# Eth\_getTransactionCount

## Get transaction count (nonce) for address

> Sends a JSON-RPC request to retrieve the number of transactions (nonce) \
> sent from a given Ethereum address at a specified block. \
> Returns the nonce encoded in hexadecimal format.<br>

```json
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```