Lesson 6 : Code not entering IF case (for verification ) even if i use --network sepolia

[gowthamc0702]

when i run the code in sepolia network , The verification part of the code isnt being run.

const { ethers, run, network } = require("hardhat")

async function main() {
    const SimpleStorageFactory = await ethers.getContractFactory(
        "SimpleStorage"
    )

    console.log("Deploying Contract...")
    const SimpleStorage = await SimpleStorageFactory.deploy()
    await SimpleStorage.deployed()

    console.log(`Deployed contract to : ${SimpleStorage.address}`)

    if (
        network.config.chainId === 11155111 &&
        process.env.ETHERSCAN_API_KEY
    ) {
        console.log("Waiting for block conformation")
        await SimpleStorage.deployTransaction.wait(6)
        await verify(SimpleStorage.address, [])
    }

    const currentValue = await SimpleStorage.retrieve()
    console.log(`Current Value = ${currentValue}`)
    const transtactionResponse = await SimpleStorage.store(8)
    await transtactionResponse.wait(1)
    const updatedValue = await SimpleStorage.retrieve()
    console.log(`Updated value : ${updatedValue}`)
}

async function verify(contractAddress, args) {
    console.log("Verifying Contract.....")
    try {
        await run("verify:verify", {
            address: contractAddress,
            constructorArguments: args,
        })
    } catch (e) {
        if (e.message.toLowerCase().includes("already verified")) {
            console.log("Already Verified!")
        } else {
            console.log(e)
        }
    }
}

main()
    .then(() => process.exit(0))
    .catch((error) => {
        console.error(error)
        process.exit(1)
    })

is there any problem in the if statement?

 if (
        network.config.chainId === 11155111 &&
        process.env.ETHERSCAN_API_KEY
    )

this is the output i get :-

Deploying Contract...
Deployed contract to : 0x29896B0403a13c4C5c9A650794C39351F92647f4
Current Value = 0
Updated value : 8
Done in 33.35s.

[alymurtazamemon]

@gowthamc0702 Show me your hardhat.config.js file; Make sure you have the dotenv package installed and configured in the hardhat.config.js file. Also, inside .env file you should an ETHERSCAN_API_KEY (make sure the spelling).