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# sui\_getTotalTransactionBlocks - Sui

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

This method returns the total number of transactions known to the server on the SUI network. This cumulative count includes all transactions processed since genesis and provides a key metric for network activity and throughput analysis.

{% hint style="warning" %}
This method is deprecated
{% endhint %}

## Parameters

* None

## Returns

| Field  | Type   | Description                        |
| ------ | ------ | ---------------------------------- |
| result | string | Total number of transaction blocks |

## Request Example

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

```bash
curl -X POST https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/ \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "getblock.io",
  "method": "sui_getTotalTransactionBlocks",
  "params": []
}'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JavaScript (Axios)" %}

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

const url = 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/';

const payload = {
  jsonrpc: '2.0',
  id: 'getblock.io',
  method: 'sui_getTotalTransactionBlocks',
  params: []
};

axios.post(url, payload, {
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
})
.then(response => console.log(response.data))
.catch(error => console.error(error));
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```python
import requests
import json

url = "https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/"

payload = {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "method": "sui_getTotalTransactionBlocks",
    "params": []
}

response = requests.post(url, headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"}, json=payload)
print(response.json())
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Rust" %}

```rust
use reqwest::Client;
use serde_json::json;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = Client::new();
    
    let payload = json!({
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "id": "getblock.io",
        "method": "sui_getTotalTransactionBlocks",
        "params": []
    });

    let response = client
        .post("https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/")
        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
        .json(&payload)
        .send()
        .await?;

    let result: serde_json::Value = response.json().await?;
    println!("{:#?}", result);
    
    Ok(())
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Response Example

```json
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "getblock.io",
    "result": "4638299150"
}
```

## Response Parameters

| Parameter | Type   | Description                         |
| --------- | ------ | ----------------------------------- |
| result    | string | Total transaction count as a string |

## Use Cases

* Display network statistics in dashboards
* Calculate transaction throughput over time
* Monitor network growth and adoption
* Compare activity across epochs
* Build analytics and reporting tools

## Error Handling

| Error Code | Description                             |
| ---------- | --------------------------------------- |
| -32603     | Internal error - node processing issues |
| -32000     | Server error - RPC endpoint unavailable |

## SDK Integration

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Sui TypeScript SDK" %}

```typescript
import { SuiClient } from '@mysten/sui/client';

const client = new SuiClient({ url: 'https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/' });

const totalTx = await client.getTotalTransactionBlocks();

console.log(totalTx);
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Sui Rust SDK" %}

```rust
use sui_sdk::SuiClientBuilder;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
    let sui = SuiClientBuilder::default()
        .build("https://shared.eu-central-1.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/")
        .await?;
    
    let total = sui.read_api().get_total_transaction_blocks().await?;
    
    println!("{}", total);
    Ok(())
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}