When building a crypto application, it’s not enough to simply send and receive transactions. You also need to track them in real time and verify their details to ensure accuracy and trust. This is especially true for payment services, wallets, and explorers, where users expect instant updates and reliable confirmations.

In this article, we’ll look at how to track and verify transactions on the eCash (XEC) blockchain using NOWNodes.

Why eCash

eCash (XEC) is designed for fast, low-cost payments. It is based on Bitcoin’s architecture but optimized for scalability and microtransactions. For developers who need efficiency in payments, eCash provides speed and reliability.

With NOWNodes, developers get instant RPC access to eCash through a simple API key, making it easy to build without managing infrastructure.

Connecting to eCash with NOWNodes

To get started:

1. Sign up at NOWNodes and copy your API key from the dashboard.
2. Use the RPC endpoint:

https://xec-blockbook.nownodes.io/api/

3. Make requests to track blocks and transactions.

Get Specific Transaction Details

One of the most common needs is to fetch the details of a specific transaction by its hash. This is useful for confirming payments, tracking outputs, or showing users the status of their transactions.

With NOWNodes, you can do this using the Get specific transaction details method:

GET /api/v2/tx-specific/{txid} HTTP/1.1
Host: xec-blockbook.nownodes.io
api-key: YOUR_API_KEY
Accept: */*

This method returns the fully decoded transaction data associated with a given transaction ID. For more supported methods, you should check the NOWNodes eCash documentation.

Conclusion

eCash is fast, scalable, and well-suited for payments. To unlock its full potential, developers need reliable ways to monitor transactions and retrieve specific details.

With NOWNodes, you can easily fetch transaction data, track confirmations and more! All it takes is a simple API key.

Start building today with eCash RPC by NOWNodes.