eth_getTransactionCount
curl --request POST \
--url https://base-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/2fc1de7f08c0465f6a28e3c355e0cb14 \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getTransactionCount",
"id": 1,
"params": [
"0x1985EA6E9c68E1C272d8209f3B478AC2Fdb25c87",
"latest"
]
}
'import requests
url = "https://base-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/2fc1de7f08c0465f6a28e3c355e0cb14"
payload = {
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getTransactionCount",
"id": 1,
"params": ["0x1985EA6E9c68E1C272d8209f3B478AC2Fdb25c87", "latest"]
}
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({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
method: 'eth_getTransactionCount',
id: 1,
params: ['0x1985EA6E9c68E1C272d8209f3B478AC2Fdb25c87', 'latest']
})
};
fetch('https://base-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/2fc1de7f08c0465f6a28e3c355e0cb14', 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://base-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/2fc1de7f08c0465f6a28e3c355e0cb14",
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([
'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
'method' => 'eth_getTransactionCount',
'id' => 1,
'params' => [
'0x1985EA6E9c68E1C272d8209f3B478AC2Fdb25c87',
'latest'
]
]),
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://base-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/2fc1de7f08c0465f6a28e3c355e0cb14"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_getTransactionCount\",\n \"id\": 1,\n \"params\": [\n \"0x1985EA6E9c68E1C272d8209f3B478AC2Fdb25c87\",\n \"latest\"\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://base-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/2fc1de7f08c0465f6a28e3c355e0cb14")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_getTransactionCount\",\n \"id\": 1,\n \"params\": [\n \"0x1985EA6E9c68E1C272d8209f3B478AC2Fdb25c87\",\n \"latest\"\n ]\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://base-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/2fc1de7f08c0465f6a28e3c355e0cb14")
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 \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_getTransactionCount\",\n \"id\": 1,\n \"params\": [\n \"0x1985EA6E9c68E1C272d8209f3B478AC2Fdb25c87\",\n \"latest\"\n ]\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"jsonrpc": "<string>",
"id": 123,
"result": "<string>"
}Base node API
eth_getTransactionCount | Base
Reference for the eth_getTransactionCount JSON-RPC method on the Base blockchain via Chainstack nodes. Parameters, response, and examples included.
POST
/
2fc1de7f08c0465f6a28e3c355e0cb14
eth_getTransactionCount
curl --request POST \
--url https://base-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/2fc1de7f08c0465f6a28e3c355e0cb14 \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getTransactionCount",
"id": 1,
"params": [
"0x1985EA6E9c68E1C272d8209f3B478AC2Fdb25c87",
"latest"
]
}
'import requests
url = "https://base-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/2fc1de7f08c0465f6a28e3c355e0cb14"
payload = {
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "eth_getTransactionCount",
"id": 1,
"params": ["0x1985EA6E9c68E1C272d8209f3B478AC2Fdb25c87", "latest"]
}
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({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
method: 'eth_getTransactionCount',
id: 1,
params: ['0x1985EA6E9c68E1C272d8209f3B478AC2Fdb25c87', 'latest']
})
};
fetch('https://base-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/2fc1de7f08c0465f6a28e3c355e0cb14', 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://base-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/2fc1de7f08c0465f6a28e3c355e0cb14",
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([
'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
'method' => 'eth_getTransactionCount',
'id' => 1,
'params' => [
'0x1985EA6E9c68E1C272d8209f3B478AC2Fdb25c87',
'latest'
]
]),
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://base-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/2fc1de7f08c0465f6a28e3c355e0cb14"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_getTransactionCount\",\n \"id\": 1,\n \"params\": [\n \"0x1985EA6E9c68E1C272d8209f3B478AC2Fdb25c87\",\n \"latest\"\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://base-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/2fc1de7f08c0465f6a28e3c355e0cb14")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_getTransactionCount\",\n \"id\": 1,\n \"params\": [\n \"0x1985EA6E9c68E1C272d8209f3B478AC2Fdb25c87\",\n \"latest\"\n ]\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://base-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/2fc1de7f08c0465f6a28e3c355e0cb14")
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 \"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\",\n \"method\": \"eth_getTransactionCount\",\n \"id\": 1,\n \"params\": [\n \"0x1985EA6E9c68E1C272d8209f3B478AC2Fdb25c87\",\n \"latest\"\n ]\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"jsonrpc": "<string>",
"id": 123,
"result": "<string>"
}Base API method
eth_getTransactionCount retrieves the number of transactions sent from a specified address, often used to determine the nonce for the next transaction from that address.
When called against a block older than the latest ~128 blocks, this method is treated as an archive request (2 RUs instead of 1 RU). See request units.
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Parameters
address— the address to get the transaction count for. In this example.block— the block number (in hexadecimal) or one of the strings"earliest","latest", or"pending", indicating the state to consider. The default is"latest".
Response
result— the number of transactions sent from the specified address, returned as a hexadecimal string.
Use case
Theeth_getTransactionCount method is essential for:
- Wallets and transaction services that need to calculate the nonce for new transactions.
- Applications that monitor account activity, including outgoing transactions.
- Tools that analyze the history and behavior of accounts on the Ethereum blockchain.
Last modified on June 22, 2026
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