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eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber RPC Method

Returns the number of transactions for the block matching the given block number. The API credit value for this method is 2.

Updated on
Jul 21, 2023

eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber RPC Method

To use the eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber method on the Avalanche C-Chain, ensure that the end of your URL includes ext/bc/C/rpc.

Parameters

blockNumber
string
REQUIRED
The block number as a string in hexadecimal format or tags. The supported tag values include earliest for the earliest/genesis block, latest for the latest mined block, pending for the pending state/transactions, safe for the most recent secure block, and finalized for the most recent secure block accepted by more than 2/3 of validators. safe and finalized are only supported on Ethereum, Gnosis, Arbitrum, Arbitrum Nova, and Avalanche C-chain

Returns

result
The number of transactions in a specific block represented in hexadecimal format
Request
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curl https://docs-demo.avalanche-mainnet.quiknode.pro/ext/bc/C/rpc/ext/bc/C/rpc \
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  -X POST \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  --data '{"method":"eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber","params":["0xc5043f"],"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'
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