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Introduction

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to retrieve detailed information about any blockchain transaction using its hash. This is essential for building transaction explorers, tracking payments, or verifying on-chain activity in your application. We’ll use the following Moralis API endpoint:

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Prerequisites

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Step 1: Set Up Your Project

Create a new directory for your project and initialize it: 
mkdir get-transaction && cd get-transaction
npm init -y

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Step 2: Create the Script

Create a file called index.js and add the following code: 
// index.js
const API_KEY = 'YOUR_API_KEY';
const TX_HASH = '0x5c504ed432cb51138bcf09aa5e8a410dd4a1e204ef84bfed1be16dfba1b22060';

async function getTransaction() {
  const response = await fetch(
    `https://deep-index.moralis.io/api/v2.2/transaction/${TX_HASH}?chain=eth`,
    {
      headers: {
        'X-API-Key': API_KEY,
      },
    }
  );

  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
}

getTransaction();
Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual Moralis API key.

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Step 3: Run the Script

Execute the script to fetch the transaction details: 
node index.js

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Example Response

{
  "hash": "0x5c504ed432cb51138bcf09aa5e8a410dd4a1e204ef84bfed1be16dfba1b22060",
  "nonce": "0",
  "transaction_index": "0",
  "from_address": "0xa1e4380a3b1f749673e270229993ee55f35663b4",
  "from_address_label": null,
  "to_address": "0x5df9b87991262f6ba471f09758cde1c0fc1de734",
  "to_address_label": null,
  "value": "31337000000000000",
  "gas": "21000",
  "gas_price": "20000000000",
  "input": "0x",
  "receipt_cumulative_gas_used": "21000",
  "receipt_gas_used": "21000",
  "receipt_status": "1",
  "block_timestamp": "2015-08-07T03:30:33.000Z",
  "block_number": "46147",
  "block_hash": "0x4e3a3754410177e6937ef1f84bba68ea139e8d1a2258c5f85db9f1cd715a1bdd",
  "transaction_fee": "0.00042"
}

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Understanding the Response

FieldDescription
hashThe transaction hash
from_addressThe sender’s wallet address
to_addressThe recipient’s wallet address
valueAmount transferred in wei
gasGas limit set for the transaction
gas_priceGas price in wei
receipt_statusTransaction status (1 = success, 0 = failed)
block_timestampWhen the transaction was mined
block_numberBlock number containing this transaction
transaction_feeTotal fee paid in native token

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