Arweave · Schema
Arweave Transaction
An Arweave transaction object for submitting data storage or AR token transfers to the network. Use format=2 for v2 transactions which support large data uploads via chunked transfers. All token amounts are denominated in winstons (1 AR = 10^12 winstons).
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| format | integer | Transaction format version. Use 2 for new transactions. ECDSA accounts require format=2. |
| id | string | Transaction ID — the Base64URL-encoded SHA-256 hash of the signature. |
| last_tx | string | Block hash or ID of the prior outgoing transaction from this wallet. Use an empty string for the first transaction from a wallet. |
| owner | string | RSA public key modulus (Base64URL encoded). Empty string for ECDSA accounts. |
| tags | array | Array of Base64URL-encoded name-value tag pairs. Maximum combined size is 2048 bytes. |
| target | string | Recipient wallet address for AR token transfers (Base64URL encoded). Empty string if no token transfer. |
| quantity | string | Amount of AR to transfer expressed in winstons. Use '0' for data-only transactions. |
| data_root | string | Merkle root of the data chunks (Base64URL encoded). Required for format=2 chunked uploads. Empty string for inline data. |
| data_size | string | Total size of the data payload in bytes as a string. Used in format=2 transactions. |
| data | string | Base64URL-encoded inline data payload. Maximum 10 MiB for v1, ~12 MiB for v2 inline. Use chunk uploads via POST /chunk for larger data. |
| reward | string | Transaction fee in winstons as a numeric string. Obtain the minimum fee from GET /price/{bytes}/{target}. |
| signature | string | Cryptographic signature of the transaction. RSA-PSS with SHA-256 for RSA accounts (Base64URL encoded). 65-byte compact ECDSA signature for ECDSA accounts. |
JSON Schema
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"description": "Transaction format version. Use 2 for new transactions. ECDSA accounts require format=2.",
"enum": [1, 2]
},
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Transaction ID — the Base64URL-encoded SHA-256 hash of the signature."
},
"last_tx": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Block hash or ID of the prior outgoing transaction from this wallet. Use an empty string for the first transaction from a wallet."
},
"owner": {
"type": "string",
"description": "RSA public key modulus (Base64URL encoded). Empty string for ECDSA accounts."
},
"tags": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Array of Base64URL-encoded name-value tag pairs. Maximum combined size is 2048 bytes.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Tag"
},
"default": []
},
"target": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Recipient wallet address for AR token transfers (Base64URL encoded). Empty string if no token transfer.",
"default": ""
},
"quantity": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Amount of AR to transfer expressed in winstons. Use '0' for data-only transactions.",
"pattern": "^[0-9]+$",
"default": "0"
},
"data_root": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Merkle root of the data chunks (Base64URL encoded). Required for format=2 chunked uploads. Empty string for inline data."
},
"data_size": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Total size of the data payload in bytes as a string. Used in format=2 transactions.",
"pattern": "^[0-9]+$"
},
"data": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Base64URL-encoded inline data payload. Maximum 10 MiB for v1, ~12 MiB for v2 inline. Use chunk uploads via POST /chunk for larger data."
},
"reward": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Transaction fee in winstons as a numeric string. Obtain the minimum fee from GET /price/{bytes}/{target}.",
"pattern": "^[0-9]+$"
},
"signature": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Cryptographic signature of the transaction. RSA-PSS with SHA-256 for RSA accounts (Base64URL encoded). 65-byte compact ECDSA signature for ECDSA accounts."
}
},
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"Tag": {
"type": "object",
"title": "Transaction Tag",
"description": "A name-value metadata pair attached to a transaction. Both name and value are Base64URL encoded.",
"required": ["name", "value"],
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Tag name (Base64URL encoded UTF-8 string)"
},
"value": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Tag value (Base64URL encoded UTF-8 string)"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
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}