{"id":15768,"date":"2023-02-07T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hederav2stg.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/querying-hedera-transaction-history-on-arkhia-arkhitect-awareness-series\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T18:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:46:12","slug":"querying-hedera-transaction-history-on-arkhia-arkhitect-awareness-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedera.com\/blog\/querying-hedera-transaction-history-on-arkhia-arkhitect-awareness-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Querying Hedera Transaction History on Arkhia – Arkhitect Awareness Series"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this tutorial-styled blog post, you will learn how to leverage Arkhia to efficiently call transaction data from the Hedera network for use on your dApp. Using Arkhia as your middleware solution ensures critical data is consistently available. Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But First – What are Mirror Nodes?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Mirror nodes on Hedera operate separately from nodes actively participating in reaching consensus. Since Hedera can process an incredibly high number of transactions, having dedicated nodes keeping the full transaction history of the network relieves this burden from the consensus nodes, allowing them to achieve consensus as efficiently as possible (3-5 seconds with finality<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n

With the consensus nodes focusing on consensus, this leaves mirror nodes to handle queries, analytics, audit support, and monitoring. Arkhia functions as a reliable, available solution ensuring your dApp has uninterrupted access to all of these mirror node functions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Getting Started with Arkhia<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Not already registered on Arkhia? Visit the \u201cGetting Started\u201d<\/a> section and follow the various steps to sign up and confirm your account, then get an explanation about the functionalities of your personalised dashboard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Accessing Mirror Node Data Through Arkhia<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Arkhia utilises the Hedera Mirror Node REST API<\/a> to provide users with the data of their various queries on both mainnet and testnet.<\/p>\n

When using the REST API, you use a standard set of URLs with variations specific to your query. When querying transaction history, you can filter by account, balance, transaction type, topic, token, NFT, smart contract, and more.<\/p>\n

It is important to note that you need an API key to query the Hedera network using Arkhia, but not to worry as this can be done easily and for free. The process is outlined in the Getting Started<\/a> section of the Arkhia documentation. Once generated, you can see example code snippets involving the REST API here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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How to make a query on Arkhia<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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