txcount

Definition and usage guidance for the growthepie txcount metric.

txcount measures transaction count for a covered chain. Use txcount when you want to compare how many transactions a chain processed over time or across chains.

Key Facts

• Canonical metric_id: txcount

• Canonical metric_key: txcount

• Unit: count

• Hourly detail available: yes

• Coverage: see master.json.metrics.txcount.supported_chains

• Common search synonyms: transaction count, daily transactions

Example Request

curl -s https://api.growthepie.com/v1/export/txcount.json

Example Response Excerpt

[
  {
    "metric_key": "txcount",
    "origin_key": "arbitrum",
    "date": "2021-05-29",
    "value": 9.0
  }
]

When To Use txcount

• Compare chain activity over time

• Rank chains by raw transaction volume

• Build a daily or hourly activity chart

When Not To Use txcount

• You need a user proxy instead of an activity count

• You need fee or cost information

Caveats

• txcount counts transactions, not unique users.

• txcount does not normalize for transaction complexity or gas usage.

Related Pages

• daa

• throughput