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eth_getTransactionCount

Returns the number of transactions sent from an address.

Parameters​

  • address: [Required] string - The Ethereum address whose transaction count is to be retrieved.
  • block: [Required] string - The block parameter, which can be:
    • "latest": The latest mined block.
    • "earliest": The first block.
    • "pending": The pending state of the blockchain.

Returns​

  • result: string - A hexadecimal string representing the number of transactions sent from the given address.

Example​

Replace https://testnet1.helioschainlabs.org with your node RPC URL.

Request curl​

curl https://testnet1.helioschainlabs.org \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "eth_getTransactionCount", "params": ["0x17267eB1FEC301848d4B5140eDDCFC48945427Ab", "latest"], "id": 1}'

JSON Response​

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x1"
}