eth_getTransactionByHash

Returns information about a transaction given its hash. Returns null for unknown transactions.

Parameters

Position	Name	Type	Description
1	transactionHash	string	The 32-byte transaction hash. Required.

Returns

result (object, or null if the transaction was not found):

Field	Type	Description
hash	string	32-byte transaction hash.
nonce	string	Number of transactions sent by the sender prior to this one (hex).
blockHash	string	32-byte hash of the block containing this transaction. null if pending.
blockNumber	string	Block number (hex). null if pending.
transactionIndex	string	Index position in the block (hex). null if pending.
from	string	20-byte sender address.
to	string	20-byte recipient address. null for contract deployments.
value	string	ETH value transferred in wei (hex).
gas	string	Gas provided by the sender (hex).
gasPrice	string	Gas price in wei. For EIP-1559 transactions, this is the effective gas price paid (hex).
maxFeePerGas	string	EIP-1559 maximum total fee per gas (hex). Present for type 0x2 transactions only.
maxPriorityFeePerGas	string	EIP-1559 maximum priority fee per gas (hex). Present for type 0x2 transactions only.
input	string	ABI-encoded call data. "0x" for plain ETH transfers.
type	string	Transaction type: "0x0" Legacy, "0x1" Access List, "0x2" EIP-1559, "0x7e" Deposit (L1→L2).
chainId	string	Chain ID the transaction is valid for. "0x2105" for Base Mainnet, "0x14a34" for Base Sepolia.
accessList	array	List of addresses and storage keys pre-declared by the transaction (EIP-2930). Present for type 0x1 and 0x2 transactions.
v	string	ECDSA recovery ID (hex).
r	string	32-byte ECDSA signature component r (hex).
s	string	32-byte ECDSA signature component s (hex).

Example

Request

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_getTransactionByHash",
  "params": ["0xb903239f8543d04b5dc1ba6579132b143087c68db1b2168786408fcbce568238"],
  "id": 1
}

Response

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "hash": "0xb903239f8543d04b5dc1ba6579132b143087c68db1b2168786408fcbce568238",
    "nonce": "0x1b",
    "blockHash": "0x3a4e8c5d7f2b1a6e9d0c4f8b3e7a2d5c8f1b4e7a0d3c6f9b2e5a8d1c4f7b0e3",
    "blockNumber": "0x12ced28",
    "transactionIndex": "0x0",
    "from": "0xd3CdA913deB6f4967b2Ef66ae97DE114a83bcc01",
    "to": "0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006",
    "value": "0x2c68af0bb14000",
    "gas": "0x5208",
    "gasPrice": "0x3b9aca00",
    "maxFeePerGas": "0x77359400",
    "maxPriorityFeePerGas": "0x3b9aca00",
    "input": "0x",
    "type": "0x2",
    "chainId": "0x2105",
    "accessList": [],
    "v": "0x1",
    "r": "0x1a2b3c4d5e6f7a8b9c0d1e2f3a4b5c6d7e8f9a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0f1a2b",
    "s": "0x2b3c4d5e6f7a8b9c0d1e2f3a4b5c6d7e8f9a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0f1a2b3c"
  }
}

When the node has not seen the transaction:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": null
}