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# avm.getTx

Returns the specified transaction. The encoding parameter sets the format of the returned transaction. Can be either "hex" or "json". Defaults to "hex".

This method will use `10` [Compute Units](/nodeapi/about/billing).

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## Reference: [Here](https://build.avax.network/docs/rpcs/x-chain/chain/avm_getTx)

## **Parameters**

* `txID` - string - A specific transaction ID.
* `encoding` - string - The encoding parameter sets the format of the returned transaction. Can be, "cb58", "hex" or "json". Defaults to "cb58".

## Returns

* `tx` - object - The transaction object of the requested txID.
* `encoding` - string - The encoding format.

```json theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
// Result
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "tx": {
      "unsignedTx": {
        "networkID": 1,
        "blockchainID": "2oYMBNV4eNHyqk2fjjV5nVQLDbtmNJzq5s3qs3Lo6ftnC6FByM",
        "outputs": [
          {
            "assetID": "FvwEAhmxKfeiG8SnEvq42hc6whRyY3EFYAvebMqDNDGCgxN5Z",
            "fxID": "spdxUxVJQbX85MGxMHbKw1sHxMnSqJ3QBzDyDYEP3h6TLuxqQ",
            "output": {
              "addresses": ["X-avax126rd3w35xwkmj8670zvf7y5r8k36qa9z9803wm"],
              "amount": 1530084210,
              "locktime": 0,
              "threshold": 1
            }
          }
        ],
        "inputs": [],
        "memo": "0x",
        "sourceChain": "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY",
        "importedInputs": [
          {
            "txID": "28jfD1CViCz7CKawJBzmHCQRWtk6xwzcBjCVErH6dBo11JLvmw",
            "outputIndex": 0,
            "assetID": "FvwEAhmxKfeiG8SnEvq42hc6whRyY3EFYAvebMqDNDGCgxN5Z",
            "fxID": "spdxUxVJQbX85MGxMHbKw1sHxMnSqJ3QBzDyDYEP3h6TLuxqQ",
            "input": {
              "amount": 1531084210,
              "signatureIndices": [0]
            }
          }
        ]
      },
      "credentials": [
        {
          "fxID": "spdxUxVJQbX85MGxMHbKw1sHxMnSqJ3QBzDyDYEP3h6TLuxqQ",
          "credential": {
            "signatures": [
              "0x447ea3c6725add24e240b3179f9cc28ab5410c48f822d32d12459861ca816765297dbfe07e1957e3b470d39e6f56f10269dd7f8c4e108857db874b2c4ba1a22401"
            ]
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "encoding": "json"
  },
  "id": 1
}
```

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash title="mainnet" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  curl https://mainnet.avalanche.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>/ext/bc/X \
      -X POST \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
      "jsonrpc":"2.0",
      "id"     :1,
      "method" :"avm.getTx",
      "params" :{
          "txID":"KMcVWV1dJAuWQXfrJgNFFr9uPHqXELQNZoFWoosYVqQV5qGj5",
          "encoding": "json"
      }
  }'
  ```

  ```bash title="testnet" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  curl https://fuji.avalanche.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>/ext/bc/X \
      -X POST \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
      "jsonrpc":"2.0",
      "id"     :1,
      "method" :"avm.getTx",
      "params" :{
          "txID":"KMcVWV1dJAuWQXfrJgNFFr9uPHqXELQNZoFWoosYVqQV5qGj5",
          "encoding": "json"
      }
  }''
  ```
</CodeGroup>


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