gettxout - Dogecoin

Example code for the gettxout JSON-RPC method. Complete guide on how to use gettxout JSON-RPC in GetBlock Web3 documentation.

This method returns details about an unspent transaction output (UTXO).

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
txid	string	Yes	The transaction ID.
n	number	Yes	The vout index (output number).
includemempool	boolean	No	Whether to include mempool (default: true).

Request

cURL

curl --location --request POST 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "gettxout",
    "params": ["8e992e1512887da5e02fd52a1bd19d527ee54436934c215f0c23cf4ec04771e7", 0, true],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

Axios

Request

Rust

Response

response.json

{
    "result": {
        "bestblock": "24f64485ea05250ce75a73b3549afad05e078a7d8abd54e695a957dadee264fa",
        "confirmations": 1389,
        "value": 10000.00000000,
        "scriptPubKey": {
            "asm": "OP_DUP OP_HASH160 a5f4d12ce3685781b227c1f39548ddef429e9783 OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG",
            "hex": "76a914a5f4d12ce3685781b227c1f39548ddef429e978388ac",
            "reqSigs": 1,
            "type": "pubkeyhash",
            "addresses": [
                "DLGbK6mCjBT67r8wjJqCg8hkFiBYV5JquH"
            ]
        },
        "coinbase": true
    },
    "error": null,
    "id": "getblock.io"
}

Response Parameters

Field	Type	Description
bestblock	string	The hash of the block at the tip of the chain.
confirmations	number	Number of confirmations.
value	number	The value of the output in DOGE.
scriptPubKey	object	The script details.
coinbase	boolean	Whether this is a coinbase transaction output.

Use Case

The gettxout method is essential for:

• UTXO verification before spending

• Balance checking

• Transaction input validation

• Wallet UTXO management

• Double-spend detection

Error Handling

Error Code	Message	Cause
403	Forbidden	Missing or invalid ACCESS-TOKEN.