# Send transaction

Sends new transaction.

This method will use `10` [Compute Units](https://docs.validationcloud.io/v1/about/billing).

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## **Reference:** [**Here**](https://github.com/trezor/blockbook/blob/master/docs/api.md#send-transaction)

```bash
POST /api/v2/sendtx/ (hex tx data in request body)  NB: the '/' symbol at the end is mandatory.
```

Note: Only the POST request of sendtx is currently supported by Validation Cloud, not the GET version.

## **Parameters**

**`hex tx data`** - string, required in request body.

## Returns

Successful response:

```bash
{
  "result": "7c3be24063f268aaa1ed81b64776798f56088757641a34fb156c4f51ed2e9d25"
}
```

Or in case of error:

```bash
{
  "error": {
    "message": "error message"
  }
}
```

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

```bash
curl https://mainnet.bitcoin.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>/api/v2/sendtx/ \
 -X POST \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json"
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="testnet" %}

```bash
curl https://testnet.bitcoin.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>/api/v2/sendtx/ \
 -X POST \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json"
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}