Ethereum RPC
Overview
The eth_getTransactionByHash is an Ethereum 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: 0x97696c2014695e851d85a344cbbc6ae8ab9d386de05cb0230fe50b91c044639b
Returns
The method returns a JSON object containing the following fields:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| hash | The transaction hash as a 32-byte hex string. |
| nonce | The number of transactions made by the sender prior to this one. |
| blockHash | The hash of the block in which this transaction is included. |
| blockNumber | The block number in which this transaction is included. |
| transactionIndex | The index of the transaction within the block. |
| from | The address of the sender. |
| to | The address of the recipient. null if the transaction is a contract creation transaction. |
| value | The value transferred in wei. |
| gasPrice | The gas price provided by the sender in wei. |
| gas | The gas limit provided by the sender. |
| input | The data sent along with the transaction. |
Request
curl --location 'https://api.tatum.io/v3/blockchain/node/ethereum-mainnet/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: {API_KEY}' \
--data '{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getTransactionByHash",
"params": ["0x97696c2014695e851d85a344cbbc6ae8ab9d386de05cb0230fe50b91c044639b"],
"id": 1
}'
// yarn add @tatumio/tatum
import { TatumSDK, Ethereum, Network } from '@tatumio/tatum'
const tatum = await TatumSDK.init<Ethereum>({ network: Network.ETHEREUM })
const tx = await tatum.rpc.getTransactionByHash(
'0x97696c2014695e851d85a344cbbc6ae8ab9d386de05cb0230fe50b91c044639b',
)
await tatum.destroy() // Destroy Tatum SDK - needed for stopping background jobs