<p>Use can use command <code>getrawmempool</code> from bitcoin-qt console (or through JSON-RPC). This command shows all transactions, that are not confirmed yet. You can run this command every second, and save the time, when each transaction appears. After that you wait for blocks, and check when these transactions will be included in blocks. You can also use <code>-blocknotify=&lt;cmd&gt;</code> command-line option, to execute some external application, when new block appears.</p>

<p>Example:</p>

<pre><code>-&gt; getrawmempool
&lt;- 
￼[
"007077f621011fd63f13104e602d079120be93be97a4f78cb4f5f7e442894b38",
"00996e6ff49096ff1e2a39866717dcdc3ebd24a57b9f1d7c0681549fc231ffa2",
"00f66dc8026d3489c6db2b5a500338bdad76ce25b1eaba6b7449d324fd8d975c",
.....
"fed72f15d234148a1d0db1b3372e65688de907555d6843a5fe4a32f92cade522",
"ff23d3ee0970698659437f32a1270a05062db7bd92e1ce737ee81cc9d604fb7f",
"ff8b2f12547d7e102ef5788fba78405cca4d2609deb60d32cf4ccbb48d06d100"
]
</code></pre>

<p>If you need more info about specific tx:</p>

<pre><code>-&gt; getrawtransaction 007077f621011fd63f13104e602d079120be93be97a4f78cb4f5f7e442894b38
&lt;- 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
-&gt; decoderawtransaction 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
&lt;- {
"txid" : "007077f621011fd63f13104e602d079120be93be97a4f78cb4f5f7e442894b38",
"version" : 1,
"locktime" : 0,
"vin" : [{
    "txid" : "1ae188e3e8faa77a27e6a52087485efeb6a9fc9ec143cb4da8338c7f12a94f4c",
    "vout" : 1,
    "scriptSig" : { ... },
    "sequence" : 4294967295
}, {
    "txid" : "9e6339aafa0c5cf19aced3ad718174cb2ddcb5b616c0f1c2e500761514592760",
    "vout" : 0,
    "scriptSig" : { ... },
    "sequence" : 4294967295
}, {
    "txid" : "918f83cddb05b83c37d35d16d954d998fcf452cf93a4a1314eed9800c9770ae3",
    "vout" : 1,
    "scriptSig" : { ... },
    "sequence" : 4294967295
}],
"vout" : [{
    "value" : 0.03131114,
    "n" : 0,
    "scriptPubKey" : {
        "asm" : ...,
        "hex" : ...,
        "reqSigs" : 1,
        "type" : "pubkeyhash",
        "addresses" : ["1Hvvdri3r6iXzgtzdbt9uBmas8iprcmKyk"]
    }
}, {
    "value" : 0.01324172,
    "n" : 1,
    "scriptPubKey" : {
        "asm" : ...,
        "hex" : ...,
        "reqSigs" : 1,
        "type" : "pubkeyhash",
        "addresses" : ["1LZkPGswXmwZuHYi3Xt6uFRCsCgTa4WfCD"]
    }
}]}
</code></pre>

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<p>Blockchaininfo has data<a href="http://blockchain.info/charts/avg-confirmation-time" rel="nofollow">here</a> on the confirmation times for transactions. Unfortunately it is unclear how  they collect the data, nor if one could get similar data from say Namecoin.</p>

<p>I'd like to include that data in a research paper or collect similar data myself. However,  without their methodology, I cannot use their data or  nor can I duplicate the techniques.The trivially obvious solution of sending test transactions and measuring how long they take to be confirmed would seem to offer a rather incomplete picture.</p>

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I am curious about this question myself. In the context of eCommerce, I'm curious to know how long BitCoin takes to pay and settle (time to show up in payee's wallet). I read there ways to encourage quicker settlements if you pay for it in BitCoins. I would think that has to be part of the confirmation latency?
Sun
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People who downvote: Please add a comment explaining why you don't think it's a good question. That way the question can be improved!
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How to measure TX confirmation latency
imichaelmiers
# How to measure TX confirmation latency

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-07-29)

Blockchaininfo has data[here](http://blockchain.info/charts/avg-confirmation-time) on the confirmation times for transactions. Unfortunately it is unclear how they collect the data, nor if one could get similar data from say Namecoin.

I'd like to include that data in a research paper or collect similar data myself. However, without their methodology, I cannot use their data or nor can I duplicate the techniques.The trivially obvious solution of sending test transactions and measuring how long they take to be confirmed would seem to offer a rather incomplete picture.

**Tags:** confirmations

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: People who downvote: Please add a comment explaining why you don't think it's a good question. That way the question can be improved!  
> **username_1**: I am curious about this question myself. In the context of eCommerce, I'm curious to know how long BitCoin takes to pay and settle (time to show up in payee's wallet). I read there ways to encourage quicker settlements if you pay for it in BitCoins. I would think that has to be part of the confirmation latency?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2014-01-30. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

Use can use command getrawmempool from bitcoin-qt console (or through JSON-RPC). This command shows all transactions, that are not confirmed yet. You can run this command every second, and save the time, when each transaction appears. After that you wait for blocks, and check when these transactions will be included in blocks. You can also use -blocknotify= command-line option, to execute some external application, when new block appears.
Example:
-> getrawmempool
<- 
￼[
"007077f621011fd63f13104e602d079120be93be97a4f78cb4f5f7e442894b38",
"00996e6ff49096ff1e2a39866717dcdc3ebd24a57b9f1d7c0681549fc231ffa2",
"00f66dc8026d3489c6db2b5a500338bdad76ce25b1eaba6b7449d324fd8d975c",
.....
"fed72f15d234148a1d0db1b3372e65688de907555d6843a5fe4a32f92cade522",
"ff23d3ee0970698659437f32a1270a05062db7bd92e1ce737ee81cc9d604fb7f",
"ff8b2f12547d7e102ef5788fba78405cca4d2609deb60d32cf4ccbb48d06d100"
]

If you need more info about specific tx:
-> getrawtransaction 007077f621011fd63f13104e602d079120be93be97a4f78cb4f5f7e442894b38
<- 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
-> decoderawtransaction 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
<- {
"txid" : "007077f621011fd63f13104e602d079120be93be97a4f78cb4f5f7e442894b38",
"version" : 1,
"locktime" : 0,
"vin" : [{
    "txid" : "1ae188e3e8faa77a27e6a52087485efeb6a9fc9ec143cb4da8338c7f12a94f4c",
    "vout" : 1,
    "scriptSig" : { ... },
    "sequence" : 4294967295
}, {
    "txid" : "9e6339aafa0c5cf19aced3ad718174cb2ddcb5b616c0f1c2e500761514592760",
    "vout" : 0,
    "scriptSig" : { ... },
    "sequence" : 4294967295
}, {
    "txid" : "918f83cddb05b83c37d35d16d954d998fcf452cf93a4a1314eed9800c9770ae3",
    "vout" : 1,
    "scriptSig" : { ... },
    "sequence" : 4294967295
}],
"vout" : [{
    "value" : 0.03131114,
    "n" : 0,
    "scriptPubKey" : {
        "asm" : ...,
        "hex" : ...,
        "reqSigs" : 1,
        "type" : "pubkeyhash",
        "addresses" : ["1Hvvdri3r6iXzgtzdbt9uBmas8iprcmKyk"]
    }
}, {
    "value" : 0.01324172,
    "n" : 1,
    "scriptPubKey" : {
        "asm" : ...,
        "hex" : ...,
        "reqSigs" : 1,
        "type" : "pubkeyhash",
        "addresses" : ["1LZkPGswXmwZuHYi3Xt6uFRCsCgTa4WfCD"]
    }
}]}


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