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# suix_getCoinMetadata

> Return metadata (e.g., symbol, decimals) for a coin. Note that if the coin's metadata was wrapped in the transaction that published its marker type, or the latest version of the metadata object is wrapped or deleted, it will not be found.

### Parameters

<ParamField query="chainId" type="string" default="sui" required>
  Unique identifier for a blockchain network.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="id" type="number" default={1} required>
  Request identifier used to match responses.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="jsonrpc" type="string" default="2.0" required>
  JSON-RPC version.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="method" type="string" default="suix_getCoinMetadata" required>
  JSON-RPC method name.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="params" type="object" default={["0x168da5bf1f48dafc111b0a488fa454aca95e0b5e::usdc::USDC"]} placeholder="[&#x22;0x168da5bf1f48dafc111b0a488fa454aca95e0b5e::usdc::USDC&#x22;]" required>
  Paramters for method suix\_getCoinMetadata: \[coinType].

  Positional parameters for <code>suix\_getCoinMetadata</code>:

  <ul>
    <li><code>params\[]</code>: Coin type</li>
  </ul>
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="result" type="object">
  The metadata for the coin type in the request

  <Expandable title="properties">
    <ResponseField name="decimals" type="integer">
      Number of decimal places the coin uses.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="description" type="string">
      Description of the token
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="iconUrl" type="string">
      URL for the token logo
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="id" type="string">
      Object ID for the CoinMetadata object
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="name" type="string">
      Name for the token
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="symbol" type="string">
      Symbol for the token
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash Curl theme={null}
  curl --request POST \
    --url https://api.uniblock.dev/uni/v1/json-rpc?chainId=sui \
    --header 'content-type: application/json' \
    --data '{
      "id": 1,
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "suix_getCoinMetadata",
      "params": [
        "0x168da5bf1f48dafc111b0a488fa454aca95e0b5e::usdc::USDC"
      ]
    }'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Success theme={null}
  {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": {
      "decimals": 9,
      "name": "Usdc",
      "symbol": "USDC",
      "description": "Stable coin.",
      "iconUrl": null,
      "id": "0x51ceab2edc89f74730e683ebee65578cb3bc9237ba6fca019438a9737cf156ae"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>