Deploy a smart contract.
wallet-cli contract deploy --abi <json> --bytecode <hex> --fee-limit <sun>
[--params <json>]
[--dry-run | (--sign-only | --build-only) [--expiration <ms>] | --wait [--wait-timeout <ms>]] [--permission-id <n>] [options]
Deploys compiled contract bytecode from the active account (or --account) and reports the new contract address. --fee-limit is required here (deployments are energy-heavy; there is no safe default). Constructor arguments go via --params alone — the parameter types are taken from the constructor entry in the --abi you pass.
Same execution model as other broadcast commands: --dry-run previews, --sign-only outputs a signed transaction for tx broadcast, default returns at submission, --wait blocks until confirmed/failed.
Requires an account. The master password (via --password-stdin) is needed only by the modes that sign — --dry-run and --build-only do not unlock the wallet and run without it. Watch-only accounts fail with watch_only_no_signer in a signing mode.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--abi <string> |
Required. Contract ABI as a JSON array string |
--bytecode <string> |
Required. Compiled bytecode as hex (0x-prefixed or bare) |
--fee-limit <number> |
Required. Max energy fee to burn, in SUN |
--params <string> |
Constructor args as a JSON array of raw positional values, e.g. [100, "T..."]; types are taken from the ABI constructor. Omit to pass no constructor args |
--dry-run |
Estimate only; excludes --sign-only / --build-only |
--sign-only |
Sign without broadcasting, output the signed hex; excludes --dry-run / --build-only; pairs with --expiration |
--build-only |
Build only, output the unsigned hex; excludes --dry-run / --sign-only; pairs with --expiration |
--expiration <ms> |
Transaction expiration in ms, up to 86400000 (24h); only with --sign-only or --build-only; omitted = node default (~60s) |
--permission-id <n> |
Permission group to sign with (0=owner, 1=witness, 2–9=active); default 0 |
--wait / --wait-timeout <ms> |
Poll after broadcast until confirmed/failed (cap default: config waitTimeoutMs, built-in 60000) |
--password-stdin |
Master password from stdin |
Plus the global options.
In the examples, $PW is your master password (from an environment variable, password manager, etc.), fed on stdin via --password-stdin.
echo "$PW" | wallet-cli contract deploy --abi "$(cat MyToken.abi.json)" --bytecode "$(cat MyToken.bin)" --fee-limit 1000000000 --network tron:nile --password-stdin⏳ Contract deployed
Address TXg3jWThoa5AxuwRA4aRyFAhmRN9hjhQFU
TxID b7c...
Status pending — not yet on-chain
! Track it: wallet-cli tx info --network tron:nile --txid b7c...echo "$PW" | wallet-cli contract deploy --abi "$(cat MyToken.abi.json)" --bytecode "$(cat MyToken.bin)" --fee-limit 1000000000 --network tron:nile --password-stdin -o json{"schema":"wallet-cli.result.v1","success":true,"command":"contract.deploy","data":{"kind":"contract-deploy","contractAddress":"TXg3jWThoa5AxuwRA4aRyFAhmRN9hjhQFU","stage":"submitted","txId":"b7c..."},"meta":{"durationMs":15,"warnings":[]},"chain":{"family":"tron","network":"tron:nile","chainId":"nile"}}data varies by stage:
| Stage | Fields |
|---|---|
| default (submit) | kind: "contract-deploy", contractAddress (deterministic new address), stage: "submitted", txId |
--wait (confirmed) |
above, plus confirmed, blockNumber, feeSun, failed |
0 submitted (or built/signed in early-exit modes) · 1 execution failure (watch_only_no_signer, auth_failed, rpc_error, timeout) · 2 usage error (invalid_value — bad ABI/bytecode/params, missing --fee-limit).