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’.

Arguments:

1. txid (string, required) The transaction id
2. verbose (boolean, optional, default=false) If false, return a string, otherwise return a json object
3. blockhash (string, optional) The block in which to look for the transaction

Result (if verbose is not set or set to false): “str” (string) The 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 vsize4-3 and vsize4) “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 BTC “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) bitcoin 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” }

Examples:

bitcoin-cli getrawtransaction “mytxid” bitcoin-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://127.0.0.1:8332/ bitcoin-cli getrawtransaction “mytxid” false “myblockhash” bitcoin-cli getrawtransaction “mytxid” true “myblockhash”