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verifyTypedData

Verify that typed data was signed by the provided address.

Usage

example.ts
import { verifyTypedData } from 'viem'
import { account, walletClient } from './client'
 
const message = {
  from: {
    name: 'Cow',
    wallet: '0xCD2a3d9F938E13CD947Ec05AbC7FE734Df8DD826',
  },
  to: {
    name: 'Bob',
    wallet: '0xbBbBBBBbbBBBbbbBbbBbbbbBBbBbbbbBbBbbBBbB',
  },
  contents: 'Hello, Bob!',
} as const
 
const signature = await walletClient.signTypedData({
  account,
  domain,
  types,
  primaryType: 'Mail',
  message,
})

const valid = await verifyTypedData({
  address: account.address,
  domain,
  types,
  primaryType: 'Mail',
  message,
  signature,
})
// true

Returns

boolean

Whether the provided address generated the signature.

Parameters

address

The Ethereum address that signed the original message.

const valid = await verifyTypedData({
  address: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266', 
  domain: {
    name: 'Ether Mail',
    version: '1',
    chainId: 1,
    verifyingContract: '0xCcCCccccCCCCcCCCCCCcCcCccCcCCCcCcccccccC',
  },
  types,
  primaryType: 'Mail',
  message: {
    from: {
      name: 'Cow',
      wallet: '0xCD2a3d9F938E13CD947Ec05AbC7FE734Df8DD826',
    },
    to: {
      name: 'Bob',
      wallet: '0xbBbBBBBbbBBBbbbBbbBbbbbBBbBbbbbBbBbbBBbB',
    },
    contents: 'Hello, Bob!',
  },
  signature: '0x...',
})

domain

Type: TypedDataDomain

The typed data domain.

const valid = await verifyTypedData({
  address: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  domain: { 
    name: 'Ether Mail',
    version: '1',
    chainId: 1,
    verifyingContract: '0xCcCCccccCCCCcCCCCCCcCcCccCcCCCcCcccccccC',
  },
  types,
  primaryType: 'Mail',
  message: {
    from: {
      name: 'Cow',
      wallet: '0xCD2a3d9F938E13CD947Ec05AbC7FE734Df8DD826',
    },
    to: {
      name: 'Bob',
      wallet: '0xbBbBBBBbbBBBbbbBbbBbbbbBBbBbbbbBbBbbBBbB',
    },
    contents: 'Hello, Bob!',
  },
  signature: '0x...',
})

types

The type definitions for the typed data.

const valid = await verifyTypedData({
  address: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  domain,
  types: { 
    Person: [
      { name: 'name', type: 'string' },
      { name: 'wallet', type: 'address' },
    ],
    Mail: [
      { name: 'from', type: 'Person' },
      { name: 'to', type: 'Person' },
      { name: 'contents', type: 'string' },
    ],
  },
  primaryType: 'Mail',
  message: {
    from: {
      name: 'Cow',
      wallet: '0xCD2a3d9F938E13CD947Ec05AbC7FE734Df8DD826',
    },
    to: {
      name: 'Bob',
      wallet: '0xbBbBBBBbbBBBbbbBbbBbbbbBBbBbbbbBbBbbBBbB',
    },
    contents: 'Hello, Bob!',
  },
  signature: '0x...',
})

primaryType

Type: Inferred string.

The primary type to extract from types and use in value.

const valid = await verifyTypedData({
  address: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  domain,
  types: {
    Person: [
      { name: 'name', type: 'string' },
      { name: 'wallet', type: 'address' },
    ],
    Mail: [ 
      { name: 'from', type: 'Person' },
      { name: 'to', type: 'Person' },
      { name: 'contents', type: 'string' },
    ],
  },
  primaryType: 'Mail', 
  message: {
    from: {
      name: 'Cow',
      wallet: '0xCD2a3d9F938E13CD947Ec05AbC7FE734Df8DD826',
    },
    to: {
      name: 'Bob',
      wallet: '0xbBbBBBBbbBBBbbbBbbBbbbbBBbBbbbbBbBbbBBbB',
    },
    contents: 'Hello, Bob!',
  },
  signature: '0x...',
})

message

Type: Inferred from types & primaryType.

const valid = await verifyTypedData({
  address: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  domain,
  types: {
    Person: [
      { name: 'name', type: 'string' },
      { name: 'wallet', type: 'address' },
    ],
    Mail: [
      { name: 'from', type: 'Person' },
      { name: 'to', type: 'Person' },
      { name: 'contents', type: 'string' },
    ],
  },
  primaryType: 'Mail',
  message: { 
    from: {
      name: 'Cow',
      wallet: '0xCD2a3d9F938E13CD947Ec05AbC7FE734Df8DD826',
    },
    to: {
      name: 'Bob',
      wallet: '0xbBbBBBBbbBBBbbbBbbBbbbbBBbBbbbbBbBbbBBbB',
    },
    contents: 'Hello, Bob!',
  },
  signature: '0x...',
})

signature

  • Type: Hex | ByteArray | Signature

The signature of the typed data.

const valid = await verifyTypedData({
  address: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  domain,
  types: {
    Person: [
      { name: 'name', type: 'string' },
      { name: 'wallet', type: 'address' },
    ],
    Mail: [
      { name: 'from', type: 'Person' },
      { name: 'to', type: 'Person' },
      { name: 'contents', type: 'string' },
    ],
  },
  primaryType: 'Mail',
  message: {
    from: {
      name: 'Cow',
      wallet: '0xCD2a3d9F938E13CD947Ec05AbC7FE734Df8DD826',
    },
    to: {
      name: 'Bob',
      wallet: '0xbBbBBBBbbBBBbbbBbbBbbbbBBbBbbbbBbBbbBBbB',
    },
    contents: 'Hello, Bob!',
  },
  signature: '0x...', 
})

blockNumber (optional)

  • Type: bigint

Only used when verifying a typed data that was signed by a Smart Contract Account. The block number to check if the contract was already deployed.

const valid = await verifyTypedData({
  blockNumber: 42069n, 
  address: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  domain: {
    name: 'Ether Mail',
    version: '1',
    chainId: 1,
    verifyingContract: '0xCcCCccccCCCCcCCCCCCcCcCccCcCCCcCcccccccC',
  },
  types,
  primaryType: 'Mail',
  message: {
    from: {
      name: 'Cow',
      wallet: '0xCD2a3d9F938E13CD947Ec05AbC7FE734Df8DD826',
    },
    to: {
      name: 'Bob',
      wallet: '0xbBbBBBBbbBBBbbbBbbBbbbbBBbBbbbbBbBbbBBbB',
    },
    contents: 'Hello, Bob!',
  },
  signature: '0x...',
})

blockTag (optional)

  • Type: 'latest' | 'earliest' | 'pending' | 'safe' | 'finalized'
  • Default: 'latest'

Only used when verifying a typed data that was signed by a Smart Contract Account. The block tag to check if the contract was already deployed.

const valid = await verifyTypedData({
  blockNumber: 42069n, 
  address: '0xf39fd6e51aad88f6f4ce6ab8827279cfffb92266',
  domain: {
    name: 'Ether Mail',
    version: '1',
    chainId: 1,
    verifyingContract: '0xCcCCccccCCCCcCCCCCCcCcCccCcCCCcCcccccccC',
  },
  types,
  primaryType: 'Mail',
  message: {
    from: {
      name: 'Cow',
      wallet: '0xCD2a3d9F938E13CD947Ec05AbC7FE734Df8DD826',
    },
    to: {
      name: 'Bob',
      wallet: '0xbBbBBBBbbBBBbbbBbbBbbbbBBbBbbbbBbBbbBBbB',
    },
    contents: 'Hello, Bob!',
  },
  signature: '0x...',
})

JSON-RPC Method

eth_call to a deployless universal signature validator contract.