eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber - Ethereum
Returns the number of transactions in a block matching the given block number.
Parameters
QUANTITY|TAG- integer of a block number, or the string "earliest", "latest" or "pending", as in the default block parameter.
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params: [
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'latest',
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Returns
QUANTITY- integer of the number of transactions in this block.
Request
alchemyweb3.js
ethers.js
web3.py
Curl
Postman
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// Installation instructions: https://github.com/alchemyplatform/alchemy-web3
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async function main() {
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// Import the AlchemyWeb3 library. Filepath to functions:
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// /@alch/alchemy-web3/dist/alchemyWeb3.js
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const { createAlchemyWeb3 } = require("@alch/alchemy-web3");
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// Replace with your Alchemy API key:
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const apiKey = "demo";
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// Initialize an alchemy-web3 instance:
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const web3 = createAlchemyWeb3(
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`https://eth-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/${apiKey}`);
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// Query the blockchain (replace example parameters)
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const count = await web3.eth.getBlockTransactionCountByNumber({
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tag: 'latest',
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});
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// Print the output to console
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console.log(count);
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}
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main();
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// Installation instructions: https://docs.ethers.io/v5/getting-started/#installing
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async function main() {
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const { ethers } = require("ethers");
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// Replace with your Alchemy API key:
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const apiKey = "demo";
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// Initialize an ethers instance
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const provider = new ethers.providers.AlchemyProvider("homestead", apiKey);
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// Query the blockchain (replace example parameters)
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const count = await provider.getBlockTransactionCountByNumber({
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tag: 'latest',
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});
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// Print the output to console
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console.log(count);
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}
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main()
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# Installation Instructions: https://web3py.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quickstart.html#installation
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from web3 import Web3, HTTPProvider
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#Replace with your Alchemy API key:
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apiKey = "demo"
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# Initialize a Web3.py instance
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web3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider('https://eth-mainnet.alchemyapi.io/v2/'+apiKey))
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# Query the blockchain (replace example parameters)
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count = web3.eth.get_block_transaction_count({
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hash: "0xc0f490",
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})
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# Print the output to console
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print(count)
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curl https://eth-mainnet.alchemyapi.io/v2/your-api-key \
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-X POST \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber","params":["latest"],"id":0}'
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URL: https://eth-mainnet.alchemyapi.io/v2/your-api-key
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RequestType: POST
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Body:
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{
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"jsonrpc":"2.0",
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"method":"eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber",
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"params":["latest"],
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"id":0
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}
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Result
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{
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"jsonrpc": "2.0",
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"id": 0,
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"result": "0xee"
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}
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