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# eth_getTransactionCount on Ethereum

> Call eth_getTransactionCount on Ethereum via GoldRush JSON-RPC. Returns the nonce (number of transactions sent) of an address. Endpoint, parameters, return values, and code examples.

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`eth_getTransactionCount` on **Ethereum**: Returns the nonce (number of transactions sent) of an address.

## Endpoint

```
https://rpc.goldrushdata.com/v1/eth-mainnet
```

Authenticate with `Authorization: Bearer <GOLDRUSH_API_KEY>`. See [authentication](/goldrush-json-rpc/authentication).

## Parameters

| Name       | Type              | Required | Description                      | Example                                        |
| ---------- | ----------------- | -------- | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| `address`  | `DATA, 20 bytes`  | yes      | Address to query.                | `"0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045"` |
| `blockTag` | `QUANTITY \| TAG` | yes      | Block number (hex) or block tag. | `"pending"`                                    |

## Returns

`QUANTITY`: Hex-encoded transaction count.

```json theme={null}
"0x4d2"
```

## Examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash curl theme={null}
  curl https://rpc.goldrushdata.com/v1/eth-mainnet \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOLDRUSH_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "id": 1,
      "method": "eth_getTransactionCount",
      "params": ["0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045", "pending"]
    }'
  ```

  ```typescript ethers v6 theme={null}
  import { ethers } from "ethers";

  const url = "https://rpc.goldrushdata.com/v1/eth-mainnet";
  const fetchReq = new ethers.FetchRequest(url);
  fetchReq.setHeader("Authorization", `Bearer ${process.env.GOLDRUSH_API_KEY}`);

  const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(fetchReq);
  const result = await provider.send("eth_getTransactionCount", ["0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045", "pending"]);
  console.log(result);
  ```

  ```typescript viem theme={null}
  import { createPublicClient, http } from "viem";

  const client = createPublicClient({
    transport: http("https://rpc.goldrushdata.com/v1/eth-mainnet", {
      fetchOptions: {
        headers: {
          Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.GOLDRUSH_API_KEY}`,
        },
      },
    }),
  });

  const result = await client.request({
    method: "eth_getTransactionCount",
    params: ["0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045", "pending"],
  });
  console.log(result);
  ```

  ```javascript web3.js theme={null}
  import { Web3 } from "web3";

  const provider = new Web3.providers.HttpProvider(
    "https://rpc.goldrushdata.com/v1/eth-mainnet",
    {
      headers: [
        { name: "Authorization", value: `Bearer ${process.env.GOLDRUSH_API_KEY}` },
      ],
    }
  );
  const web3 = new Web3(provider);

  const result = await web3.currentProvider.request({
    method: "eth_getTransactionCount",
    params: ["0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045", "pending"],
  });
  console.log(result);
  ```

  ```python web3.py theme={null}
  from os import environ
  from web3 import Web3

  w3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider(
      "https://rpc.goldrushdata.com/v1/eth-mainnet",
      request_kwargs={
          "headers": {
              "Authorization": f"Bearer {environ['GOLDRUSH_API_KEY']}",
          },
      },
  ))
  result = w3.manager.request_blocking("eth_getTransactionCount", ["0xd8da6bf26964af9d7eed9e03e53415d37aa96045", "pending"])
  print(result)
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Errors

Standard JSON-RPC errors: `-32600` invalid request, `-32601` method not found, `-32602` invalid params.

## Related Transactions info methods on Ethereum

* [`eth_getTransactionByHash` on Ethereum](/api-reference/json-rpc/ethereum/eth-gettransactionbyhash)
* [`eth_getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex` on Ethereum](/api-reference/json-rpc/ethereum/eth-gettransactionbyblockhashandindex)
* [`eth_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex` on Ethereum](/api-reference/json-rpc/ethereum/eth-gettransactionbyblocknumberandindex)
* [`eth_getTransactionReceipt` on Ethereum](/api-reference/json-rpc/ethereum/eth-gettransactionreceipt)

## Also available on

* [`eth_getTransactionCount` on Polygon](/api-reference/json-rpc/polygon/eth-gettransactioncount)
* [`eth_getTransactionCount` on BNB Smart Chain (BSC)](/api-reference/json-rpc/bsc/eth-gettransactioncount)
* [`eth_getTransactionCount` on Arbitrum](/api-reference/json-rpc/arbitrum/eth-gettransactioncount)
* [`eth_getTransactionCount` on Base](/api-reference/json-rpc/base/eth-gettransactioncount)
* [`eth_getTransactionCount` on HyperEVM](/api-reference/json-rpc/hyperevm/eth-gettransactioncount)