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getrawtransaction

getrawtransaction "txid" ( verbose "blockhash" )

Return the raw transaction data.

By default this function only works for mempool transactions. When called with a blockhash argument, getrawtransaction will return the transaction if the specified block is available and the transaction is found in that block. When called without a blockhash argument, getrawtransaction will return the transaction if it is in the mempool, or if -txindex is enabled and the transaction is in a block in the blockchain.

Hint: Use gettransaction for wallet transactions.

If verbose is ‘true’, returns an Object with information about ‘txid’.

If verbose is ‘false’ or omitted, returns a string that is serialized, hex-encoded data for ‘txid’.

Argument #1 - txid

Type: string, required

The transaction id

Argument #2 - verbose

Type: boolean, optional, default=false

If false, return a string, otherwise return a json object

Argument #3 - blockhash

Type: string, optional

The block in which to look for the transaction

Result (if verbose is not set or set to false)

NameTypeDescription
strstringThe serialized, hex-encoded data for ‘txid’

Result (if verbose is set to true)

{                                    (json object)
"in_active_chain" : true|false, (boolean) Whether specified block is in the active chain or not (only present with explicit "blockhash" argument)
"hex" : "hex", (string) The serialized, hex-encoded data for 'txid'
"txid" : "hex", (string) The transaction id (same as provided)
"hash" : "hex", (string) The transaction hash (differs from txid for witness transactions)
"size" : n, (numeric) The serialized transaction size
"vsize" : n, (numeric) The virtual transaction size (differs from size for witness transactions)
"weight" : n, (numeric) The transaction's weight (between vsize*4-3 and vsize*4)
"version" : n, (numeric) The version
"locktime" : xxx, (numeric) The lock time
"vin" : [ (json array)
{ (json object)
"txid" : "hex", (string) The transaction id
"vout" : n, (numeric) The output number
"scriptSig" : { (json object) The script
"asm" : "str", (string) asm
"hex" : "hex" (string) hex
},
"sequence" : n, (numeric) The script sequence number
"txinwitness" : [ (json array)
"hex", (string) hex-encoded witness data (if any)
...
]
},
...
],
"vout" : [ (json array)
{ (json object)
"value" : n, (numeric) The value in BGL
"n" : n, (numeric) index
"scriptPubKey" : { (json object)
"asm" : "str", (string) the asm
"hex" : "str", (string) the hex
"reqSigs" : n, (numeric) The required sigs
"type" : "str", (string) The type, eg 'pubkeyhash'
"addresses" : [ (json array)
"str", (string) bitgesell address
...
]
}
},
...
],
"blockhash" : "hex", (string) the block hash
"confirmations" : n, (numeric) The confirmations
"blocktime" : xxx, (numeric) The block time expressed in UNIX epoch time
"time" : n (numeric) Same as "blocktime"
}

Example usage (with RPC call)

BGL-cli getrawtransaction "mytxid"
BGL-cli getrawtransaction "mytxid" true
curl --user myusername --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id": "curltest", "method": "getrawtransaction", "params": ["mytxid", true]}' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' http://127.0.0.1:8334/
BGL-cli getrawtransaction "mytxid" false "myblockhash"
 BGL-cli getrawtransaction "mytxid" true "myblockhash"