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eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber RPC Method

Returns the number of transactions for the block matching the given block number.

Updated on
Oct 15, 2026

Parameters

blockNumber
string
REQUIRED

A block number encoded as hexadecimal, or a block tag: earliest, latest, pending, safe, or finalized.

Returns

result
string

The number of transactions in a specific block represented in hexadecimal format

Request
Response
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{
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"jsonrpc": "2.0",
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"id": 1,
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"result": "0x2"
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}
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{
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"jsonrpc": "2.0",
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"id": 1,
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"result": "0x2"
5
}
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