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eth_getTransactionCount

Returns the number of transactions sent from an address.

Parameters​

  • address: [Required] A string representing the address (20 bytes).
  • block parameter: [Required] A hexadecimal block number, or one of the string tags latest, earliest, pending, safe, or finalized. See the default block parameter.

Returns​

transaction count: A hexadecimal equivalent of the integer representing the number of transactions sent from the given address.

Example​

Replace <YOUR-API-KEY> with an API key from your Infura dashboard.

Request​

curl https://base-mainnet.infura.io/v3/<YOUR-API-KEY> \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "eth_getTransactionCount", "params": ["0xc94770007dda54cF92009BFF0dE90c06F603a09f", "0x5bad55"], "id": 1}'

Response​

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x1a"
}