portal_evm_get_contract_deployment
Find a contract deployment
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Locate the create trace and parent transaction that deployed a specific EVM contract address within a bounded window.
COMMON USER ASKS:
- Find BAYC deployment
- Find recent deployment
- Find deployment from known range
FIRST CHOICE FOR:
- who deployed this EVM contract
- when was this contract deployed
- what deployment transaction created this contract
WHEN TO USE:
- You need the deployer, deployment block, deployment timestamp, or deployment transaction for an EVM contract.
- You can provide a starting block/time window, a contract address, or a supported well-known contract alias such as BAYC/Bored Apes.
- You want a deployment lookup instead of general contract activity.
DON'T USE:
- You need all activity for a contract after deployment.
- The contract is old and no block/time hint is available; provide from_block or from_timestamp first.
EXAMPLES:
- Find BAYC deployment: {"network":"ethereum-mainnet","contract":"bored apes","from_block":12000000,"to_block":13000000,"scan_order":"earliest"}
- Find recent deployment: {"network":"base-mainnet","contract_address":"0xabc...","search_depth_blocks":100000}
- Find deployment from known range: {"network":"ethereum-mainnet","contract_address":"0xabc...","from_block":17000000,"to_block":17100000,"scan_order":"earliest"}
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| network | string | yes | EVM network name or alias, e.g. base, ethereum, arbitrum. |
| contract_address | string | no | Contract address whose deployment transaction should be located. |
| contract | string | no | Contract address or a supported well-known alias/name, e.g. "bayc" or "bored apes" on Ethereum. |
| timeframe | string | no | Optional recent time window to search, e.g. "24h" or "7d". |
| from_block | number | no | Optional starting block. Provide this for older contracts when the deployment is not recent. |
| to_block | number | no | Optional ending block. Defaults to the indexed head. |
| from_timestamp | any | no | Starting timestamp. Accepts Unix seconds, Unix milliseconds, ISO datetime, or relative input like "7d ago". |
| to_timestamp | any | no | Ending timestamp. Accepts Unix seconds, Unix milliseconds, ISO datetime, or relative input like "now". |
| search_depth_blocks | number | no | When no explicit range is given, search this many recent blocks backward from the indexed head. |
| max_scan_blocks | number | no | Safety cap for historical deployment scans. Default: scan the requested window up to 1,000,000 blocks. |
| scan_order | string | no | Scan latest first for recent deployments, or earliest first when you provide a historical from_block. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"network": {
"type": "string",
"description": "EVM network name or alias, e.g. base, ethereum, arbitrum."
},
"contract_address": {
"description": "Contract address whose deployment transaction should be located.",
"type": "string"
},
"contract": {
"description": "Contract address or a supported well-known alias/name, e.g. \"bayc\" or \"bored apes\" on Ethereum.",
"type": "string"
},
"timeframe": {
"description": "Optional recent time window to search, e.g. \"24h\" or \"7d\".",
"type": "string"
},
"from_block": {
"description": "Optional starting block. Provide this for older contracts when the deployment is not recent.",
"type": "number"
},
"to_block": {
"description": "Optional ending block. Defaults to the indexed head.",
"type": "number"
},
"from_timestamp": {
"description": "Starting timestamp. Accepts Unix seconds, Unix milliseconds, ISO datetime, or relative input like \"7d ago\".",
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"to_timestamp": {
"description": "Ending timestamp. Accepts Unix seconds, Unix milliseconds, ISO datetime, or relative input like \"now\".",
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"search_depth_blocks": {
"default": 100000,
"description": "When no explicit range is given, search this many recent blocks backward from the indexed head.",
"type": "number",
"maximum": 250000
},
"max_scan_blocks": {
"description": "Safety cap for historical deployment scans. Default: scan the requested window up to 1,000,000 blocks.",
"type": "number",
"maximum": 1000000
},
"scan_order": {
"default": "latest",
"description": "Scan latest first for recent deployments, or earliest first when you provide a historical from_block.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"latest",
"earliest"
]
}
},
"required": [
"network"
]
}