# simulateBundle
## simulateBundle RPC Method
> Simulate a JITO bundle without executing it on the blockchain. This method allows you to preview the effects of a bundle of transactions before submission, including account state changes and compute unit consumption.
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blockhash."},"accounts":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/AccountsConfig"},"preExecutionAccountsConfigs":{"type":"array","description":"Specifies account state configuration before execution.","items":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/AccountsConfig"}},"postExecutionAccountsConfigs":{"type":"array","description":"Specifies account state configuration after execution.","items":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/AccountsConfig"}}}},"AccountsConfig":{"type":"object","description":"Configuration for account data to return","properties":{"accountIndex":{"type":"integer","description":"Index of the account in the transaction"},"addresses":{"type":"array","description":"Array of accounts to return, as base-58 encoded strings.","items":{"type":"string"}},"encoding":{"type":"string","description":"Encoding format for account data.","enum":["base58","base64","base64+zstd","jsonParsed"]}}},"SimulateBundleResponse":{"type":"object","description":"RPC response containing the bundle simulation 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program"},"rentEpoch":{"type":"integer","description":"Epoch at which this account will next owe rent"}}},"ReturnData":{"type":"object","description":"Most recent return data generated by an instruction","properties":{"programId":{"type":"string","description":"Program that generated the return data"},"data":{"type":"string","description":"Return data as base-64 encoded binary data"}}},"RpcError":{"type":"object","description":"Standard JSON-RPC error object","required":["code","message"],"properties":{"code":{"type":"integer","description":"Numeric error code following JSON-RPC 2.0 specification:\n- `-32700`: Parse error (malformed JSON)\n- `-32600`: Invalid request (missing required fields)\n- `-32601`: Method not found\n- `-32602`: Invalid params (invalid transaction or configuration)\n- `-32603`: Internal error (simulation failure)\n- `-32005`: Too Many Requests (rate limiting)\n- `-32004`: Node unhealthy (validator not operational)\n- `-32003`: Unauthorized (authentication required)\n"},"message":{"type":"string","description":"Human-readable error message describing the specific issue"},"data":{"type":"object","description":"Additional structured error information (optional)","additionalProperties":true}}}}}}
```
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