updatewitness - Tron

updatewitness. Updates the URL associated with a registered witness account.

updatewitness - tron [Value: 20CU]
Updates the URL associated with a registered witness account.
Use cases

Use cases

  • Update a Super Representative's published information URL
Constraints

Constraints

  • Only the witness's own owner_address can update its URL
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Language

Request
Examples
curl --request POST \
     --url https://lb.drpc.live/tron/{API-KEY}/wallet/updatewitness \
     --header 'accept: application/json' \
     --header 'content-type: application/json' \
     --data '{"owner_address": "TZ4UXDV5ZhNW7fb2AMSbgfAEZ7hWsnYS2g", "update_url": "example", "visible": true}'
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Response
200
{
  "visible": false,
  "txID": "<computed from raw_data>",
  "raw_data": {
    "contract": [
      {
        "parameter": {
          "value": {
            "owner_address": "41dd791d6b49e190062d650e6a23c575510d35f2f9",
            "url":           "68747470733a2f2f747261782e696f"
          },
          "type_url": "type.googleapis.com/protocol.WitnessCreateContract"
        },
        "type": "WitnessUpdateContract"
      }
    ],
    "ref_block_bytes": "<latest solidified block at construction time>",
    "ref_block_hash":  "<latest solidified block at construction time>",
    "expiration":      "<timestamp + 60_000>",
    "timestamp":       "<construction moment>"
  },
  "raw_data_hex": "<protobuf encoding of raw_data>"
}
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Request params

idinteger
jsonrpcstring
methodstring
Parametersobject
object
owner_addressstring
[Required] The witness account's address
update_urlstring
[Required] The new URL for the witness
visibleboolean
When true, addresses/strings are human-readable; when false (default), hex-encoded

Response

200
Updates the URL associated with a registered witness account.

Response params

object
visibleboolean
Indicates whether addresses in this transaction are represented in base58 format (true) or hex format (false).
txIDstring
The unique transaction hash (transaction ID), computed as the SHA256 of raw_data.
raw_dataobject
The unsigned transaction body containing the contract instruction and blockchain reference data.
object
contractarray_of_objects
The list of contract instructions to be executed by this transaction.
object
parameterobject
The typed payload describing the specific contract call being made.
object
valueobject
The decoded fields of the contract — here, a request by a Super Representative to update their public URL.
object
owner_addressstring
[Required] The address of the witness (SR/SR candidate) updating their information, in hex format.
update_urlstring
[Required] The witness's new public URL, UTF-8 encoded as a hex string.
type_urlstring
The fully qualified protobuf type identifier describing which contract schema `value` should be decoded with.
typestring
The human-readable name of the contract type being executed (here, WitnessUpdateContract).
ref_block_bytesstring
The last two bytes of the reference block number, taken from the latest solidified block at the time the transaction was built, used for replay protection.
ref_block_hashstring
The last eight bytes of the reference block's hash, taken from the same solidified block, paired with ref_block_bytes for replay protection.
expirationinteger
Unix timestamp, in ms, after which this transaction is no longer valid; typically set to the construction timestamp plus 60,000 ms.
timestampinteger
Unix timestamp, in ms, marking the moment the transaction was constructed.
raw_data_hexstring
The hex-encoded protobuf serialization of raw_data, used as the actual payload to sign and broadcast.
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