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gettxout

gettxout “txid” n ( include_mempool )

Returns details about an unspent transaction output.

Arguments:

  1. “txid” (string, required) The transaction id
  2. “n” (numeric, required) vout number
  3. “include_mempool” (boolean, optional) Whether to include the mempool. Default: true. Note that an unspent output that is spent in the mempool won’t appear.

Result: { “bestblock”: “hash”, (string) The hash of the block at the tip of the chain “confirmations” : n, (numeric) The number of confirmations “value” : x.xxx, (numeric) The transaction value in BTC “scriptPubKey” : { (json object) “asm” : “code”, (string) “hex” : “hex”, (string) “reqSigs” : n, (numeric) Number of required signatures “type” : “pubkeyhash”, (string) The type, eg pubkeyhash “addresses” : [ (array of string) array of bitcoin addresses “address” (string) bitcoin address ,… ] }, “coinbase” : true|false (boolean) Coinbase or not }

Examples:

Get unspent transactions

bitcoin-cli listunspent

View the details

bitcoin-cli gettxout “txid” 1

As a json rpc call

curl —user myusername —data-binary ’{“jsonrpc”: “1.0”, “id”:“curltest”, “method”: “gettxout”, “params”: [“txid”, 1] }’ -H ‘content-type: text/plain;’ http://127.0.0.1:8332/