eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber

Get the number of transactions in a block by block number

Defined in the Ethereum JSON-RPC Specification

Returns the number of transactions in a block by block number.

Parameters

blockParameter · string · required

Integer block number, or the string “latest”, “earliest” or “pending”.

Returns

result · string

The number of transactions in this block as a hexadecimal string.

Latest Block

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber",
  "params": [
    "latest"
  ]
}

Success Response

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

Error Handling

Code	Message	Description
-32602	Invalid block parameter	The provided block parameter is invalid
4100	Requested method not supported	The method is not supported by the wallet

This method returns the count of transactions in a specific block identified by its number.