Precompile Example Usage

Sei precompiles are special smart contracts deployed at fixed addresses that expose native Sei functionality to EVM applications. They can be called like any standard smart contract using viem, ethers, or wagmi.

Available Precompiles:

Precompile	Address	Description
Bank	`0x1001`	Query the native SEI bank balance
JSON	`0x1003`	Parse JSON data within contracts
Staking	`0x1005`	Delegation and staking operations
Governance	`0x1006`	Proposal voting
Distribution	`0x1007`	Claim staking rewards
P256	`0x1011`	Verify P-256 elliptic curve signatures

Setup

npm install viem ethers @sei-js/precompiles

import { createPublicClient, createWalletClient, http, custom } from 'viem';
import { sei } from 'viem/chains';

// Read-only
const client = createPublicClient({ chain: sei, transport: http() });

// Browser wallet (write)
const walletClient = createWalletClient({ chain: sei, transport: custom(window.ethereum) });
const [account] = await walletClient.getAddresses();

import { ethers } from 'ethers';

// Browser environment
const provider = new ethers.BrowserProvider(window.ethereum);
const signer = await provider.getSigner();

// Node.js / scripts
// const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider('https://evm-rpc.sei-apis.com');
// const signer = new ethers.Wallet(process.env.PRIVATE_KEY, provider);

Bank Precompile

eth_getBalance only returns the EVM-side SEI balance. The Bank precompile lets you query the native SEI (usei) bank balance for an address:

import { BANK_PRECOMPILE_ABI, BANK_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS } from '@sei-js/precompiles';

// Query a specific denom balance
const balance = await client.readContract({
  address: BANK_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS,
  abi: BANK_PRECOMPILE_ABI,
  functionName: 'balance',
  args: ['0xYourAddress', 'usei'],
});

import { BANK_PRECOMPILE_ABI, BANK_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS } from '@sei-js/precompiles';

const bank = new ethers.Contract(BANK_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS, BANK_PRECOMPILE_ABI, provider);

const balance = await bank.balance('0xYourAddress', 'usei');

Staking Precompile

Delegate, undelegate, and query staking state:

import { parseEther } from 'viem';
import { STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ABI, STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS } from '@sei-js/precompiles';

// Delegate SEI to a validator
const delegateHash = await walletClient.writeContract({
  address: STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS,
  abi: STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ABI,
  functionName: 'delegate',
  args: ['seivaloper1...'],
  value: parseEther('10'),
});

// Query delegation
const delegation = await client.readContract({
  address: STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS,
  abi: STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ABI,
  functionName: 'delegation',
  args: [account, 'seivaloper1...'],
});

// Undelegate 5 SEI — amount is in 6-decimal usei (1 SEI = 1_000_000 usei), not wei
const undelegateHash = await walletClient.writeContract({
  address: STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS,
  abi: STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ABI,
  functionName: 'undelegate',
  args: ['seivaloper1...', 5_000_000n],
});

import { STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ABI, STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS } from '@sei-js/precompiles';

const staking = new ethers.Contract(STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS, STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ABI, signer);
const readStaking = new ethers.Contract(STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS, STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ABI, provider);

// Delegate 10 SEI
const tx = await staking.delegate('seivaloper1...', { value: ethers.parseEther('10') });
await tx.wait();

// Query delegation
const delegation = await readStaking.delegation(await signer.getAddress(), 'seivaloper1...');
console.log('Delegated:', delegation.balance.amount.toString());

// Undelegate 5 SEI — amount is in 6-decimal usei (1 SEI = 1_000_000 usei), not wei
const undelegateTx = await staking.undelegate('seivaloper1...', ethers.parseUnits('5', 6));
await undelegateTx.wait();

Governance Precompile

Vote on an active governance proposal:

import { GOVERNANCE_PRECOMPILE_ABI, GOVERNANCE_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS } from '@sei-js/precompiles';

// Vote options: 1 = Yes, 2 = Abstain, 3 = No, 4 = NoWithVeto
const hash = await walletClient.writeContract({
  address: GOVERNANCE_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS,
  abi: GOVERNANCE_PRECOMPILE_ABI,
  functionName: 'vote',
  args: [99n, 1],
});

import { GOVERNANCE_PRECOMPILE_ABI, GOVERNANCE_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS } from '@sei-js/precompiles';

const governance = new ethers.Contract(GOVERNANCE_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS, GOVERNANCE_PRECOMPILE_ABI, signer);

// 1 = Yes, 2 = Abstain, 3 = No, 4 = NoWithVeto
const tx = await governance.vote(99n, 1);
await tx.wait();

Distribution Precompile

Claim staking rewards from a validator:

import { DISTRIBUTION_PRECOMPILE_ABI, DISTRIBUTION_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS } from '@sei-js/precompiles';

const hash = await walletClient.writeContract({
  address: DISTRIBUTION_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS,
  abi: DISTRIBUTION_PRECOMPILE_ABI,
  functionName: 'withdrawDelegationRewards',
  args: ['seivaloper1...'],
});

import { DISTRIBUTION_PRECOMPILE_ABI, DISTRIBUTION_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS } from '@sei-js/precompiles';

const distribution = new ethers.Contract(
  DISTRIBUTION_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS,
  DISTRIBUTION_PRECOMPILE_ABI,
  signer,
);

const tx = await distribution.withdrawDelegationRewards('seivaloper1...');
await tx.wait();

JSON Precompile

Parse JSON data within EVM contracts or dApps — useful for processing oracle responses, NFT metadata, and structured payloads:

import { toHex, toBytes } from 'viem';
import { JSON_PRECOMPILE_ABI, JSON_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS } from '@sei-js/precompiles';

const data = { price: 100, symbol: 'SEI' };
const inputBytes = toBytes(JSON.stringify(data));

// Extract a string value
const symbolBytes = await client.readContract({
  address: JSON_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS,
  abi: JSON_PRECOMPILE_ABI,
  functionName: 'extractAsBytes',
  args: [inputBytes, 'symbol'],
});

// Extract a numeric value
const price = await client.readContract({
  address: JSON_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS,
  abi: JSON_PRECOMPILE_ABI,
  functionName: 'extractAsUint256',
  args: [inputBytes, 'price'],
});

import { JSON_PRECOMPILE_ABI, JSON_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS } from '@sei-js/precompiles';

const jsonPrecompile = new ethers.Contract(JSON_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS, JSON_PRECOMPILE_ABI, provider);

const data = { price: 100, symbol: 'SEI' };
const inputData = ethers.toUtf8Bytes(JSON.stringify(data));

// Extract a string value
const symbolBytes = await jsonPrecompile.extractAsBytes(inputData, 'symbol');
const symbol = ethers.toUtf8String(symbolBytes);

// Extract a numeric value
const price = await jsonPrecompile.extractAsUint256(inputData, 'price');

console.log(`${symbol}: ${price}`);

Common Patterns

Error Handling

Wrap precompile calls in try/catch and check for specific error codes:

try {
  const tx = await staking.delegate('seivaloper1...', { value: ethers.parseEther('10') });
  const receipt = await tx.wait();
  console.log('Success:', receipt.hash);
} catch (err: any) {
  if (err.code === 'INSUFFICIENT_FUNDS') {
    console.error('Not enough SEI');
  } else if (err.code === 4001 || err.code === 'ACTION_REJECTED') {
    console.log('User rejected');
  } else {
    console.error('Transaction failed:', err.message);
  }
}

Batch Read Operations

Fetch multiple precompile values in parallel:

const [delegation1, delegation2, rewards] = await Promise.all([
  readStaking.delegation(address, validator1),
  readStaking.delegation(address, validator2),
  distribution.delegationTotalRewards(address),
]);

Gas Limits

Precompile calls that write state need enough gas. Use estimateGas rather than hard-coding:

viem

const gas = await client.estimateGas({
  account,
  address: STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS,
  abi: STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ABI,
  functionName: 'delegate',
  args: ['seivaloper1...'],
  value: parseEther('10'),
});

Full Working Example

A Node.js script that delegates SEI and then casts a governance vote:

import { ethers } from 'ethers';
import {
  STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ABI, STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS,
  GOVERNANCE_PRECOMPILE_ABI, GOVERNANCE_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS,
} from '@sei-js/precompiles';

async function main() {
  const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider('https://evm-rpc.sei-apis.com');
  const wallet = new ethers.Wallet(process.env.PRIVATE_KEY!, provider);

  const staking = new ethers.Contract(STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS, STAKING_PRECOMPILE_ABI, wallet);
  const governance = new ethers.Contract(GOVERNANCE_PRECOMPILE_ADDRESS, GOVERNANCE_PRECOMPILE_ABI, wallet);

  // Check current delegation
  const readStaking = staking.connect(provider) as typeof staking;
  const delegation = await readStaking.delegation(wallet.address, 'seivaloper1...');
  console.log('Current delegation:', delegation.balance.amount.toString());

  // Delegate 1 SEI
  const delegateTx = await staking.delegate('seivaloper1...', { value: ethers.parseEther('1') });
  await delegateTx.wait();
  console.log('Delegated 1 SEI');

  // Vote Yes on proposal 99
  const voteTx = await governance.vote(99n, 1);
  await voteTx.wait();
  console.log('Vote cast');
}

main().catch(console.error);

Run with:

PRIVATE_KEY=your_key npx tsx script.ts

Next Steps

For full ABI reference and all available functions on each precompile:

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Precompile Example Usage

Setup

Bank Precompile

Staking Precompile

Governance Precompile

Distribution Precompile

JSON Precompile

Common Patterns

Error Handling

Batch Read Operations

Gas Limits

Full Working Example

Next Steps

​Setup

​Bank Precompile

​Staking Precompile

​Governance Precompile

​Distribution Precompile

​JSON Precompile

​Common Patterns

​Error Handling

​Batch Read Operations

​Gas Limits

​Full Working Example

​Next Steps

Setup

Bank Precompile

Staking Precompile

Governance Precompile

Distribution Precompile

JSON Precompile

Common Patterns

Error Handling

Batch Read Operations

Gas Limits

Full Working Example

Next Steps