eth_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex
Returns information about a transaction by block number and transaction index position.
Ethereum specification · All supported methods
Parameters
Parameters are positional, in the order below.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Block | Block number or tag | Yes | Block reference for the request. |
Transaction index | Hexadecimal quantity | Yes | See the linked specification for field encoding. |
Return value
A transaction object, or null if the block or transaction position is not found.
Example
Replace <gateway-url> with your gateway base URL and <service-url> with the chain’s service path, such as service/ethereum.
sh
curl -X POST "<gateway-url>/<service-url>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"eth_getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex","params":["0x1442e","0x2"]}'Illustrative response; values depend on the selected network and request:
json
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"result": {
"blockHash": "0x510efccf44a192e6e34bcb439a1947e24b86244280762cbb006858c237093fda",
"blockNumber": "0x422",
"chainId": "0x7e2",
"from": "0xfe3b557e8fb62b89f4916b721be55ceb828dbd73",
"gas": "0x5208",
"gasPrice": "0x3b9aca00",
"hash": "0xa52be92809541220ee0aaaede6047d9a6c5d0cd96a517c854d944ee70a0ebb44",
"input": "0x",
"nonce": "0x1",
"to": "0x627306090abab3a6e1400e9345bc60c78a8bef57",
"transactionIndex": "0x0",
"value": "0x4e1003b28d9280000",
"v": "0xfe7",
"r": "0x84caf09aefbd5e539295acc67217563438a4efb224879b6855f56857fa2037d3",
"s": "0x5e863be3829812c81439f0ae9d8ecb832b531d651fb234c848d1bf45e62be8b9"
}
}Direct behavior
Requests for older chain data are automatically routed to providers with full chain history. This covers blocks, transactions, receipts, and logs independently of historical account state.
Requests using latest follow Direct’s reference-block rules. The selected reference is preserved during recovery; separate requests can see a newer reference.
For providers
Support the required recent chain-history service. Advertise full chain history only when all included method families and lookup indexes work back to genesis.
See provider qualification for checks and continued eligibility.