getCode returns '0x' even though the contract code is verified

[kirpop]

I'm trying to get the contract data of the BSC address 0x3d6c003e5f25fed86a23bda49dc3f9a36e7cee46. The code is verified on BscScan, but calling getCode returns '0x'.

Here's the code I'm using:

import { ethers } from "ethers"
const provider = new ethers.providers.JsonRpcProvider("https://bsc-dataseed.binance.org/")
provider.getCode("0x3d6c003e5f25fed86a23bda49dc3f9a36e7cee46").then(console.log)

Am I doing something wrong here?

[kirpop]

I believe I figured it out, sorry for the bother 😅

For those who might come from Google:

This contract (and other cases like this one) were self-destructed, which removed the contract code from the blockchain. The reason EtherScan/BscScan have the full contract is because they scanned it before it self-destructed.

[abooo96]

how did you find out about the self-destruct if etherscan shows the right contract?

[ricmoo]

Etherscan will show the self-destruct history, since a contract could have been created several times with CREATE2 and self-destructed, each time with different deployed code. There should be a tab along with contract, transactions, etc. for its history.

[abooo96]

Thx for the quick answer. Will Check that out! This might be the solution to my problem