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[[exploring_and_decoding_transanctions]] [[exploring_and_decoding_transanctions]]
==== Exploring and Decoding Transactions ==== Exploring and Decoding Transactions
Commands: +getrawtransaction+, +decoderawtransaction+ ((("Bitcoin Core", "Bitcoin Core API", "exploring and decoding transactions")))((("transactions", "exploring with Bitcoin Core API")))Commands: +getrawtransaction+, +decoderawtransaction+
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Transaction IDs are not authoritative until a transaction has been confirmed. Absence of a transaction hash in the blockchain does not mean the transaction was not processed. This is known as "transaction malleability," because transaction hashes can be modified prior to confirmation in a block. After confirmation, the txid is immutable and authoritative. ((("transactions", "transaction IDs")))Transaction IDs are not authoritative until a transaction has been confirmed. Absence of a transaction hash in the blockchain does not mean the transaction was not processed. This is known as "transaction malleability," because transaction hashes can be modified prior to confirmation in a block. After confirmation, the txid is immutable and authoritative.
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The command +getrawtransaction+ returns a serialized transaction in hexadecimal notation. To decode that, we use the +decoderawtransaction+ command, passing the hex data as a parameter. You can copy the hex returned by +getrawtransaction+ and paste it as a parameter to +decoderawtransaction+: The command +getrawtransaction+ returns a serialized transaction in hexadecimal notation. To decode that, we use the +decoderawtransaction+ command, passing the hex data as a parameter. You can copy the hex returned by +getrawtransaction+ and paste it as a parameter to +decoderawtransaction+: