eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash - Base Chain JSON-RPC Method

Overview

The eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash method returns the total number of transactions contained in a specified block on the Base chain. This method is particularly useful for block explorers, analytics tools, and applications that need to process transaction data by block.

Returns

QUANTITY - An integer representing the number of transactions in the specified block, returned as a hexadecimal value.

Parameters

BLOCK_HASH - String - The hash of the block (32 bytes)

Request

POST https://base-mainnet.chainnodes.org/YOUR-API-KEY

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Example

HTTPS POST Request with a JSON RPC call in the body
Replace YOUR-API-KEY with the API key from your Chainnodes.org Dashboard
You can use a different supported network by replacing base-mainnet

curl https://base-mainnet.chainnodes.org/YOUR-API-KEY \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash","params":["0xc529628a946ecf86acfaff0251aeae15ca2563c5aaf7b4872609b84f6f396c99"],"id":1}'

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Body

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x8c"
}

Common Use Cases

Block Explorers: Determine how many transactions to display or paginate when showing block details.
Transaction Analysis: Track transaction volume over time by collecting counts across multiple blocks.
Network Congestion Monitoring: Analyze how blocks are filling up on the Base chain to understand network utilization.
Historical Data Analysis: Compare transaction counts between different blocks to identify patterns or anomalies.

Base chain API Documentation by CHAINNODES is based on Reth node client. Contact us if you are interested in specific methods that are only available on geth, besu, Nethermind or Erigon

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