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.

Parameters

None

Returns

Field

Type

Description

result

string

Total number of transaction blocks

Request Example

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

const axios = require('axios');

const url = 'https://go.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));

import requests
import json

url = "https://go.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())

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://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS-TOKEN>/")
        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
        .json(&payload)
        .send()
        .await?;

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

Response Example

{
    "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

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

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

const totalTx = await client.getTotalTransactionBlocks();

console.log(totalTx);

use sui_sdk::SuiClientBuilder;

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

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