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# starknet\_getNonce - STRK

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

This method returns the nonce of an account contract at a given block. The nonce is required when building the account's next transaction.

## Parameters

| Parameter         | Type             | Required | Description                                |
| ----------------- | ---------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| block\_id         | object \| string | Yes      | {block\_number} or {block\_hash}, or a tag |
| contract\_address | string           | Yes      | The account contract to query              |

## Request

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}
{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
curl --location --request POST 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "starknet_getNonce",
    "params": ["latest", "0x07c57808b9cea7130c44aab2f8ca6147b04408943b48c6d8c3c83eb8cfdd8c0b"],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Axios" %}
{% code title="example.js" %}

```javascript
const axios = require('axios');

const response = await axios.post('https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/', {
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
    method: 'starknet_getNonce',
    params: ['latest', '0x07c57808b9cea7130c44aab2f8ca6147b04408943b48c6d8c3c83eb8cfdd8c0b'],
    id: 'getblock.io'
}, {
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
});

console.log(response.data.result);
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Request" %}
{% code title="example.py" %}

```python
import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/',
    headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
    json={
        'jsonrpc': '2.0',
        'method': 'starknet_getNonce',
        'params': ['latest', '0x07c57808b9cea7130c44aab2f8ca6147b04408943b48c6d8c3c83eb8cfdd8c0b'],
        'id': 'getblock.io'
    }
)

print(response.json())
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Rust" %}
{% code title="example.rs" %}

```rust
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": "starknet_getNonce",
            "params": ["latest", "0x07c57808b9cea7130c44aab2f8ca6147b04408943b48c6d8c3c83eb8cfdd8c0b"],
            "id": "getblock.io"
        }))
        .send()
        .await?
        .json::<Value>()
        .await?;

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

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Response

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": "0x2b"
}
```

## Response Parameters

| Parameter | Type   | Description                             |
| --------- | ------ | --------------------------------------- |
| jsonrpc   | string | JSON-RPC protocol version ("2.0")       |
| id        | string | Request identifier matching the request |
| result    | string | Current nonce of the account as a felt  |

## Use Cases

* **Nonce Management**: Read the nonce before signing the next transaction
* **Stuck Transaction Recovery**: Rebuild with the correct nonce
* **Account Activity**: Approximate how many transactions an account has sent
* **Wallet Backends**: Populate the nonce field in a transaction builder

## Error Handling

| Error                     | Message            | Description                                    |
| ------------------------- | ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------- |
| 20 / CONTRACT\_NOT\_FOUND | Contract not found | No account exists at the address at that block |
| 24 / BLOCK\_NOT\_FOUND    | Block not found    | No block matches the supplied block\_id        |