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# trace_rawTransaction | Arc

> Arc API method that traces a signed transaction without broadcasting it to the network. trace_rawTransaction on Arc via Chainstack.

Arc API method that traces a signed transaction without broadcasting it to the network. Returns the execution trace as if the transaction were executed at the current block.

## Parameters

* `signedTransaction` — the signed transaction data as a hex string
* `traceTypes` — an array of trace types to include (e.g., `trace`, `vmTrace`, `stateDiff`)

## Response

* `result` — the trace result object containing the requested trace types.

## `trace_rawTransaction` code examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={"system"}
  curl -X POST "CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "trace_rawTransaction", "params": ["0x00", ["trace"]], "id": 1}'
  ```
</CodeGroup>


## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi/arc_node_api/debug_and_trace/trace_rawTransaction.json POST /
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Chainstack Node API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: This is an API for interacting with a Chainstack node.
servers:
  - url: https://arc-testnet.core.chainstack.com/6caa7fd90475ac9214f7521dd460fa7c
security: []
paths:
  /:
    post:
      tags:
        - upload
      summary: trace_rawTransaction
      operationId: trace_rawTransaction
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                id:
                  type: integer
                  default: 1
                jsonrpc:
                  type: string
                  default: '2.0'
                method:
                  type: string
                  default: trace_rawTransaction
                params:
                  type: array
                  default:
                    - '0x02f8'
                    - - trace
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Returns the result of trace_rawTransaction.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  jsonrpc:
                    type: string
                  id:
                    type: integer
                  result:
                    type: object
                    nullable: true

````