147e86 OP_MAX OP_UNKNOWN OP_UNKNOWN [error]",
    "desc": "raw(3044022070cc08500b2203b6ebe7c8285295bc1914a9d252504416e1cde4de4a7dc6c3c8022079af2be6db34efcf147e86a4cbf61cf9995106e5b5e95270d47c40b082052c8501)#3x5hf724",
    "type": "nonstandard"
  },
  "error": null,
  "id": 1
}

{% endcode %}