# GET /tx/:txid/outspend/:vout

Returns the spending status of a transaction output.

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

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## **Parameters**

**`txid`**- transaction hash, required.

Example: `92e61d56a3d79fd6b2fc53d4577f51faa61485e0165eae746a6f3ded5b994655`

**`vout`**- transaction output, required.

Example: `0`

## Returns

Returns the spending status of a transaction output.

Available fields: spent (boolean), txid (optional), vin (optional) and status (optional, the status of the spending tx).

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```json
{
	"spent": false
}
```

{% endcode %}

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

```bash
curl https://mainnet.bitcoin.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY>/tx/92e61d56a3d79fd6b2fc53d4577f51faa61485e0165eae746a6f3ded5b994655/outspend/0 \
 -X GET
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="testnet" %}

```bash
curl https://testnet.bitcoin.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY>/tx/92e61d56a3d79fd6b2fc53d4577f51faa61485e0165eae746a6f3ded5b994655/outspend/0 \
 -X GET
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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```
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```

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