client.getTransaction()

Fetch a single transaction by ID.

Use this method to fetch a single transaction by its ID, including its stage breakdown. Call it after a payment flow completes (for example, when client.setupApplePay(), client.setupGooglePay(), or client.setupBuy() emits complete) to poll for the final transaction status.

For request and response details, see the Get a transaction API.

Get a transaction

import { createClient } from "@moonpay/platform-sdk-web";

const client = createClient({ sessionToken: "c3N0XzAwMQ==" });

const result = await client.getTransaction("tr_abc123");

if (!result.ok) {
  // Handle error
  console.error(result.error.code, result.error.message);
  return;
}

console.log(result.value.data);

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Parameters

client.getTransaction() takes a single positional argument.

Argument	Type	Required	Description
id	string	✅	The MoonPay ID of the transaction.

This method does not require a separate auth token. The client uses stored credentials from an active connection.

Result

client.getTransaction() returns a Result<{ data: TransactionWithStages }, GetTransactionsError>.

Result envelope

Result<{ data: TransactionWithStages }, GetTransactionsError>

Field	Type	Required	Description
ok	boolean	✅	Whether the operation succeeded.
value	{ data: TransactionWithStages }		Present when ok is true.
error	GetTransactionsError		Present when ok is false.

TransactionWithStages

A transaction with its stage breakdown. See the Transaction object for every field, and the Get a transaction API for the response shape.

Field	Type	Required	Description
id	string	✅	The MoonPay ID of the transaction.
status	TransactionStatus	✅	The current transaction status. See the Transaction object for the full list of statuses.
source	object	✅	The source amount and asset (fiat currency).
destination	object	✅	The destination amount and asset (cryptocurrency).
createdAt	string	✅	An ISO 8601 timestamp of when the transaction was created.
stages	Stage[]	✅	The transaction’s pipeline stages, each with a kind and status.

GetTransactionsError

GetTransactionsError is the standard MoonPay Platform API error shape, DevPlatformApiError.

Field	Type	Required	Description
code	DevPlatformApiErrorCode	✅	A machine-readable error code (for example, "not_found", "unauthorized"). See the error reference for the full list.
message	string	✅	A developer-friendly message.
errors	DevPlatformApiErrorDetail[]		Optional list of field-level errors.

Example: poll until terminal status

After a payment flow emits complete, poll client.getTransaction() until the transaction reaches a terminal status. The set of terminal statuses depends on the flow — check the Transaction object reference for the values that apply.

Poll for final status

const TERMINAL_STATUSES = new Set(["completed", "failed"]);

async function pollTransaction(transactionId: string) {
  while (true) {
    const result = await client.getTransaction(transactionId);

    if (!result.ok) {
      throw new Error(result.error.message);
    }

    const transaction = result.value.data;

    if (TERMINAL_STATUSES.has(transaction.status)) {
      return transaction;
    }

    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 3000));
  }
}

Webhook support is coming soon. Until then, use polling to track transaction status.