# Live: Get Node Transaction Pool

Returns pending transactions in the connected node's transaction pool.

_Source: https://beta.taostats.io/docs/api-reference/rpc-live/get-live-node-transaction-pool_

_Last reviewed: 2026-09-18_

```http
GET https://api.taostats.io/api/v1/live/node/transaction-pool
```

Requires an API key in the `Authorization` header.

Returns pending transactions in the connected node's transaction pool.

## 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/node/transaction-pool"
```

**JavaScript**

```js
const response = await fetch('https://api.taostats.io/api/v1/live/node/transaction-pool', {
  headers: {
    Authorization: '<YOUR_API_KEY>',
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.taostats.io/api/v1/live/node/transaction-pool",
    headers={"Authorization": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"},
)
data = response.json()
```

## Parameters

_No parameters._

## Responses

### `200` — Response

| Field | Type | Required |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `pool` | `array` | Yes |
| `pool[].encodedExtrinsic` | `string` | Yes |
| `pool[].hash` | `string` | Yes |
| `pool[].partialFee` | `string, nullable` |  |
| `pool[].priority` | `string, nullable` |  |
| `pool[].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).