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eth_decrypt

This method is deprecated and may be removed in the future. Requests that MetaMask decrypt the specified encrypted message. The message must have been encrypted using the public encryption key of the specified Ethereum address. Returns a promise that resolves to the decrypted message, or rejects if the decryption attempt fails.

Parameters

EncryptedMessage(string)required

The encrypted message to decrypt.

Address(string)required

The address of the Ethereum account that can decrypt the message.

Returns

An array of the user's permissions.

Errors

CodeDescription
4100

The requested account and/or method has not been authorized by the user.

Example request
await provider.request({
  method: "eth_decrypt",
  params: [
"0x7b2276657273696f6e223a227832353531392d7873616c736132302d706f6c7931333035222c226e6f6e6365223a2243533967507076467071765358704655416679726a7179774e35302b7a747766222c22657068656d5075626c69634b6579223a224372774b61456d2f4b356d6d714239764c376f5872636d6441417757764479324f784c3333527135576e553d222c2263697068657274657874223a2248347a65336e7177572b753174663956343945506167454e343872774f766b6952676244566e47587a38493d227d",
"0xD1F5279BE4B4dD94133A23deE1B23F5bfC0Db1d0"
]
});
Example response
{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "Hello, Ethereum!"
}