ExtrinsicCount

Storage Plain v101 → current

Total extrinsics count for the current block .

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The Big Picture

Available during block execution. Cleared after block is finalized.

Use Cases

Monitor block fullness
Calculate extrinsic indices

From Chain Metadata

Total extrinsics count for the current block.

Purpose & Usage

Purpose

Track how many transactions are in the current block.

Common Query Patterns

Single value query during block execution

Stored Value

u32

value (u32)

Code Examples

import { ApiPromise, WsProvider } from "@polkadot/api";
import { stringCamelCase } from "@polkadot/util";

const provider = new WsProvider("wss://entrypoint-finney.opentensor.ai:443");
const api = await ApiPromise.create({ provider });

// Query ExtrinsicCount storage (no keys - plain value)
const result = await api.query
  [stringCamelCase("System")]
  [stringCamelCase("ExtrinsicCount")]();
console.log("ExtrinsicCount:", result.toHuman());

Runtime Info

Pallet: System
Storage Kind: Plain
First Version: v101
Current Version: v393

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