Approval event signature and topic0
The topic0 of the Approval event is 0x8c5be1e5ebec7d5bd14f71427d1e84f3dd0314c0f7b2291e5b200ac8c7c3b925, the keccak-256 hash of Approval(address,address,uint256); 2 of its 3 arguments are indexed. Spending allowance granted.
Topics
- topic00x8c5be1e5ebec7d5bd14f71427d1e84f3dd0314c0f7b2291e5b200ac8c7c3b925keccak256("Approval(address,address,uint256)")
- topic1owner (address)indexed: filterable
- topic2spender (address)indexed: filterable
Data
- datavalue (uint256)ABI-encoded, decoded with the ABI
Arguments and where they sit in the log
Indexed arguments travel as topics and can be filtered cheaply; the others are ABI-encoded together in the data.
| Name | Type | In the log |
|---|---|---|
| owner | address | topic1 |
| spender | address | topic2 |
| value | uint256 | data |
Solidity declaration
event Approval(address indexed owner, address indexed spender, uint256 value);
Canonical signature
Approval(address,address,uint256)
topic0
0x8c5be1e5ebec7d5bd14f71427d1e84f3dd0314c0f7b2291e5b200ac8c7c3b925
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Contracts we list that emit Approval
Any other contract with the same signature emits a log with the same topic0.
And 19 more contracts in the app's directory.
Read Approval logs in code
The same filter in viem, ethers and plain JSON-RPC, and the Solidity that emits it. The address is USD Coin (USDC), a contract we list that emits it.
import { createPublicClient, http, parseAbiItem } from "viem"
import { mainnet } from "viem/chains"
const client = createPublicClient({ chain: mainnet, transport: http() })
const logs = await client.getLogs({
address: "0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48",
event: parseAbiItem("event Approval(address indexed owner, address indexed spender, uint256 value)"),
fromBlock: "latest",
})
for (const log of logs) console.log(log.args) // { owner, spender, value }import { Interface, JsonRpcProvider } from "ethers"
const provider = new JsonRpcProvider(process.env.RPC_URL)
const iface = new Interface(["event Approval(address indexed owner, address indexed spender, uint256 value)"])
const logs = await provider.getLogs({
address: "0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48",
topics: [iface.getEvent("Approval")!.topicHash],
})
for (const log of logs) console.log(iface.parseLog(log)?.args){
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "eth_getLogs",
"params": [
{
"address": "0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48",
"topics": [
"0x8c5be1e5ebec7d5bd14f71427d1e84f3dd0314c0f7b2291e5b200ac8c7c3b925"
],
"fromBlock": "latest"
}
]
}event Approval(address indexed owner, address indexed spender, uint256 value);
// inside a function:
emit Approval(owner, spender, value);An example Approval log, encoded and decoded
Placeholder values, not a real transaction: how each argument is stored in the topics and the data, and what decoding gives back.
- topic0keccak256("Approval(address,address,uint256)")0x8c5be1e5ebec7d5bd14f71427d1e84f3dd0314c0f7b2291e5b200ac8c7c3b925
- topic1owner0x0000000000000000000000001111111111111111111111111111111111111111
- topic2spender0x0000000000000000000000002222222222222222222222222222222222222222
- data0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000bb8
- owneraddress · indexed0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111
- spenderaddress · indexed0x2222222222222222222222222222222222222222
- valueuint2563000
Frequently asked questions
What is the topic0 of the Approval event?
0x8c5be1e5ebec7d5bd14f71427d1e84f3dd0314c0f7b2291e5b200ac8c7c3b925: the keccak-256 hash of Approval(address,address,uint256).
Which Approval arguments are indexed?
owner, spender are indexed and sit in the log's topics; value is in the data.
Do ERC-20 and ERC-721 Approval events have the same topic0?
Yes. The signature is the same, so the hash is too. ERC-721 also indexes the third argument (the token id), so its logs carry four topics and an empty data field, where ERC-20 logs carry three topics and the amount in the data.
How do I get an alert when a contract emits Approval?
Open one of the ready-made rules on this page, or add any contract and pick Approval from the event list. Conditions can be set on indexed and non-indexed arguments, and each alert names the contract and links to the transaction.
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