gettxout

gettxout “txid” n ( include_mempool )

Returns details about an unspent transaction output.

Arguments:

txid (string, required) The transaction id
n (numeric, required) vout number
include_mempool (boolean, optional, default=true) Whether to include the mempool. Note that an unspent output that is spent in the mempool won’t appear.

Result (If the UTXO was not found): null (json null)

Result (Otherwise): { (json object) “bestblock” : “hex”, (string) The hash of the block at the tip of the chain “confirmations” : n, (numeric) The number of confirmations “value” : n, (numeric) The transaction value in BTC “scriptPubKey” : { (json object) “asm” : “str”, (string) “hex” : “hex”, (string) “reqSigs” : n, (numeric, optional) (DEPRECATED, returned only if config option -deprecatedrpc=addresses is passed) Number of required signatures “type” : “str”, (string) The type, eg pubkeyhash “address” : “str”, (string, optional) bitcoin address (only if a well-defined address exists) “addresses” : [ (json array, optional) (DEPRECATED, returned only if config option -deprecatedrpc=addresses is passed) Array of bitcoin addresses “str”, (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/