nonce
; it is an important piece of information, especially to ensure that a transaction is not sent twice.
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Parameters
-
address
— the address to retrieve the transaction count. -
quantity or tag
— the integer of a block encoded as hexadecimal or the string with:latest
— the most recent block in the blockchain and the current state of the blockchain at the most recent block. A chain reorganization is to be expected.safe
— the block that received justification from the beacon chain. Although this block could be involved in a chain reorganization, it would necessitate either a coordinated attack by the majority of validators or an instance of severe propagation latency.finalized
— the block accepted as canonical by more than 2/3 of the validators. A chain reorganization is extremely unlikely, and it would require at least 1/3 of the staked amount to be burned.earliest
— the earliest available or genesis block.pending
— the pending state and transactions block. The current state of transactions that have been broadcast to the network but have not yet been included in a block.
Response
quantity
— an integer value identifying the number of transactions sent from an address at the specified block.
eth_getTransactionCount
code examples
Use case
One of the most common use cases foreth_getTransactionCount
is to create the transaction object built in a script designed to send a transaction. The nonce field is required, and it is retrieved using the eth_getTransactionCount
method.Body
application/json