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POST
trace_transaction
curl --request POST \
  --url https://tempo-moderato.core.chainstack.com/a25a421add2280d53fdbc23417055501/ \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "trace_transaction",
  "params": [
    "0xb3e821e696897b02283b7b2d602941b1d3cb08448d3a204bab05955215fc2035"
  ],
  "id": 1
}
'
{
  "jsonrpc": "<string>",
  "id": 123,
  "result": [
    {}
  ]
}
Tempo API method that returns execution traces for a specific transaction. This provides detailed call-level traces using the Parity/OpenEthereum trace format.
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Parameters

  • transactionHash — the hash of the transaction to trace

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Response

  • result — array of trace objects for the transaction:
    • action — the action object:
      • from — sender address
      • to — recipient address
      • callType — type of call (call, delegatecall, staticcall, etc.)
      • gas — gas provided
      • input — call data
      • value — value transferred
    • blockHash — hash of the block
    • blockNumber — block number
    • result — the result object:
      • gasUsed — gas consumed
      • output — return data
    • subtraces — number of child traces
    • traceAddress — position in the trace tree
    • transactionHash — hash of the transaction
    • transactionPosition — index of the transaction in the block
    • type — trace type (call, create, suicide, reward)

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trace_transaction code examples

const ethers = require('ethers');
const NODE_URL = "CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL";
const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(NODE_URL);

const traceTransaction = async (txHash) => {
    const traces = await provider.send("trace_transaction", [txHash]);

    console.log(`Transaction has ${traces.length} traces`);

    for (const trace of traces) {
      const indent = "  ".repeat(trace.traceAddress.length);
      const callType = trace.action.callType || trace.type;
      const to = trace.action.to || "Contract Creation";

      console.log(`${indent}[${trace.traceAddress.join(",")}] ${callType}`);
      console.log(`${indent}  From: ${trace.action.from}`);
      console.log(`${indent}  To: ${to}`);
      console.log(`${indent}  Gas Used: ${trace.result?.gasUsed || "N/A"}`);

      if (trace.error) {
        console.log(`${indent}  Error: ${trace.error}`);
      }
    }
  };

traceTransaction("0xb3e821e696897b02283b7b2d602941b1d3cb08448d3a204bab05955215fc2035");

Body

application/json
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jsonrpc
string
default:2.0
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method
string
default:trace_transaction
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params
any[]

Transaction hash

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id
integer
default:1

Response

200 - application/json

Transaction traces

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jsonrpc
string
​
id
integer
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result
object[]

Array of trace objects

Last modified on January 28, 2026