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Sending Transactions

Use this endpoint to send a single transaction faster than the p2p network using the BDN.

REQUEST

Method: blxr_tx

Parameters

Parameter
Description
Instructions & Notes
transaction
Raw transactions bytes without 0x prefix.
Mandatory. Learn more about constructing the transaction here.
blockchain_network
Blockchain network name.
Optional. Default: Mainnet
Available options are: Mainnet for ETH Mainnet, BSC-Mainnet, and Polygon-Mainnet
*Use with Cloud-API when working with BSC.
validators_only
Used for sending semi-private transactions on all networks.
Available only with Cloud-API
Optional.
Default: False. See Semi-Private Transaction section for more info.
next_validator
Used for sending semi-private transactions on BSC & Polygon.
Available only with Cloud-API
Optional.
Default: False. See Semi-Private Transaction section for more info.
fall_back
The duration of time (in ms) that your transaction will be delayed before propagation by the BDN as a normal transaction
Available only when using next_validator
Default: 0
If the value is 0, the transaction will never be propagated by the BDN as a normal transaction.
node_validation
Transaction is sent to the blockchain node for validation, and the Gateway returns any error message received in response.
Available only with Gateway API
Optional
Default: False

Cloud-API

  • The WebSocket endpoint for sending transactions is wss://api.blxrbdn.com/ws . All users sending transactions via a WebSocket connection should use this endpoint.
  • See Cloud-API IPs to work directly with IP ( wss://<IP>/ws)
  • The HTTPS POST endpoint is https://api.blxrbdn.com .
Sending transactions via WebSocket instead of HTTPS can lead to a latency improvement of up to 10ms.
Examples
wscat WS
Node.js WS
Python WS
golang WS
HTTPS POST
# ETH Example
wscat -c wss://api.blxrbdn.com/ws --header "Authorization: <YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER>"
> {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "blxr_tx", "params":
{"transaction": "f86b0184...e0b58219"}}
< ......
# BSC Example
wscat -c wss://api.blxrbdn.com/ws --header "Authorization: <YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER>"
> {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "blxr_tx", "params":
{"transaction": "f86b0184...e0b58219",
"blockchain_network": "BSC-Mainnet"}}
< ....
const WebSocket = require('ws');
const ws = new WebSocket(
"wss://api.blxrbdn.com/ws",
{
headers: {
"Authorization" : <YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER>
},
rejectUnauthorized: false,
}
);
function proceed() {
// ETH Example
ws.send(`{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "blxr_tx", "params": {"transaction": "f86b0184...e0b58219"}}`);
// BSC Example
// ws.send(`{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "blxr_tx", "params": {"transaction": "f86b0184...e0b58219", "blockchain_network": "BSC-Mainnet"}}`);
//
// or use a variable for the transaction string:
// rawTx = "f86b0184...e0b58219";
// ws.send(`{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "blxr_tx", "params": {"transaction": "${rawTx}"}}`);
}
function handle(response) {
console.log(response.toString()); // or process it generally
}
ws.on('open', proceed);
ws.on('message', handle);
# Python 3.7 or higher required due to the use of asyncio.run()
import asyncio, json, ssl
from websocket import create_connection
async def main():
try:
ws = create_connection('wss://api.blxrbdn.com/ws',
header=["Authorization:{}".format("YOUR_AUTHORIZATION_HEADER")],
sslopt={"cert_reqs": ssl.CERT_NONE})
# ETH Example
request = json.dumps({"id": 1, "method": "blxr_tx", "params": {"transaction": "f86b0184...e0b58219"}})
# BSC Example
request = json.dumps({"id": 1, "method": "blxr_tx", "params": {"transaction": "f86b0184...e0b58219", "blockchain_network": "BSC-Mainnet"}})
ws.send(str(request))
while True:
response = json.loads(ws.recv())
print(response) # or process it generally
except Exception as e:
print(f'Connection failed, Reason: {e}')
if __name__ == '__main__':
asyncio.run(main()
package main
import (
"crypto/tls"
"fmt"
"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
"net/http"
)
func main() {
tlsConfig := &tls.Config{
InsecureSkipVerify: true,
}
dialer := websocket.DefaultDialer
dialer.TLSClientConfig = tlsConfig
wsSubscriber, _, err := dialer.Dial("wss://api.blxrbdn.com/ws", http.Header{"Authorization": []string{<YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER>}})
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
// ETH Example
request := `{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "blxr_tx", "params": {"transaction": "f86b0184...e0b58219"}}`
// BSC Example
// request := `{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "blxr_tx", "params": {"transaction": "f86b0184...e0b58219", "blockchain_network": "BSC-Mainnet"}}`
err = wsSubscriber.WriteMessage(websocket.TextMessage, []byte(request))
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
_, response, err := wsSubscriber.ReadMessage()
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
}
fmt.Println(string(response)) // or process it generally
}
# ETH Example
curl https://api.blxrbdn.com \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: <YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER>" \
-d '{"method": "blxr_tx", "id": "1", "params": {"transaction": "f86b0184...e0b58219"}}'
# BSC Example
curl https://api.blxrbdn.com \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: <YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER>" \
-d '{"method": "blxr_tx", "id": "1", "params": {"transaction": "f86b0184...e0b58219",
"blockchain_network": "BSC-Mainnet"}}'

Gateway-API:

  • Gateway WebSocket endpoint: ws://127.0.0.1:28333/ws
  • We assume the WebSocket port 28333.
  • Please check Authorization Headers examples to reconstruct the header.

Examples

wscat
Node.js
Python
golang
# ETH Example
wscat -c ws://127.0.0.1:28333/ws --header "Authorization: <YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER>"
> {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "blxr_tx", "params":
{"transaction": "f86b0184...e0b58219"}}
< ......
# BSC Example
wscat -c ws://127.0.0.1:28333/ws --header "Authorization: <YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER>"
> {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "blxr_tx", "params":
{"transaction": "f86b0184...e0b58219",
"blockchain_network": "BSC-Mainnet"}}
< ......
const WebSocket = require('ws');
const ws = new WebSocket(
"ws://127.0.0.1:28333/ws",
{
headers: {
"Authorization" : <YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER>
},
rejectUnauthorized: false,
}
);
function proceed() {
// ETH Example
ws.send(`{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "blxr_tx", "params": {"transaction": "f86b0184...e0b58219"}}`);
// BSC Example
// ws.send(`{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "blxr_tx", "params": {"transaction": "f86b0184...e0b58219", "blockchain_network": "BSC-Mainnet"}}`);
//
// or use a variable for the transaction string:
// rawTx = "f86b0184...e0b58219";
// ws.send(`{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "blxr_tx", "params": {"transaction": "${rawTx}"}}`);
}
function handle(response) {
console.log(response.toString()); // or process it generally
}
ws.on('open', proceed);
ws.on('message', handle);
# Python 3.7 or higher required due to the use of asyncio.run()
import asyncio, json, ssl
from websocket import create_connection
async def main():
try:
ws = create_connection('ws://127.0.0.1:28333/ws',
header=["Authorization:{}".format("YOUR_AUTHORIZATION_HEADER")],
sslopt={"cert_reqs": ssl.CERT_NONE})
# ETH Example
request = json.dumps({"id": 1, "method": "blxr_tx", "params": {"transaction": "f86b0184...e0b58219"}})
# BSC Example
request = json.dumps({"id": 1, "method": "blxr_tx", "params": {"transaction": "f86b0184...e0b58219", "blockchain_network": "BSC-Mainnet"}})
ws.send(str(request))
while True:
response = json.loads(ws.recv())
print(response) # or process it generally
except Exception as e:
print(f'Connection failed, Reason: {e}')
package main
import (
"crypto/tls"
"fmt"
"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
"net/http"
)
func main() {
tlsConfig := &tls.Config{
InsecureSkipVerify: true,
}
dialer := websocket.DefaultDialer
dialer.TLSClientConfig = tlsConfig
wsSubscriber, _, err := dialer.Dial("ws://127.0.0.1:28333/ws", http.Header{"Authorization": []string{<YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER>}})
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
// ETH Example
request := `{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "blxr_tx", "params": {"transaction": "f86b0184...e0b58219"}}`
// BSC Example
// request := `{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "blxr_tx", "params": {"transaction": "f86b0184...e0b58219", "blockchain_network": "BSC-Mainnet"}}`
err = wsSubscriber.WriteMessage(websocket.TextMessage, []byte(request))
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
_, response, err := wsSubscriber.ReadMessage()
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
}
fmt.Println(string(response)) // or process it generally
}

RESPONSE

Result Fields

Result Field
Description
tx_hash
Transaction hash

Examples

Response
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": "1",
"result": {
"tx_hash": "ffd59870844e5...bfa54a69"
}
}

Example - gRPC

Gateway-API
package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
pb "github.com/bloXroute-Labs/bxgateway-private-go/bxgateway/v2/protobuf"
"google.golang.org/grpc"
"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
"time"
)
func main() {
// gRPC server default values
gatewayHostIP := "127.0.0.1"
gatewayGRPCPort := 5001
// Open gRPC connection to Gateway.
conn, _ := grpc.Dial(
fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v", gatewayHostIP, gatewayGRPCPort),
grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
)
// Use the Gateway client connection interface.
client := pb.NewGatewayClient(conn)
// create context and defer cancel of context
callContext, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 24*time.Hour)
defer cancel()
// send tx
reply, err := client.BlxrTx(callContext, &pb.BlxrTxRequest{AuthHeader: "<YOUR-AUTHORIZATION-HEADER>", Transaction: "f86b0184...e0b58219"})
if err != nil {
print(err)
return
}
txHash := reply.TxHash
print(txHash) // or process it generally
}

NOTES

All Users

Sending Transactions to the Cloud-API or Gateway-API requires you to register an account on the bloXroute portal. During the registration process, a certificate, private key, and secret hash will be generated for your account. The certificate and key will be used to authenticate your account.
The bloXroute best practice is for users to send transactions to both the Gateway-API and to their blockchain node. You should send transactions in parallel to the Gateway and to your blockchain node as a backup.
Users should not send transactions to the transactions streams WebSocket endpoint wss://<REGION>.<NETWORK>.blxrbdn.com/ws(e.g.wss://virginia.eth.blxrbdn.com/ws) which is for streaming only and doesn't support sending transactions.