eth_getTransactionByHash - Sonic

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 information about a transaction identified by its hash, including its sender, recipient, value, and inclusion data.

Parameters

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

Request

cURL

curl --location --request POST 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getTransactionByHash",
    "params": ["0x4a7b0c3d6e9f2a5b8c1d4e7f0a3b6c9d2e5f8a1b4c7d0e3f6a9b2c5d8e1f4a7b"],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

Axios

example.js

const axios = require('axios');

const response = await axios.post('https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/', {
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
    method: 'eth_getTransactionByHash',
    params: ["0x4a7b0c3d6e9f2a5b8c1d4e7f0a3b6c9d2e5f8a1b4c7d0e3f6a9b2c5d8e1f4a7b"],
    id: 'getblock.io'
}, {
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
});

console.log(response.data.result);

Request

example.py

import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/',
    headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
    json={
        'jsonrpc': '2.0',
        'method': 'eth_getTransactionByHash',
        'params': ["0x4a7b0c3d6e9f2a5b8c1d4e7f0a3b6c9d2e5f8a1b4c7d0e3f6a9b2c5d8e1f4a7b"],
        '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.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/")
        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
        .json(&json!({
            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
            "method": "eth_getTransactionByHash",
            "params": ["0x4a7b0c3d6e9f2a5b8c1d4e7f0a3b6c9d2e5f8a1b4c7d0e3f6a9b2c5d8e1f4a7b"],
            "id": "getblock.io"
        }))
        .send()
        .await?
        .json::<Value>()
        .await?;

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

Response

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": {
        "hash": "0x4a7b0c3d6e9f2a5b8c1d4e7f0a3b6c9d2e5f8a1b4c7d0e3f6a9b2c5d8e1f4a7b",
        "blockHash": "0x8e3f5b2a9c1d4e7f0a6b3c8d5e2f9a1b4c7d0e3f6a9b2c5d8e1f4a7b0c3d6e9f",
        "blockNumber": "0x1e8480",
        "transactionIndex": "0x0",
        "from": "0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045",
        "to": "0x039e2fB66102314Ce7b64Ce5Ce3E5183bc94aD38",
        "value": "0xde0b6b3a7640000",
        "gas": "0x5208",
        "gasPrice": "0x3b9aca00",
        "nonce": "0x2a",
        "input": "0x",
        "type": "0x2",
        "chainId": "0x92"
    }
}

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 not found

Result Object

Field	Type	Description
hash	string	Transaction hash
blockNumber	string	Block number of inclusion, or null if pending
from	string	Sender address
to	string	Recipient address, or null for contract creation
value	string	Value transferred in wei
nonce	string	Sender nonce for the transaction

Use Cases

• Transaction Views: Display a transaction's details in a wallet or explorer

• Status Tracking: Check whether a transaction has been included in a block

• Value Reads: Read the amount and recipient of a transfer

• Debugging: Inspect a transaction's input data and parameters

Error Handling

Error Code	Message	Description
-32602	Invalid params	The transaction hash is not a valid 32-byte hex string
-32603	Internal error	The node failed to read the transaction

Web3 Integration

Ethers.js

ethers-example.js

const { ethers } = require('ethers');

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

const tx = await provider.getTransaction('0x4a7b0c3d6e9f2a5b8c1d4e7f0a3b6c9d2e5f8a1b4c7d0e3f6a9b2c5d8e1f4a7b');
console.log(tx);

Viem

viem-example.js

import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem';
import { sonic } from 'viem/chains';

const client = createPublicClient({ chain: sonic, transport: http('https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/') });

const tx = await client.getTransaction({ hash: '0x4a7b0c3d6e9f2a5b8c1d4e7f0a3b6c9d2e5f8a1b4c7d0e3f6a9b2c5d8e1f4a7b' });
console.log(tx);