# getTransactions - Stellar

This method returns a list of transactions from the Stellar network within a specified ledger range.

### Parameters

| Parameter   | Type    | Description                   |
| ----------- | ------- | ----------------------------- |
| startLedger | integer | The first ledger to include   |
| pagination  | object  | (optional) Pagination options |

Pagination Object:

| Field  | Type    | Description                              |
| ------ | ------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| cursor | string  | Cursor for pagination                    |
| limit  | integer | Maximum number of transactions to return |

### Request examples

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="curl" %}

```bash
curl --location --request POST 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "getTransactions",
    "params": {
        "startLedger": 2539600,
        "pagination": {
            "limit": 10
        }
    },
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'
```

{% endtab %}

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

```javascript
import axios from 'axios';

const data = JSON.stringify({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "getTransactions",
    "params": {
        "startLedger": 2539600,
        "pagination": {
            "limit": 10
        }
    },
    "id": "getblock.io"
});

const config = {
    method: 'post',
    url: 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/',
    headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    data: data
};

axios(config)
    .then(response => console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data)))
    .catch(error => console.log(error));
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

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

```python
import requests
import json

url = "https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/"

payload = json.dumps({
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "getTransactions",
    "params": {
        "startLedger": 2539600,
        "pagination": {
            "limit": 10
        }
    },
    "id": "getblock.io"
})

headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=payload)
print(response.text)
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

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

```rust
use reqwest::header;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
    
    let response = client
        .post("https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/")
        .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json")
        .body(r#"{
            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
            "method": "getTransactions",
            "params": {
                "startLedger": 2539600,
                "pagination": {
                    "limit": 10
                }
            },
            "id": "getblock.io"
        }"#)
        .send()
        .await?;
    
    println!("{}", response.text().await?);
    Ok(())
}
```

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

### Response

{% code title="response.json" %}

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": {
        "transactions": [
            {
                "status": "SUCCESS",
                "applicationOrder": 1,
                "feeBump": false,
                "envelopeXdr": "AAAAAgAAAAAg4dbAxs...",
                "resultXdr": "AAAAAAAAAGT...",
                "ledger": 2539600,
                "createdAt": "1700159048"
            }
        ],
        "latestLedger": 2553978,
        "latestLedgerCloseTime": "1700159337",
        "oldestLedger": 2536698,
        "oldestLedgerCloseTime": "1700072957",
        "cursor": "2539600-1"
    }
}
```

{% endcode %}

### Response Parameters

| Field        | Type    | Description                       |
| ------------ | ------- | --------------------------------- |
| transactions | array   | Array of transaction objects      |
| status       | string  | Transaction status                |
| ledger       | integer | Ledger sequence number            |
| envelopeXdr  | string  | Transaction envelope (base64 XDR) |
| resultXdr    | string  | Transaction result (base64 XDR)   |
| latestLedger | integer | Latest available ledger           |
| cursor       | string  | Cursor for pagination             |

### Use Case

The `getTransactions` method is essential for:

* Building block explorers
* Transaction history retrieval
* Network activity monitoring
* Data indexing services
* Analytics and reporting
* Historical analysis

### Error Handling

| Status Code | Error Message  | Cause                              |
| ----------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| 403         | Forbidden      | Missing or invalid ACCESS-TOKEN    |
| -32602      | Invalid params | Invalid ledger range or pagination |