invalid value for value.data (invalid data (argument="value", value="", code=INVALID_ARGUMENT, version=6.13.1))

[ArchTaqi]

Ethers Version

6.13.1

Search Terms

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Describe the Problem

Encountering issue sending ETH between wallets via code, despite transaction success on Etherscan and wallet verification. Error prevents cascading transactions, which rely on this initial transaction's positive response. Tried various RPC providers without resolution. Seeking assistance to identify error source.

Code Snippet

const ethers = require('ethers');

const providerUrl = 'quick-node-mainnet-rpc';
const hot_wallet_privateKey ='';
const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(providerUrl);
const wallet = new ethers.Wallet(hot_wallet_privateKey, provider);

const nonce = async () => {
    const nonce = await wallet.getNonce();
    console.log(nonce);
    const recipientAddress = '0x95FD6074659D4aC99Fd7B5D5cae6afAcFb211a07';
    const amountToSend = ethers.parseEther('0.001'); // 0.1 ETH

    const transaction = {
        to: recipientAddress,
        value: amountToSend,
        nonce:nonce,
    };

    const test = async () => {
        const tx = await wallet.sendTransaction(transaction);
        await tx.wait(1);
        console.log('Transaction sent:', tx.hash);
    };

    try { test(); } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error sending transaction:', error);
    }
};
nonce();

Contract ABI

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Errors

Error: invalid value for value.data (invalid data (argument="value", value="", code=INVALID_ARGUMENT, version=6.13.1)) (value={ "accessList": [  ], "blockHash": null, "blockNumber": null, "chainId": "0x1", "from": "0x2B4E3Df272E05b5318C69C95274055973C36fE1D", "gas": "0x5208", "gasPrice": "0x77850d4a0", "hash": "0x9772deb5d7f3969ed4dd62a198c674e3a2b14d1517fef84e47cde962ed5eb9a3", "input": "", "maxFeePerGas": "0x77850d4a0", "maxPriorityFeePerGas": "0xf4240", "nonce": "0x66", "r": "0x0", "s": "0x0", "to": "0x95FD6074659D4aC99Fd7B5D5cae6afAcFb211a07", "transactionIndex": null, "type": "0x2", "v": "0x0", "value": "0x38d7ea4c68000" }, code=BAD_DATA, version=6.13.1)
    at makeError (/Users/muhammadtaqi/Projects/Backend/node_modules/ethers/lib.commonjs/utils/errors.js:129:21)
    at assert (/Users/muhammadtaqi/Projects/Backend/node_modules/ethers/lib.commonjs/utils/errors.js:149:15)
    at /Users/muhammadtaqi/Projects/Backend/node_modules/ethers/lib.commonjs/providers/format.js:57:39
    at formatTransactionResponse (/Users/muhammadtaqi/Projects/Backend/node_modules/ethers/lib.commonjs/providers/format.js:225:7)
    at JsonRpcProvider._wrapTransactionResponse (/Users/muhammadtaqi/Projects/Backend/node_modules/ethers/lib.commonjs/providers/abstract-provider.js:348:96)
    at JsonRpcProvider.getTransaction (/Users/muhammadtaqi/Projects/Backend/node_modules/ethers/lib.commonjs/providers/abstract-provider.js:782:21)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async checkReplacement (/Users/muhammadtaqi/Projects/Backend/node_modules/ethers/lib.commonjs/providers/provider.js:1058:27)
    at async TransactionResponse.wait (/Users/muhammadtaqi/Projects/Backend/node_modules/ethers/lib.commonjs/providers/provider.js:1152:13)
    at async test (/Users/muhammadtaqi/Projects/Backend/native-test.js:27:3) {
  code: 'BAD_DATA',
  value: {
    blockHash: null,
    blockNumber: null,
    from: '0x2B4E3Df272E05b5318C69C95274055973C36fE1D',
    gas: '0x5208',
    gasPrice: '0x77850d4a0',
    maxFeePerGas: '0x77850d4a0',
    maxPriorityFeePerGas: '0xf4240',
    hash: '0x9772deb5d7f3969ed4dd62a198c674e3a2b14d1517fef84e47cde962ed5eb9a3',
    input: '',
    nonce: '0x66',
    to: '0x95FD6074659D4aC99Fd7B5D5cae6afAcFb211a07',
    transactionIndex: null,
    value: '0x38d7ea4c68000',
    type: '0x2',
    accessList: [],
    chainId: '0x1',
    v: '0x0',
    r: '0x0',
    s: '0x0'
  },
  shortMessage: 'invalid value for value.data (invalid data (argument="value", value="", code=INVALID_ARGUMENT, version=6.13.1))'
}

Node.js v20.17.0

Environment

Ethereum (mainnet/ropsten/rinkeby/goerli)

Environment (Other)

No response

[usman-codora]

Following

[jasonandjay]

Obviously your data format is incorrect. You expect a hexadecimal string, but you provide an empty string. I believe this problem can be solved by switching nodes.

Maybe you can consider compatibility with empty strings, but that is a future plan.