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eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash

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`eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash` looks up a block by its 32-byte hash and returns how many transactions that block contains, encoded as a `0x`-prefixed hexadecimal string.

Use it when you already hold a block hash — for example from a log, a receipt, or an `eth_getBlockByHash` response — and you only need the transaction count rather than the full block body. Pairing the count with `eth_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex` lets you page through a block's transactions by index without downloading the entire block.

If no block matches the supplied hash (e.g. it belongs to an orphaned/uncle block, or the node has not yet seen it), the method returns `null` instead of an error. Always check for `null` before parsing the result as a number.

Parameters

This method takes no parameters.

Returns

eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash return value
FieldType
resultobject

Examples

curl https://<your-endpoint>/ \
  -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash","params":[]}'
const res = await fetch("https://<your-endpoint>/", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "id": 1,
  "method": "eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash",
  "params": [],
  "jsonrpc": "2.0"
}),
});
const data = await res.json();
import requests
resp = requests.post("https://<your-endpoint>/", json={"id":1,"method":"eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash","params":[],"jsonrpc":"2.0"})
print(resp.json())

Usage

  1. Transport: HTTP (JSON-RPC).
  2. Networks: mainnet.
  3. Credit cost: 1 per call.

FAQ

What does eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash do?
Returns the number of transactions in the block identified by its block hash.
How many credits does eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash cost?
eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash costs 1 credit(s) per call on Triport by default.
Is eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash available over WebSocket?
eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash is an HTTP JSON-RPC method.