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# eth\_getBlockTransactionCountByHash

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

#### **Parameters:**

**DATA , 32 Bytes** - Hash of a block.

#### **Returns:**

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

#### Example:

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```json
// Request
curl https://avalanche.blockpi.network/v1/rpc/your-rpc-key -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockTransactionCountByHash","params":["0x0172873f08f73fc2395c8f79f0f0fead61fadb648f169cf40fa86e8d3b00f7e4"],"id":1}'

// Result
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "0x2"
}
```

{% endcode %}