<blockquote>
  <p>If the address is reused for more than one transaction, what is the expected value of "confirmations"?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Quote from <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_calls_list" rel="nofollow">bitcoin wiki</a>:</p>

<pre><code>"confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included
</code></pre>

<p>Also, I think you might want to change the value of <code>minconf</code> that you pass to <code>listrecievedbyaddress</code> if you're concerned about knowing how many confirmations a transaction has.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Should there be an entry listing how many transactions were sent to that address?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Why would you use that though?</p>

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Nick ODell
<p>The API <code>ListReceivedByAddress</code> allows me to view a list a sum* of all the transactions that an address has received.   This returns an array listing the sum of what was sent.</p>

<ul>
<li><p>If the address is reused for more than one transaction, what is the expected value of "confirmations"? </p></li>
<li><p>Is the value of confirmations the Max, Min, or Average?</p></li>
<li><p>Should there be an entry listing how many transactions were sent to that address?</p></li>
</ul>

<hr>

<p>*Footnote I'm not entirely sure that the ListReceivedByAddress actually returns a sum of all transactions to that address.  I assume it's possible that the value could be the first, last,or sum of all transactions to an address.</p>

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In ListReceivedByAddress, what is the meaning of Confirmations if the address is reused?
makerofthings7
# In ListReceivedByAddress, what is the meaning of Confirmations if the address is reused?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-12-16)

The API `ListReceivedByAddress` allows me to view a list a sum\* of all the transactions that an address has received. This returns an array listing the sum of what was sent.

* If the address is reused for more than one transaction, what is the expected value of "confirmations"?
* Is the value of confirmations the Max, Min, or Average?
* Should there be an entry listing how many transactions were sent to that address?

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\*Footnote I'm not entirely sure that the ListReceivedByAddress actually returns a sum of all transactions to that address. I assume it's possible that the value could be the first, last,or sum of all transactions to an address.

**Tags:** development, json-rpc, confirmations, api


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2012-12-16. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

> If the address is reused for more than one transaction, what is the expected value of "confirmations"?

Quote from [bitcoin wiki](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_calls_list):

```
"confirmations" : number of confirmations of the most recent transaction included

```

Also, I think you might want to change the value of `minconf` that you pass to `listrecievedbyaddress` if you're concerned about knowing how many confirmations a transaction has.

> Should there be an entry listing how many transactions were sent to that address?

Why would you use that though?


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