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# eth_sendRawTransaction | Fantom

Fantom API method that allows submitting a signed transaction to the network. Once a transaction is signed, you can use the `eth_sendRawTransaction` method to submit the signed transaction to the Fantom network for processing.

<Warning>
  Note that the interactive example in this page will not work, due to the fact that `eth_sendRawTransaction` is used to modify the state of the blockchain, it is not possible to duplicate the same request.
</Warning>

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## Parameters

* `data`—the signed transaction. The serialized transaction data includes transaction metadata such as the nonce, gas price, gas limit, recipient address, and data payload, as well as the digital signature generated using the private key associated with the address that is sending the transaction. Typically, the transaction is signed with a library such as web3.py, web3.js, or ethers.js using the sender's private key.

## Response

* `result` — the unique hash identifying the transaction or the zero hash if the transaction is unavailable. The zero hash is a special value representing an invalid or null hash.

## `eth_sendRawTransaction` code examples

The following examples demonstrate using Web3 libraries to transfer FTM.

<CodeGroup>
  ```javascript web3.js theme={"system"}
  const { Web3 } = require("web3");

  // Initialize Web3 instance using a provider
  const web3 = new Web3(
    new Web3.providers.HttpProvider("YOUR_CHAINSTACK_RPC_NODE")
  );

  /**
   * Sends a specified amount from a given account to another.
   *
   * @param {string} secretKey The private key of the sender's account.
   * @param {string} to The recipient address.
   * @param {string} amount The amount to send in Ether.
   */
  async function sendAmount(secretKey, to, amount) {
    const account = web3.eth.accounts.privateKeyToAccount(secretKey);
    web3.eth.accounts.wallet.add(account);
    const senderAddress = account.address;
    console.log(
      `Attempting to send ${amount} ETH from ${senderAddress} to ${to}`
    );

    const MAX_RETRIES = 3; // Maximum number of retries
    const COOLDOWN = 5000; // Time waited between retries in ms

    let retries = 0; // Initialize retry counter

    async function sendTransaction() {
      try {
        const balance = await web3.eth.getBalance(senderAddress);
        console.log(
          `Current balance: ${web3.utils.fromWei(balance, "ether")} ETH`
        );

        const gasPrice = await web3.eth.getGasPrice();
        console.log(
          `Current gas price: ${web3.utils.fromWei(gasPrice, "gwei")} Gwei`
        );

        const gasLimit = await web3.eth.estimateGas({
          from: senderAddress,
          to: to,
          value: web3.utils.toWei(amount, "ether"),
        });
        console.log(`Estimated gas limit: ${gasLimit}`);

        const gasCost = BigInt(gasPrice) * BigInt(gasLimit);
        console.log(
          `Estimated gas cost: ${web3.utils.fromWei(
            gasCost.toString(),
            "ether"
          )} ETH`
        );

        const amountToSend = web3.utils.toWei(amount, "ether");
        const totalCost = BigInt(amountToSend) + gasCost;

        if (BigInt(balance) >= totalCost) {
          console.log(`Amount to send: ${amount} ETH`);

          const transaction = {
            to: to,
            value: amountToSend,
            gas: gasLimit,
            gasPrice: gasPrice,
            nonce: await web3.eth.getTransactionCount(senderAddress, "latest"),
          };

          console.log("Signing transaction...");
          const signedTx = await account.signTransaction(transaction);

          console.log("Transaction signed. Sending...");
          const receipt = await web3.eth.sendSignedTransaction(
            signedTx.rawTransaction
          );

          console.log(
            `Transaction successful with hash: ${receipt.transactionHash}`
          );
          console.log(
            `Find the transaction in the explorer: https://sepolia.etherscan.io/tx/${receipt.transactionHash}`
          );
        } else {
          console.log(
            "Not enough balance to cover the transaction cost. Transaction aborted."
          );
        }
      } catch (error) {
        console.error(`Failed to send transaction: ${error.message}`);

        if (retries < MAX_RETRIES) {
          retries++;
          console.log(`Retrying... (${retries}/${MAX_RETRIES})`);
          await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, COOLDOWN)); // Wait for 5 seconds before retrying
          await sendTransaction(); // Retry the transaction
        } else {
          console.error("Maximum retries reached. Giving up.");
        }
      }
    }

    await sendTransaction();
  }

  // Replace with your secret key, recipient address, and the amount to send
  const secretKey = "0x_YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY";
  const recipientAddress = "DESTINATION_ADDRESS";
  const amountToSend = "1.0"; // Amount in Ether

  sendAmount(secretKey, recipientAddress, amountToSend);
  ```

  ```javascript ethers.js theme={"system"}
  const ethers = require('ethers');
  const NODE_URL = "CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL";
  const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(NODE_URL);

  async function sendEth(value) {

    // Define the sender and receiver addresses, and the private key
  	const sender = '0x19e7e376e7c213b7e7e7e46cc70a5dd086daff2a';
    const receiver = '0xe9ba4b4d84d7a3c80245514213b88d50ed937114';
    const privateKey = '1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111';
    
    // Define the gas limit
    const gasLimit = await provider.estimateGas({
      from: sender,
      to: receiver,
      value: ethers.parseEther(value),
    });

    // Get the transaction count for the sender address
    const nonce = await provider.getTransactionCount(sender);

    // Define the transaction object
    const transactionObject = {
      to: receiver,
      gasPrice: ethers.parseUnits('50', 'gwei'),
      gasLimit: gasLimit.toString(),
      nonce: nonce,
      value: ethers.parseEther(value),
    };

    // Sign the transaction using the private key  
    const wallet = new ethers.Wallet(privateKey, provider);
    console.log(`Sending transaction...`)
    
    const transaction = await wallet.sendTransaction(transactionObject);
    console.log('Transaction hash:', transaction.hash);
  }

  sendEth("2");
  ```

  ```python web3.py theme={"system"}
  from web3 import Web3  
  node_url = "CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL"
  web3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider(node_url)) 

  # Define the sender and receiver addresses, and the private key
  sender = '0x19e7e376e7c213b7e7e7e46cc70a5dd086daff2a' 
  receiver = '0xe9ba4b4d84d7a3c80245514213b88d50ed937114' 
  private_key = '1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111'   

  # Estimate gas limit
  gas_limit = web3.eth.estimate_gas({
    'from': sender,
    'to': receiver
  })

  # Build the transaction object
  transaction = {
    'nonce': web3.eth.get_transaction_count(sender),
    'to': receiver,
    'value': web3.to_wei(1, 'ether'), # value to send 
    'gas': gas_limit,
    'gasPrice': web3.eth.gas_price,
    'chainId': web3.eth.chain_id
  }

  # Sign the transaction
  signed_tx = web3.eth.account.sign_transaction(transaction, private_key)
  print(f'Signed transaction: {signed_tx}')

  # Send the transaction
  print('Sending transaction...')
  tx_hash = web3.eth.send_raw_transaction(signed_tx.rawTransaction)
  print(f'Transaction hash: {web3.toHex(tx_hash)}')
  ```
</CodeGroup>

<Note>
  Note that you will need to edit the `amountToSend`, `recipientAddress`, and `secretKey` fields to be able to use this code.
</Note>

## Use case

One potential use case for `eth_sendRawTransaction` is to automatically swap FTM for a token when its price reaches a certain level. `eth_sendRawTransaction` will allow custom transaction parameters, such as gas price or gas limit, to be specified to optimize the speed and cost of the transaction.

For instance, you could build a program monitoring the price of a specific token and execute a `swapExactETHForTokens` transaction when the token reaches a certain price level, it could use `eth_sendRawTransaction` to submit a raw transaction with a custom gas price and limit optimized for the current network conditions.


## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/fantom_node_api/eth_sendRawTransaction.json POST /4ab982aa70a7baead515ffdb5915df3f
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Fantom Node API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: This is an API for interacting with a Fantom node.
servers:
  - url: https://fantom-mainnet.core.chainstack.com
security: []
paths:
  /4ab982aa70a7baead515ffdb5915df3f:
    post:
      tags:
        - upload
      summary: eth_sendRawTransaction
      operationId: sendRawTransaction
      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: eth_sendRawTransaction
                params:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    anyOf:
                      - type: string
                        description: The signed transaction.
                  default:
                    - >-
                      0xd46e8dd67c5d32be8d46e8dd67c5d32be8058bb8eb970870f072445675058bb8eb970870f072445675
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The transaction hash.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  jsonrpc:
                    type: string
                  id:
                    type: integer
                  result:
                    type: object

````