eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber
curl --request POST \
--url https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/ \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber",
"params": [
"0x34808ff"
]
}
'import requests
url = "https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/"
payload = {
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber",
"params": ["0x34808ff"]
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
id: 1,
jsonrpc: '2.0',
method: 'eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber',
params: ['0x34808ff']
})
};
fetch('https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'id' => 1,
'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
'method' => 'eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber',
'params' => [
'0x34808ff'
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"id\": 1,\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber\",\n \"params\": [\n \"0x34808ff\"\n ]\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"id\": 1,\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber\",\n \"params\": [\n \"0x34808ff\"\n ]\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"id\": 1,\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber\",\n \"params\": [\n \"0x34808ff\"\n ]\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"result": "0x6"
}Arc node API
eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber | Arc
Arc API method that returns the number of transactions in a block specified by block number. eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber on Arc via Chainstack.
POST
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eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber
curl --request POST \
--url https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/ \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber",
"params": [
"0x34808ff"
]
}
'import requests
url = "https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/"
payload = {
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber",
"params": ["0x34808ff"]
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
id: 1,
jsonrpc: '2.0',
method: 'eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber',
params: ['0x34808ff']
})
};
fetch('https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'id' => 1,
'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
'method' => 'eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber',
'params' => [
'0x34808ff'
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"id\": 1,\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber\",\n \"params\": [\n \"0x34808ff\"\n ]\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"id\": 1,\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber\",\n \"params\": [\n \"0x34808ff\"\n ]\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c/")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"id\": 1,\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber\",\n \"params\": [\n \"0x34808ff\"\n ]\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"result": "0x6"
}Arc API method that returns the number of transactions in a block specified by block number.
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Parameters
blockNumber— the block number (hex) or tag (latest,earliest,pending)
Response
result— the number of transactions in the block encoded as hexadecimal
eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber code examples
const ethers = require('ethers');
const NODE_URL = "CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL";
const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(NODE_URL);
const getTransactionCount = async (blockNumber) => {
const count = await provider.send("eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber", [blockNumber]);
console.log(`Block ${blockNumber}: ${parseInt(count, 16)} transactions`);
};
// Get transaction count for latest block
getTransactionCount("latest");
// Get transaction count for a specific block
getTransactionCount("0x564000");
from web3 import Web3
node_url = "CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL"
web3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider(node_url))
# Get transaction count for latest block
result = web3.provider.make_request("eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber", ["latest"])
count = int(result['result'], 16)
print(f"Latest block: {count} transactions")
# Using web3.py method
count = web3.eth.get_block_transaction_count('latest')
print(f"Latest block (via web3.py): {count} transactions")
curl -X POST "CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber", "params": ["latest"], "id": 1}'
Last modified on August 3, 2026
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