# avax.getAtomicTxStatus

Get the status of an atomic transaction sent to the network.

This method will use `10` [Compute Units](/v1/about/billing.md).

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## Reference: [Here](https://docs.avax.network/reference/avalanchego/c-chain/api#avaxgetatomictxstatus)

## **Parameters**

* `txID` - string - The transaction ID in hex format.

## Returns

1. `status` is one of:

* *Accepted*: The transaction is (or will be) accepted by every node. Check the `blockHeight` property
* *Processing*: The transaction is being voted on by this node
* *Dropped*: The transaction was dropped by this node because it thought the transaction invalid
* *Unknown*: The transaction hasn’t been seen by this node

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2\. `blockHeight` - string, returned when status is *Accepted*

```json
// Result
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "status": "Accepted",
    "blockHeight": "1"
  }
}
```

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="mainnet" %}

```bash
curl https://mainnet.avalanche.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>/ext/bc/C/avax \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
    "jsonrpc":"2.0",
    "id"     :1,
    "method" :"avax.getAtomicTxStatus",
    "params" :{
        "txID":"2QouvFWUbjuySRxeX5xMbNCuAaKWfbk5FeEa2JmoF85RKLk2dD"
    }
}'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="testnet" %}

```bash
curl https://fuji.avalanche.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>/ext/bc/C/avax \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
    "jsonrpc":"2.0",
    "id"     :1,
    "method" :"avax.getAtomicTxStatus",
    ""params" :{
        "txID":"2QouvFWUbjuySRxeX5xMbNCuAaKWfbk5FeEa2JmoF85RKLk2dD"
    }
}'
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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