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# eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber

> Get the number of transactions in a block by block number

Defined in the [Ethereum JSON-RPC Specification](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/apis/json-rpc/)

<Info>
  Returns the number of transactions in a block by block number.
</Info>

## Parameters

<ParamField body="blockParameter" type="string" required>
  Integer block number, or the string "latest", "earliest" or "pending".
</ParamField>

## Returns

<ResponseField name="result" type="string">
  The number of transactions in this block as a hexadecimal string.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```json Latest Block theme={null}
  {
    "id": 1,
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber",
    "params": [
      "latest"
    ]
  }
  ```

  ```json Specific Block theme={null}
  {
    "id": 1,
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber",
    "params": [
      "0x1b4"
    ]
  }
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Success Response theme={null}
  {
    "id": 1,
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": "0xa"
  }
  ```

  ```json Empty Block theme={null}
  {
    "id": 1,
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "result": "0x0"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Error Handling

| Code   | Message                        | Description                               |
| ------ | ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------- |
| -32602 | Invalid block parameter        | The provided block parameter is invalid   |
| 4100   | Requested method not supported | The method is not supported by the wallet |

<Info>
  This method returns the count of transactions in a specific block identified by its number.
</Info>