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sendTransaction - SDK

Submits transaction to the network to be mined. The transaction must be signed, and be valid (i.e. the nonce is correct and the account has sufficient balance to pay for the transaction).

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Description

Submits transaction to the network to be mined. The transaction must be signed, and valid (i.e. the nonce is correct and the account has sufficient balance to pay for the transaction).

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
signedTransactionstringThe signed transaction to send.

Response

PropertyTypeDescription
Promise<TransactionResponse>objectReturns the transaction response.

TransactionResponse. object parameters

PropertyTypeDescription
hashstringThe transaction hash.
fromstring20 Bytes. The from address.
blockNumber?numberThe block number where this log was in. null when its pending. null when its pending log.
blockHash?string32 Bytes - hash of the block where this log was in. null when its pending. null when its pending log.
timestamp?numberOptional. Returns only if a transaction has been mined.
confirmationsnumbernumber of transaction confirmations.
rawstringRaw value.

Example Request and Response

Prerequisite: You will need to install the Alchemy SDK before making requests with it.

The commands for installing it using npm or yarn are given below:

npm install alchemy-sdk

yarn add alchemy-sdk

Request

// Imports the Alchemy SDK
const { Alchemy, Network, Wallet, Utils } = require("alchemy-sdk");
const dotenv = require("dotenv");
dotenv.config();

//Replace with your own private key
const {PRIVATE_KEY} = process.env;

// Configures the Alchemy SDK
const config = {
    apiKey: "alchemy-replit", // Replace with your API key
    network: Network.ETH_MAINNET, // Replace with your network
};

// Creates an Alchemy object instance with the config to use for making requests
const alchemy = new Alchemy(config);
const wallet = new Wallet(PRIVATE_KEY);

const main = async () => {
    // define the transaction
    const transaction = {
        to: "0xa238b6008Bc2FBd9E386A5d4784511980cE504Cd",
        value: Utils.parseEther("0.001"),
        gasLimit: "21000",
        maxPriorityFeePerGas: Utils.parseUnits("5", "gwei"),
        maxFeePerGas: Utils.parseUnits("20", "gwei"),
        nonce: await alchemy.core.getTransactionCount(wallet.getAddress()),
        type: 2,
        chainId: 5, // Corresponds to ETH_GOERLI
      };

    const rawTransaction = await wallet.signTransaction(transaction);
    const response = await alchemy.transact.sendTransaction(rawTransaction)

    //Logging the response to the console
    console.log(response)
}

main();

Response

{ 
 value: {
    to: '0xa238b6008Bc2FBd9E386A5d4784511980cE504Cd',
    value: BigNumber { _hex: '0x038d7ea4c68000', _isBigNumber: true },
    gasLimit: '21000',
    maxPriorityFeePerGas: BigNumber { _hex: '0x012a05f200', _isBigNumber: true },
    maxFeePerGas: BigNumber { _hex: '0x04a817c800', _isBigNumber: true },
    type: 2,
    chainId: 5
  }
}

Code Sandbox

You can test out the sendTransaction method using the code sandbox below:

Use Cases

Here are some potential use cases for the sendTransaction method:

  • Sending ETH: sendTransaction can be used to send Ether from one Ethereum address to another. This is one of the most common use cases for sendTransaction.

  • Deploying a smart contract: When you deploy a smart contract to the Ethereum blockchain, you need to send a transaction that includes the bytecode of the contract. sendTransaction can be used to send this transaction.

  • Interacting with a smart contract: Once a smart contract has been deployed, you can interact with it by sending transactions that call its functions. sendTransaction can be used to send these transactions.

  • Token transfers: Tokens on the Ethereum blockchain are often built using smart contracts. sendTransaction can be used to transfer tokens from one Ethereum address to another.

Related Methods

Here are the methods related to sendTransaction:

  • sendPrivateTransaction: Used to send a single transaction to Flashbots. Flashbots will attempt to send the transaction to miners for the next 25 blocks.
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