blockchainTransactionGet

Overview

The blockchain.transaction.get method retrieves a raw transaction from Bitcoin using the transaction hash. It can return a simple hexadecimal string or a detailed, decoded transaction object.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
tx_hash	string	Yes	The transaction hash as a hexadecimal string.
verbose	boolean	No	Specifies whether to return a decoded transaction.

Returns

If verbose is false, the raw transaction is returned as a hexadecimal string. If verbose is true, a detailed dictionary of the transaction is returned.

Field	Description
hex	The raw transaction as a hexadecimal string.
txid	The transaction ID.
size	The transaction size in bytes.
version	The version number of the transaction format.
locktime	The transaction's lock time.
vin	An array of transaction inputs.
vout	An array of transaction outputs.
blockhash	The block hash containing this transaction (if confirmed).
confirmations	The number of confirmations of the block containing this transaction.
time	Transaction timestamp from the block.
blocktime	Block timestamp as seen by the network.
fee	Transaction fee (if available).

Example Result for Verbose = false

"0100000001abcdef..."

Example Result for Verbose = true

{
  "hex": "0100000001abcdef...",
  "txid": "exampletxid",
  "size": 225,
  "version": 1,
  "locktime": 0,
  "vin": [
    {
      "txid": "sometxid",
      "vout": 0,
      "scriptSig": {
        "asm": "asm code",
        "hex": "hex code"
      },
      "sequence": 4294967295
    }
  ],
  "vout": [
    {
      "value": 0.0001,
      "n": 0,
      "scriptPubKey": {
        "asm": "asm code",
        "hex": "hex code",
        "addresses": ["bitcoincash:address"]
      }
    }
  ],
  "blockhash": "someblockhash",
  "confirmations": 10,
  "time": 1510000000,
  "blocktime": 1510000000,
  "fee": "0.00001"
}

Request Example

curl --location 'https://api.tatum.io/v3/blockchain/node/bitcoin-mainnet-electrs/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: {API_KEY}' \
--data '{
    "method": "blockchain.transaction.get",
    "params": ["exampletxid", true],
    "id": 1,
    "jsonrpc": "2.0"
}'

// yarn add @tatumio/tatum

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

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

const transaction = await tatum.rpc.getTransaction('exampletxid', true)

console.log('Transaction Details:', transaction)

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