The getmempooldescendants method retrieves all in-mempool descendants for a specific transaction in the mempool.
Get an unconfirmed transaction hash
For the example to work, get an unconfirmed transaction hash from mempool.space.
Empty result
If there is no pending transaction in the mempool that is an ancestor to the one you are querying, you will get an empty response.
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Parameters
txid(required) — the transaction ID for which to retrieve in-mempool descendants.
Response
result— an array containing all in-mempool descendant transactions for the specified transaction.error— an object containing an error message if an error occurred, otherwisenull.id— an integer representing the ID of the request, used to match requests with responses.
Use case
The getmempooldescendants method is useful for exploring the descendants of a transaction in the mempool. It provides insights into the chain of transactions that depend on the specified transaction.
Try the getmempooldescendants RPC method yourself
getmempooldescendants RPC method yourself