Read from Contract

Overview

The useReadContract Composable allows you to read data on a smart contract, from a view or pure (read-only) function. They can only read the state of the contract, and cannot make any changes to it. Since read-only methods do not change the state of the contract, they do not require any gas to be executed, and can be called by any user without the need to pay for gas.

The component below shows how to retrieve the token balance of an address from the Wagmi Example contract

ReadContract.vue

<script setup lang="ts">
import { useReadContract } from 'wagmi'

const { data: balance } = useReadContract({
  ...wagmiContractConfig,
  functionName: 'balanceOf',
  args: ['0x03A71968491d55603FFe1b11A9e23eF013f75bCF'],
})
</script>

<template>
  <div>Balance: {{ balance?.toString() }}</div>
</template>

If useReadContract depends on another value (address in the example below), you can use the query.enabled option to prevent the query from running until the dependency is ready.

const { data: balance } = useReadContract({
  ...wagmiContractConfig,
  functionName: 'balanceOf',
  args: [address],
  query: {
    enabled: !!address,
  },
})

Loading & Error States

The useReadContract Composable also returns loading & error states, which can be used to display a loading indicator while the data is being fetched, or an error message if contract execution reverts.

ReadContract.vue

<script setup lang="ts">
import { useReadContract } from 'wagmi'

const { 
  data: balance,
  error,
  isPending
} = useReadContract({
  ...wagmiContractConfig,
  functionName: 'balanceOf',
  args: ['0x03A71968491d55603FFe1b11A9e23eF013f75bCF'],
})
</script>

<template>
  <div v-if="isPending">Loading...</div>

  <div v-else-if="error">
    Error: {{ (error as BaseError).shortMessage || error.message }}
  </div>

  <div v-else>Balance: {{ balance?.toString() }}</div>
</template>