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verifyTypedData โ€‹

Verify that typed data was signed by the provided address.

๐Ÿ’ก Why should I use this over the verifyTypedData util?

This Action supports verifying typed data that was signed by either a Smart Contract Account or Externally Owned Account (via ERC-6492). The verifyTypedData util only supports Externally Owned Accounts. This is getting increasingly important as more wallets implement Account Abstraction.

Usage โ€‹

ts
import { account, walletClient, publicClient } 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 publicClient.verifyTypedData({
  address: account.address,
  domain,
  types,
  primaryType: 'Mail',
  message,
  signature,
})
// true
ts
// All properties on a domain are optional
export const domain = {
  name: 'Ether Mail',
  version: '1',
  chainId: 1,
  verifyingContract: '0xCcCCccccCCCCcCCCCCCcCcCccCcCCCcCcccccccC',
} as const

// The named list of all type definitions
export const types = {
  Person: [
    { name: 'name', type: 'string' },
    { name: 'wallet', type: 'address' },
  ],
  Mail: [
    { name: 'from', type: 'Person' },
    { name: 'to', type: 'Person' },
    { name: 'contents', type: 'string' },
  ],
} as const
ts
import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'

export const publicClient = createPublicClient({
  chain: mainnet,
  transport: http()
})

export const walletClient = createWalletClient({
  transport: custom(window.ethereum)
})

// JSON-RPC Account
export const [account] = await walletClient.getAddresses()
// Local Account
export const account = privateKeyToAccount(...)

Returns โ€‹

boolean

Wheather the signed message is valid for the given address.

Parameters โ€‹

address โ€‹

The Ethereum address that signed the original message.

ts
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 โ€‹

Type: TypedDataDomain

The typed data domain.

ts
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 โ€‹

The type definitions for the typed data.

ts
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 โ€‹

Type: Inferred string.

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

ts
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 โ€‹

Type: Inferred from types & primaryType.

ts
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 โ€‹

  • Type: Hex | ByteArray

The signature of the typed data.

ts
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...', 
})

JSON-RPC Method โ€‹

eth_call to a deployless universal signature validator contract.

Released under the MIT License.