eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber | Tempo

Tempo API method that returns the number of transactions in a block specified by block number.

Parameters

• blockNumber — the block number (hex) or tag (latest, earliest, pending)

Response

• result — the number of transactions in the block encoded as hexadecimal

eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber code examples

ethers.js

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

const getTransactionCount = async (blockNumber) => {
    const count = await provider.send("eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber", [blockNumber]);
    console.log(`Block ${blockNumber}: ${parseInt(count, 16)} transactions`);
  };

// Get transaction count for latest block
getTransactionCount("latest");

// Get transaction count for a specific block
getTransactionCount("0x564000");