# eth\_getBlockTransactionCountByHash

Returns the number of transactions in a block from a block matching the given block hash.

## **Parameters**

1. `DATA`, 32 Bytes - hash of a block

## Returns

`QUANTITY` - integer of the number of transactions in this block.

## Example

*NOTE:* In this example we are using public Ethereum endpoint. Ideally, for your own projects, you should use your own endpoint, which you can generate for free by connecting to your wallet [here](https://www.noderpc.xyz/).

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*NOTE:* `ethers` used below is a well-known web3 library, check it out [here](https://github.com/ethers-io/ethers.js/).

### Query

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```javascript
import { ethers } from 'ethers';

const provider =
  new ethers
    .providers
    .JsonRpcProvider("https://www.noderpc.xyz/rpc-mainnet/public")

provider.send('eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash', ["0x829df9bb801fc0494abf2f443423a49ffa32964554db71b098d332d87b70a48b"]).then((txCount) => {
  console.log(txCount);
});

```

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### Result

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```json
0x7b
```

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