fetchNonce

Looks up the next nonce for an address from a Stacks node.

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Usage

import { fetchNonce } from '@stacks/transactions';

const nonce = await fetchNonce({
  address: 'ST1PQHQKV0RJXZFY1DGX8MNSNYVE3VGZJSRTPGZGM',
  network: 'testnet',
});

console.log(nonce); // e.g. 42n

Notes

• Returns a bigint representing the next nonce for the address.
• The builder functions (makeSTXTokenTransfer, makeContractCall, etc.) call this automatically when nonce is not provided.
• Tries the Hiro API's /extended/v1/address/{address}/nonces endpoint first, then falls back to the core node's /v2/accounts/{address} endpoint.

Reference Link

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Signature

function fetchNonce(opts: {
  address: string;
} & NetworkClientParam): Promise<bigint>;

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Returns

Promise<bigint>

A promise that resolves to the next nonce for the address.

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Parameters

opts.address (required)

• Type: string

The Stacks address to look up the next nonce for.

opts.network (optional)

• Type: StacksNetworkName | StacksNetwork

The network to query. Defaults to 'mainnet'.

opts.client (optional)

• Type: NetworkClient

Custom client configuration for the API call.