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Tempo API method that returns the number of transactions sent from an address (the nonce). This is used to set the correct nonce when sending transactions.

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Parameters

  • address — the address to get the transaction count for
  • blockParameter — the block number (hex) or tag (latest, earliest, pending)

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Response

  • result — the number of transactions sent from the address encoded as hexadecimal

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eth_getTransactionCount code examples

const Web3 = require("web3");
const NODE_URL = "CHAINSTACK_NODE_URL";
const web3 = new Web3(NODE_URL);

async function getNonce() {
  const nonce = await web3.eth.getTransactionCount("0x9729187D9E8Bbefa8295F39f5634cA454dd9d294");
  console.log(`Nonce: ${nonce}`);
}

getNonce()