# getmempoolinfo

Returns details on the active state of the TX memory pool.

**Result**

```
{                            (json object)
  "loaded" : true|false,     (boolean) True if the mempool is fully loaded
  "size" : n,                (numeric) Current tx count
  "bytes" : n,               (numeric) Sum of all virtual transaction sizes as defined in BIP 141. Differs from actual serialized size because witness data is discounted
  "usage" : n,               (numeric) Total memory usage for the mempool
  "maxmempool" : n,          (numeric) Maximum memory usage for the mempool
  "mempoolminfee" : n,       (numeric) Minimum fee rate in BTC/kB for tx to be accepted. Is the maximum of minrelaytxfee and minimum mempool fee
  "minrelaytxfee" : n,       (numeric) Current minimum relay fee for transactions
  "unbroadcastcount" : n     (numeric) Current number of transactions that haven't passed initial broadcast yet
}
```

**Request**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Curl" %}

```bash
curl --location --request POST 'https://btc.api.watchdata.io/node/jsonrpc?api_key=your_api_key' \
--header 'x-api-key: your_api_key' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "1.0",
    "id": "curltest",
    "method": "getmempoolinfo",
    "params": []
}'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Postman" %}

```json
URL: https://btc.api.watchdata.io/node/jsonrpc?api_key=your_api_key
RequestType: POST
Body: 
{
    "jsonrpc": "1.0",
    "id": "curltest",
    "method": "getmempoolinfo",
    "params": []
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

**Response**

```json
{
    "loaded": true,
    "size": 5871,
    "bytes": 31646146,
    "usage": 89216496,
    "total_fee": 0.46723178,
    "maxmempool": 300000000,
    "mempoolminfee": 1e-05,
    "minrelaytxfee": 1e-05,
    "unbroadcastcount": 0
}
```


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.watchdata.io/blockchain-apis/bitcoin-api/blockchain-rpcs/getmempoolinfo.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.