gettxout

blockchain

v0.17.0

gettxout "txid" n ( include_mempool )

Returns details about an unspent transaction output.

Arguments:
1. "txid" (string, required) The transaction id
2. "n" (numeric, required) vout number
3. "include_mempool" (boolean, optional) Whether to include the mempool. Default: true. Note that an unspent output that is spent in the mempool won't appear.

Result:
{
"bestblock": "hash", (string) The hash of the block at the tip of the chain
"confirmations" : n, (numeric) The number of confirmations
"value" : x.xxx, (numeric) The transaction value in " + CURRENCY_UNIT + "
"scriptPubKey" : { (json object)
"asm" : "code", (string)
"hex" : "hex", (string)
"reqSigs" : n, (numeric) Number of required signatures
"type" : "pubkeyhash", (string) The type, eg pubkeyhash
"addresses" : [ (array of string) array of bitcoin addresses
"address" (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/
Don't trust. Verify. Docs extracted from src/rpc/blockchain.cpp#L1002-L1038.