# gettxoutsetinfo

Returns statistics about the unspent transaction output set. Note this call may take some time.

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

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## **Reference:** [Here](https://developer.bitcoin.org/reference/rpc/gettxoutsetinfo.html)

## **Parameters**

**`hash_type`** - string, optional, default=hash\_serialized\_2

Which UTXO set hash should be calculated. Options: ‘hash\_serialized\_2’ (the legacy algorithm), ‘none’.

## Returns

```json
{                                 (json object)
  "height" : n,                   (numeric) The current block height (index)
  "bestblock" : "hex",            (string) The hash of the block at the tip of the chain
  "transactions" : n,             (numeric) The number of transactions with unspent outputs
  "txouts" : n,                   (numeric) The number of unspent transaction outputs
  "bogosize" : n,                 (numeric) A meaningless metric for UTXO set size
  "hash_serialized_2" : "hex",    (string) The serialized hash (only present if 'hash_serialized_2' hash_type is chosen)
  "disk_size" : n,                (numeric) The estimated size of the chainstate on disk
  "total_amount" : n              (numeric) The total amount
}
```

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

```bash
curl https://mainnet.bitcoin.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE> \
 -X POST \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{
	"jsonrpc": "1.0",
	"id": "curltest",
	"method": "gettxoutsetinfo",
	"params": []
}'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="testnet" %}

```bash
curl https://testnet.bitcoin.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE> \
 -X POST \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{
	"jsonrpc": "1.0",
	"id": "curltest",
	"method": "gettxoutsetinfo",
	"params": []
}'
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}