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Nethereum.AccountAbstraction 6.1.0

Nethereum Account Abstraction (ERC-4337)

This guide shows you how to use Account Abstraction with Nethereum, enabling smart contract wallets to execute transactions through UserOperations instead of traditional EOA transactions.

What is Account Abstraction?

Account Abstraction (ERC-4337) allows smart contracts to act as user accounts. Instead of sending transactions directly, you create UserOperations that are:

1. Signed by your key
2. Sent to a Bundler (not directly to the blockchain)
3. Executed by the EntryPoint contract via handleOps

Benefits include:

• Gas sponsorship - Paymasters can pay gas on behalf of users
• Batched transactions - Multiple calls in a single operation
• Custom validation - Social recovery, multi-sig, session keys
• Account deployment - Create accounts on first use

Quick Start

1. Basic Setup

using Nethereum.AccountAbstraction;
using Nethereum.Signer;

// Your smart account details
var accountAddress = "0x..."; // Your smart account address
var ownerKey = new EthECKey("your-private-key");

// Bundler service (handles UserOperation submission)
var bundlerService = new AccountAbstractionBundlerService(
 new RpcClient(new Uri("https://your-bundler-url")));

// EntryPoint v0.9 (recommended)
var entryPointAddress = "0x433709009B8330FDa32311DF1C2AFA402eD8D009";

// Or use constants
var entryPointAddress = EntryPointAddresses.V09; // 0x433709009B8330FDa32311DF1C2AFA402eD8D009
// var entryPointAddress = EntryPointAddresses.V08; // 0x4337084d9e255ff0702461cf8895ce9e3b5ff108
// var entryPointAddress = EntryPointAddresses.V07; // 0x0000000071727De22E5E9d8BAf0edAc6f37da032

2. Using with Any Contract Service

The simplest way to use Account Abstraction is to switch an existing contract service to use AA:

// Deploy or get your contract service as usual
var myToken = await StandardTokenService.DeployContractAndGetServiceAsync(
 web3, new EIP20Deployment { ... });

// Switch to Account Abstraction - one line!
myToken.ChangeContractHandlerToAA(
 accountAddress,
 ownerKey,
 bundlerService,
 entryPointAddress);

// Now all transactions go through UserOperations
var receipt = await myToken.TransferRequestAndWaitForReceiptAsync(recipient, amount);

// The receipt includes AA-specific information
var aaReceipt = (AATransactionReceipt)receipt;
Console.WriteLine($"UserOp Hash: {aaReceipt.UserOpHash}");
Console.WriteLine($"Success: {aaReceipt.UserOpSuccess}");

Using with Nethereum Standard Contracts

Nethereum provides built-in services for common token standards. All of these now support Account Abstraction.

ERC20 Tokens

// Get the ERC20 service from web3
var erc20 = web3.Eth.ERC20.GetContractService("0xTokenAddress");

// Switch to Account Abstraction
erc20.SwitchToAccountAbstraction(
 accountAddress,
 ownerKey,
 bundlerService,
 entryPointAddress);

// All ERC20 operations now use UserOperations
await erc20.TransferRequestAndWaitForReceiptAsync(recipient, amount);
await erc20.ApproveRequestAndWaitForReceiptAsync(spender, amount);

// Query functions still use normal eth_call (no gas needed)
var balance = await erc20.BalanceOfQueryAsync(accountAddress);

ERC721 NFTs

var erc721 = web3.Eth.ERC721.GetContractService("0xNFTAddress");

erc721.SwitchToAccountAbstraction(
 accountAddress,
 ownerKey,
 bundlerService,
 entryPointAddress);

// Transfer NFTs via UserOperation
await erc721.SafeTransferFromRequestAndWaitForReceiptAsync(
 from: accountAddress,
 to: recipient,
 tokenId: 123);

ERC1155 Multi-Tokens

var erc1155 = web3.Eth.ERC1155.GetContractService("0xMultiTokenAddress");

erc1155.SwitchToAccountAbstraction(
 accountAddress,
 ownerKey,
 bundlerService,
 entryPointAddress);

await erc1155.SafeTransferFromRequestAndWaitForReceiptAsync(
 from: accountAddress,
 to: recipient,
 id: tokenId,
 amount: quantity,
 data: Array.Empty<byte>());

ENS (Ethereum Name Service)

var ensRegistry = new ENSRegistryService(web3.Eth, ensRegistryAddress);

ensRegistry.SwitchToAccountAbstraction(
 accountAddress,
 ownerKey,
 bundlerService,
 entryPointAddress);

// ENS operations via UserOperation
await ensRegistry.SetOwnerRequestAndWaitForReceiptAsync(node, newOwner);

Auto-Deploying Smart Accounts

If your smart account doesn't exist yet, you can have it deployed automatically on the first transaction using a FactoryConfig:

// Calculate the account address (it doesn't exist yet)
var factory = new SimpleAccountFactoryService(web3, factoryAddress);
var accountAddress = await factory.GetAddressQueryAsync(ownerKey.GetPublicAddress(), salt: 0);

// Fund the address so it can pay for deployment + first transaction
await web3.Eth.GetEtherTransferService()
 .TransferEtherAndWaitForReceiptAsync(accountAddress, 0.1m);

// Configure the factory for auto-deployment
var factoryConfig = new FactoryConfig(
 factoryAddress: factoryAddress,
 owner: ownerKey.GetPublicAddress(),
 salt: 0);

// Switch to AA with factory config
myContract.ChangeContractHandlerToAA(
 accountAddress,
 ownerKey,
 bundlerService,
 entryPointAddress,
 factory: factoryConfig); // <-- Include factory config

// First transaction will:
// 1. Deploy the smart account (via initCode)
// 2. Execute your contract call
var receipt = await myContract.SomeRequestAndWaitForReceiptAsync();

The handler automatically checks if the account exists. If not, it includes the initCode to deploy it. On subsequent calls, initCode is omitted.

Batching Multiple Calls

Execute multiple contract calls in a single UserOperation. All calls target the handler's contract:

var handler = (AAContractHandler)erc20.ContractHandler;

// Use ToBatchCall() extension method for clean, type-safe batching
var receipt = await handler.BatchExecuteAsync(
 new TransferFunction { To = addr1, Value = 100 }.ToBatchCall(),
 new TransferFunction { To = addr2, Value = 200 }.ToBatchCall(),
 new TransferFunction { To = addr3, Value = 300 }.ToBatchCall());

// All three operations succeed or fail atomically
if (receipt.UserOpSuccess)
{
 Console.WriteLine("All transfers completed!");
}

Batch API Options

// Recommended: Use ToBatchCall() for type safety
await handler.BatchExecuteAsync(
 new TransferFunction { To = addr1, Value = 100 }.ToBatchCall(),
 new ApproveFunction { Spender = spender, Value = 500 }.ToBatchCall());

// With ETH value: ToBatchCall(ethValue)
await handler.BatchExecuteAsync(
 new DepositFunction().ToBatchCall(ethValue: Web3.Convert.ToWei(1)));

// Simple: Just raw call data bytes
await handler.BatchExecuteAsync(callData1, callData2, callData3);

// Generic: Pass FunctionMessage objects directly (all same type)
await handler.BatchExecuteAsync(
 new CountFunction(),
 new CountFunction(),
 new CountFunction());

Gas Sponsorship with Paymasters

Paymasters can sponsor gas costs for your users:

myContract.ChangeContractHandlerToAA(
 accountAddress,
 ownerKey,
 bundlerService,
 entryPointAddress)
 .WithPaymaster(paymasterAddress);

// Or with custom paymaster data (e.g., for verifying paymasters)
 .WithPaymaster(paymasterAddress, paymasterData);

// Or with dynamic paymaster data
 .WithPaymaster(new PaymasterConfig(
 paymasterAddress,
 dataProvider: async (userOp) => {
 // Generate signed paymaster data based on the UserOperation
 return await GetSignedPaymasterData(userOp);
 }));

Configuration Options

Gas and Timeout Settings

myContract.ChangeContractHandlerToAA(...)
 .WithGasConfig(new AAGasConfig
 {
 ReceiptPollIntervalMs = 1000, // How often to check for receipt
 ReceiptTimeoutMs = 60000, // Max wait time for mining
 VerificationGasBuffer = 5000, // Extra gas buffer for verification
 CallGasBuffer = 10000, // Extra gas buffer for call execution
 PreVerificationGasBuffer = 2000, // Extra gas buffer for pre-verification
 CallGasMultiplier = 1.2, // Multiplier for call gas estimation
 VerificationGasMultiplier = 1.5 // Multiplier for verification gas estimation
 });

Fluent Configuration

All configuration methods return the handler, allowing chaining:

var handler = myContract.ChangeContractHandlerToAA(
 accountAddress, ownerKey, bundlerService, entryPointAddress)
 .WithFactory(factoryConfig)
 .WithPaymaster(paymasterAddress)
 .WithGasConfig(gasConfig);

Understanding the Receipt

The AATransactionReceipt extends the standard TransactionReceipt with AA-specific fields:

var receipt = await myContract.SomeRequestAndWaitForReceiptAsync();
var aaReceipt = (AATransactionReceipt)receipt;

// Standard transaction fields (from the bundle transaction)
Console.WriteLine($"Block: {aaReceipt.BlockNumber}");
Console.WriteLine($"Tx Hash: {aaReceipt.TransactionHash}");

// AA-specific fields
Console.WriteLine($"UserOp Hash: {aaReceipt.UserOpHash}");
Console.WriteLine($"Success: {aaReceipt.UserOpSuccess}");
Console.WriteLine($"Revert Reason: {aaReceipt.RevertReason}");
Console.WriteLine($"Actual Gas Used: {aaReceipt.ActualGasUsed}");
Console.WriteLine($"Actual Gas Cost: {aaReceipt.ActualGasCost}");
Console.WriteLine($"Sender: {aaReceipt.Sender}");
Console.WriteLine($"Paymaster: {aaReceipt.Paymaster}");

Inspecting UserOperations

You can inspect a UserOperation before sending it:

var handler = (AAContractHandler)myContract.ContractHandler;

// Create but don't send
var packedOp = await handler.CreateUserOperationAsync(
 new TransferFunction { To = recipient, Value = amount });

Console.WriteLine($"Sender: {packedOp.Sender}");
Console.WriteLine($"Nonce: {packedOp.Nonce}");
Console.WriteLine($"InitCode length: {packedOp.InitCode?.Length ?? 0}");
Console.WriteLine($"CallData: {packedOp.CallData.ToHex()}");

Estimating Gas

// Estimate total gas for a UserOperation
var gas = await myContract.ContractHandler.EstimateGasAsync<TransferFunction>(
 new TransferFunction { To = recipient, Value = amount });

Console.WriteLine($"Estimated gas: {gas.Value}");
// This includes: verificationGasLimit + callGasLimit + preVerificationGas

Error Handling

try
{
 var receipt = await myContract.TransferRequestAndWaitForReceiptAsync(to, amount);
 var aaReceipt = (AATransactionReceipt)receipt;

 if (!aaReceipt.UserOpSuccess)
 {
 // UserOp was included but inner execution failed
 Console.WriteLine($"Execution failed: {aaReceipt.RevertReason}");
 }
}
catch (TimeoutException ex)
{
 // UserOp wasn't mined within the timeout period
 Console.WriteLine($"Timeout waiting for UserOp: {ex.Message}");
}
catch (RpcClientUnknownException ex)
{
 // Bundler rejected the UserOp or connection failed
 Console.WriteLine($"Bundler error: {ex.Message}");
}

Supported Contract Services

The following services implement IContractHandlerService and support SwitchToAccountAbstraction():

All generated contract services (extending ContractWeb3ServiceBase) support ChangeContractHandlerToAA().

Architecture Overview

Your Application
 │
 ▼
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ Contract Service │ (ERC20Service, your generated services, etc.)
│ with AAContractHandler│
└───────────┬─────────────┘
 │ Creates UserOperation
 ▼
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ Bundler Service │ (IAccountAbstractionBundlerService)
│ eth_sendUserOperation │
└───────────┬─────────────┘
 │
 ▼
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ Bundler │ (Collects UserOps, creates bundle)
└───────────┬─────────────┘
 │
 ▼
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ EntryPoint Contract │ (handleOps)
│ 0x4337090...eD8D009 │ (v0.9)
└───────────┬─────────────┘
 │
 ▼
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ Your Smart Account │ (SimpleAccount, etc.)
│ execute(target, data) │
└───────────┬─────────────┘
 │
 ▼
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ Target Contract │ (ERC20, your contract, etc.)
└─────────────────────────┘

Complete Example

using Nethereum.AccountAbstraction;
using Nethereum.AccountAbstraction.SimpleAccount;
using Nethereum.Signer;
using Nethereum.Web3;

// Setup
var web3 = new Web3("https://your-rpc-url");
var ownerKey = new EthECKey("your-private-key");
var bundlerService = new AccountAbstractionBundlerService(
 new RpcClient(new Uri("https://your-bundler-url")));

// Deploy factory and get account address
var factory = await SimpleAccountFactoryService.DeployContractAndGetServiceAsync(
 web3, new SimpleAccountFactoryDeployment { EntryPoint = entryPointAddress });

var accountAddress = await factory.GetAddressQueryAsync(
 ownerKey.GetPublicAddress(), salt: 0);

// Fund the account
await web3.Eth.GetEtherTransferService()
 .TransferEtherAndWaitForReceiptAsync(accountAddress, 0.5m);

// Get an ERC20 service
var usdc = web3.Eth.ERC20.GetContractService("0xUSDCAddress");

// Switch to Account Abstraction with auto-deployment
usdc.SwitchToAccountAbstraction(
 accountAddress,
 ownerKey,
 bundlerService,
 entryPointAddress,
 factory: new FactoryConfig(factory.ContractAddress, ownerKey.GetPublicAddress(), 0));

// Transfer USDC via UserOperation
// First call will deploy the account, subsequent calls won't
var receipt = await usdc.TransferRequestAndWaitForReceiptAsync(
 recipient,
 Web3.Convert.ToWei(100, 6)); // 100 USDC (6 decimals)

var aaReceipt = (AATransactionReceipt)receipt;
Console.WriteLine($"Transfer {(aaReceipt.UserOpSuccess ? "succeeded" : "failed")}");
Console.WriteLine($"UserOp Hash: {aaReceipt.UserOpHash}");
Console.WriteLine($"Gas used: {aaReceipt.ActualGasUsed}");

Further Reading

• ERC-4337 Specification
• Nethereum Documentation
• Account Abstraction Resources