The eth_getBlockTransactionCountByNumber method returns the number of transactions in a block matching the given block number on the Optimism network. This lightweight method provides a quick way to check how many transactions are included in a specific block without fetching the entire block data, useful for statistics gathering, block analysis, and determining if a block is worth processing further.

Parameters

parameter	type	description
blockParameter	string (required)	Block number in hex or tag (latest, earliest, pending)

Return Object

The method returns the transaction count as a hexadecimal number.

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