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Transaction hash is invalid (invalid_transaction_hash) ​

HTTP 400Orion /v3 ProblemCode: invalid_transaction_hash
Type URI: https://orion.stellarchain.io/problems/invalid_transaction_hash

The transaction hash must be a 64-character lowercase hexadecimal SHA-256 digest.

How to Resolve invalid_transaction_hash

  1. Inspect the status (400), code (invalid_transaction_hash), and detail fields in the JSON response.
  2. For 400 validation errors (invalid_*), verify query parameters against the Endpoints Reference or Statistics Catalog (GET /v3/statistics).
  3. For 404 errors (*_not_found), confirm the resource exists on Stellar Pubnet.
  4. For 409, 429, 503, or 504 transient states, retry with exponential backoff.

Example Response & Client Handling ​

json
{
  "type": "https://orion.stellarchain.io/problems/invalid_transaction_hash",
  "title": "Transaction hash is invalid",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "Transaction hash is invalid",
  "code": "invalid_transaction_hash"
}
typescript
const res = await fetch('https://pubnet.stellarchain.io/v3/statistics');
if (!res.ok) {
  const problem = await res.json();
  if (problem.code === 'invalid_transaction_hash') {
    console.error('Orion /v3 Problem [invalid_transaction_hash]:', problem.detail);
  }
}
bash
curl -i -s "https://pubnet.stellarchain.io/v3/statistics" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

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