eth_getTransactionByHash - GIWA

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

This method returns the transaction identified by its 32-byte hash, including its block placement once mined. It is the primary way to look up a specific transaction on GIWA.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
transactionHash	string	Yes	32-byte transaction hash

Request

cURL

curl --location --request POST 'https://shared.ap-southeast-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getTransactionByHash",
    "params": ["0x3c8a1f5b2d9e4076c1a8b3d5e7f9021436587a9cbdef012345678abcdef901234"],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

Axios

example.js

const axios = require('axios');

const response = await axios.post('https://shared.ap-southeast-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/', {
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
    method: 'eth_getTransactionByHash',
    params: ['0x3c8a1f5b2d9e4076c1a8b3d5e7f9021436587a9cbdef012345678abcdef901234'],
    id: 'getblock.io'
}, {
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
});

console.log(response.data.result);

Request

example.py

import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://shared.ap-southeast-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/',
    headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
    json={
        'jsonrpc': '2.0',
        'method': 'eth_getTransactionByHash',
        'params': ['0x3c8a1f5b2d9e4076c1a8b3d5e7f9021436587a9cbdef012345678abcdef901234'],
        'id': 'getblock.io'
    }
)

print(response.json())

Rust

example.rs

use reqwest::Client;
use serde_json::{json, Value};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = Client::new();

    let response = client
        .post("https://shared.ap-southeast-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/")
        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
        .json(&json!({
            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
            "method": "eth_getTransactionByHash",
            "params": ["0x3c8a1f5b2d9e4076c1a8b3d5e7f9021436587a9cbdef012345678abcdef901234"],
            "id": "getblock.io"
        }))
        .send()
        .await?
        .json::<Value>()
        .await?;

    println!("Result: {}", response["result"]);
    Ok(())
}

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": {
        "hash": "0x3c8a1f5b2d9e4076c1a8b3d5e7f9021436587a9cbdef012345678abcdef901234",
        "blockHash": "0x9f2b4c1d7e3a6084b5c9d0e1f2a3b4c5d6e7f8091a2b3c4d5e6f708192a3b4c5d",
        "blockNumber": "0x14b8a10",
        "from": "0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045",
        "to": "0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000006",
        "value": "0x0",
        "gas": "0x186a0",
        "type": "0x2",
        "nonce": "0x2a"
    }
}

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
jsonrpc	string	JSON-RPC protocol version ("2.0")
id	string	Request identifier matching the request
result	object	Transaction object, or null if unknown/not yet propagated

Use Cases

• Transaction Lookup: Fetch full details of a transaction by hash

• Confirmation Tracking: Read blockNumber to know when a transaction was mined

• Wallet History: Populate a transaction detail view

• Type Detection: Read the type field to distinguish legacy, 1559, and deposit transactions

Error Handling

Error Code	Message	Description
-32602	Invalid params	Malformed transaction hash
-32603	Internal error	The node failed to read the transaction

Web3 Integration

Ethers.js

ethers-example.js

import { ethers } from 'ethers';

const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider('https://shared.ap-southeast-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/');

const tx = await provider.getTransaction('0x3c8a1f5b2d9e4076c1a8b3d5e7f9021436587a9cbdef012345678abcdef901234');

Viem

viem-example.js

import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem';

const client = createPublicClient({
  transport: http('https://shared.ap-southeast-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/')
});

const tx = await client.getTransaction({ hash: '0x3c8a1f5b2d9e4076c1a8b3d5e7f9021436587a9cbdef012345678abcdef901234' });