author_pendingExtrinsics - Asset Hub RPC Method
Get pending transactions on Asset Hub. Monitor mempool activity.
Returns all pending extrinsics in the transaction pool on Asset Hub.
Use Cases
- Mempool monitoring - Track pending transactions
- Transaction status - Check if your transaction is pending for native stablecoin transfers (USDC, USDT), DOT staking and governance, and cross-chain asset management via XCM
- Pool analysis - Monitor network activity
Request Parameters
This method accepts no parameters.
Response Body
Code Examples
curl https://api-asset-hub-polkadot.n.dwellir.com/<YOUR_API_KEY>/YOUR_API_KEY \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "author_pendingExtrinsics",
"params": [],
"id": 1
}'import { ApiPromise, WsProvider } from '@polkadot/api';
const provider = new WsProvider('wss://api-asset-hub-polkadot.n.dwellir.com/YOUR_API_KEY');
const api = await ApiPromise.create({ provider });
const pending = await api.rpc.author.pendingExtrinsics();
console.log('Pending extrinsics:', pending.length);
pending.forEach((ext, idx) => {
console.log(`${idx}: ${ext.method.section}.${ext.method.method}`);
});
await api.disconnect();Related Methods
author_submitExtrinsic- Submit transaction