eth_gettransactionbyhash

How to use it

// yarn add @tatumio/tatum

import { TatumSDK, BinanceSmartChain, Network } from '@tatumio/tatum'

const tatum = await TatumSDK.init<BinanceSmartChain>({ network: Network.BINANCE_SMART_CHAIN })

const tx = await tatum.rpc.getTransactionByHash(
  '0xc5e257842e8fb62e286350d4bdddcaf24cb30dae4b8ec25ad3e52f463e16e656',
)

await tatum.destroy() // Destroy Tatum SDK - needed for stopping background jobs

Overview

eth_getTransactionByHash is an JSON-RPC method that allows you to query transaction details based on its hash. This method is useful when you want to retrieve information about a specific transaction, such as its sender, receiver, value, and more. Common use cases include tracking transaction status, monitoring incoming transactions, or analyzing historical transaction data.

Parameters

The eth_getTransactionByHash method takes one parameter:

• transactionHash: The hash of the transaction you want to retrieve. This should be a 32-byte hash string with a 0x prefix.
  • Example: "0xa536596d043c03d709aaccbc53f421963fe3537274e86444cd984404cf9ecb13"

Return Object

The method returns a transaction object with the following fields:

• hash: The hash of the transaction (32 bytes).
• nonce: The number of transactions sent by the sender prior to this one (integer).
• blockHash: The hash of the block in which the transaction was included (32 bytes), or null if the transaction is not yet mined.
• blockNumber: The block number in which the transaction was included (integer), or null if the transaction is not yet mined.
• transactionIndex: The index of the transaction in the block (integer), or null if the transaction is not yet mined.
• from: The address of the sender (20 bytes).
• to: The address of the receiver (20 bytes), or null for contract creation transactions.
• value: The value transferred in the transaction, in wei.
• gasPrice: The price of gas for the transaction, in wei.
• maxFeePerGas - The maximum fee per gas set in the transaction.
• maxPriorityFeePerGas - The maximum priority gas fee set in the transaction.
• gas: The maximum amount of gas the transaction is allowed to consume.
• input: The data payload of the transaction (string), or 0x for simple value transfers.

JSON-RPC Examples

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_getTransactionByHash",
  "params": ["0xa536596d043c03d709aaccbc53f421963fe3537274e86444cd984404cf9ecb13"],
  "id": 1
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "blockHash": "0x283da208c3429f3c3c38fc2c0a94bc767c9c2197962393cd4d79c6d6f2938b48",
    "blockNumber": "0x1e3bb30",
    "from": "0x35a84e6896aa5ba047221ac405afaf1977a75109",
    "gas": "0x5208",
    "gasPrice": "0xb2d05e00",
    "hash": "0xc5e257842e8fb62e286350d4bdddcaf24cb30dae4b8ec25ad3e52f463e16e656",
    "input": "0x",
    "nonce": "0x4",
    "to": "0x8aca17bcb5eed52e9854528d131d830149e9cdc0",
    "transactionIndex": "0x35",
    "value": "0x2386f26fc10000",
    "type": "0x0",
    "v": "0x94",
    "r": "0xdb1edfd341493c5309952a880db14f291820940f78cedfe0639a65babe564c5a",
    "s": "0x334ba27525743ff412e66b07bcb3683d0ed565edbad5a3e30ddd5d7f46233818"
  }
}

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