RPC method

trace_transaction on PulseChain

Supported on SwiftNodes

Measured 2026-10-04 by our weekly probe, which calls trace_transaction through the same PulseChain endpoint customers use.

What trace_transaction does

Returns the Parity-style trace of one transaction: every internal call, creation and value transfer it caused. It is the usual tool for debugging a transaction after it has been mined.

trace_transaction on PulseChain: what we measured

  • Default PulseChain routing keeps state for roughly the last 1,000,000 blocks (about 118.6 days of PulseChain history). Tracing a transaction older than that needs historical state. Add &archive=1 to send the request to archive upstreams (paid plans).

Example request

curl -s https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/pulsechain?key=YOUR_API_KEY \
  -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"trace_transaction","params":["0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"]}'
import { createPublicClient, http } from "viem";

const client = createPublicClient({ transport: http("https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/pulsechain?key=YOUR_API_KEY") });

// Any JSON-RPC method, typed loosely: trace_transaction on PulseChain
const result = await client.request({
  method: "trace_transaction",
  params: ["0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"],
});

Other methods on PulseChain

trace_transaction on other chains

Support differs by chain; the full measured table is on the trace_transaction reference.

Frequently asked questions

Does PulseChain support trace_transaction?

Yes. trace_transaction answered correctly on the SwiftNodes PulseChain endpoint in our weekly method probe (2026-10-04), which sends real requests through the customer path.

Are there limits on trace_transaction on PulseChain?

Default PulseChain routing keeps state for roughly the last 1,000,000 blocks (about 118.6 days of PulseChain history). Tracing a transaction older than that needs historical state. Add &archive=1 to send the request to archive upstreams (paid plans).

PulseChain endpoints, live block height and WebSocket status are on the PulseChain RPC page.

One key covers every chain we serve, and SwiftNodes has a free tier.