getTransactionConfirmations #

Returns the number of blocks passed (confirmations) since the transaction was processed on a block.

Usage #

import { publicClient } from './client'

const transactionReceipt = await publicClient.getTransactionReceipt({ hash: '...' })
const confirmations = await publicClient.getTransactionConfirmations({  
  transactionReceipt
})
// 15n

import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'

export const publicClient = createPublicClient({
  chain: mainnet,
  transport: http()
})

You can also fetch confirmations by Transaction hash:

import { publicClient } from './client'

const confirmations = await publicClient.getTransactionConfirmations({  
  hash: '0x...'
})
// 15n

import { createPublicClient, http } from 'viem'
import { mainnet } from 'viem/chains'

export const publicClient = createPublicClient({
  chain: mainnet,
  transport: http()
})

Returns #

bigint

The number of blocks passed since the transaction was processed. If confirmations is 0, then the Transaction has not been confirmed & processed yet.

Parameters #

transactionReceipt #

• Type: TransactionReceipt

The transaction receipt.

const balance = await publicClient.getTransactionConfirmations({
  transactionReceipt: { ... }, 
})

hash #

• Type: Hash

The hash of the transaction.

const balance = await publicClient.getTransactionConfirmations({
  hash: '0x...'  
})

Example #

Check out the usage of getTransactionConfirmations in the live Fetching Transactions Example below.

JSON-RPC Method #

eth_getTransactionConfirmations