# Live: Get Extrinsic

Returns a decoded extrinsic selected by block height and its index within that block.

_Source: https://beta.taostats.io/docs/api-reference/rpc-live/get-live-blocks-height-extrinsics-index_

_Last reviewed: 2026-09-18_

```http
GET https://api.taostats.io/api/v1/live/blocks/{height}/extrinsics/{index}
```

Requires an API key in the `Authorization` header.

Returns a decoded extrinsic selected by block height and its index within that block.

## Try it

Try this request in the browser on the HTML version of this page, or use the code samples below.

### Code samples

**cURL**

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>" \
  "https://api.taostats.io/api/v1/live/blocks/{height}/extrinsics/{index}"
```

**JavaScript**

```js
const response = await fetch('https://api.taostats.io/api/v1/live/blocks/{height}/extrinsics/{index}', {
  headers: {
    Authorization: '<YOUR_API_KEY>',
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.taostats.io/api/v1/live/blocks/{height}/extrinsics/{index}",
    headers={"Authorization": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"},
)
data = response.json()
```

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `height` | path | `integer (int64)` | Yes |  |
| `index` | path | `string` | Yes |  |

## Responses

### `200` — Response

| Field | Type | Required |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `at` | `object` | Yes |
| `at.hash` | `string` | Yes |
| `at.height` | `string` | Yes |
| `extrinsic` | `object` | Yes |
| `extrinsic.args` | `object` | Yes |
| `extrinsic.era` | `object` | Yes |
| `extrinsic.events` | `array` | Yes |
| `extrinsic.events[].data` | `object` | Yes |
| `extrinsic.events[].method` | `object` | Yes |
| `extrinsic.hash` | `string` | Yes |
| `extrinsic.info` | `object` | Yes |
| `extrinsic.method` | `object` | Yes |
| `extrinsic.method.method` | `object` | Yes |
| `extrinsic.method.pallet` | `string` | Yes |
| `extrinsic.nonce` | `string, nullable` |  |
| `extrinsic.paysFee` | `boolean` | Yes |
| `extrinsic.signature` | `object, nullable` |  |
| `extrinsic.signature.signature` | `string` | Yes |
| `extrinsic.signature.signer` | `object` | Yes |
| `extrinsic.success` | `boolean` | Yes |
| `extrinsic.tip` | `string, nullable` |  |

**Example response**

```json
{}
```

Every request needs an `Authorization` header holding your API key — see [Getting started with the Taostats API](https://beta.taostats.io/docs/start-here/getting-started-with-taostats-api).