<p>You are querying if the specific address contains UTxOs, not past transactions.</p>
<p><code>cardano-node</code> sees only the current state of the blockchain, not historical events. For that, you will need to use <code>cardano-db-sync</code> or a hosted alternative such as <a href="https://blockfrost.io" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://blockfrost.io</a>.</p>

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2021-10-11T08:20:44.607Z
I don't understand what the difference between the "current state of the blockchain" and "historical events" is. `cardano-node` has access to the full ledger, so it should be able to work out which transactions happened at a given address?
Eric
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2021-10-11T07:40:00.313Z
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Marek Mahut - StakeNuts
<p>You're querying UTxOs and not transactions. In order to explore list of transactions you're best off using explorer for <a href="https://explorer.cardano-testnet.iohkdev.io/en" rel="nofollow noreferrer">testnet</a> or <a href="https://explorer.cardano.org/en" rel="nofollow noreferrer">mainnet</a>.</p>
<p>If you you need to explore transactions from some app or script either use self-hosted cardano-graphql stack, gimbalabs hosted cardano-graphql and or blockfrost.</p>

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pyropy
<p>I'm querying <a href="https://explorer.cardano-testnet.iohkdev.io/en/address?address=addr_test1qrth9u0url08lh3wyyvs9t5rehuwvmlymechalx3l4ednt37ljw2qfmeg3wrlqzp6zuswfr65gunuugh8mf80naz28msdws93h" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this address on testnet</a>, which has had two transactions, yet <code>cardano-cli</code> shows none:</p>
<pre><code>cardano-cli query utxo \
   --testnet-magic 1097911063 \
   --address addr_test1qrth9u0url08lh3wyyvs9t5rehuwvmlymechalx3l4ednt37ljw2qfmeg3wrlqzp6zuswfr65gunuugh8mf80naz28msdws93h

                           TxHash                                 TxIx        Amount
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</code></pre>
<p>Why is that?</p>

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2021-10-10T22:05:27.937Z
Could you have sent the utxo query too soon? Sometimes it takes a second for them to show up.
Isaac Padberg
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Why do some addresses show zero transactions even though they had transactions?
# Why do some addresses show zero transactions even though they had transactions?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-10-10)

I'm querying this address on testnet, which has had two transactions, yet cardano-cli shows none:
cardano-cli query utxo \
   --testnet-magic 1097911063 \
   --address addr_test1qrth9u0url08lh3wyyvs9t5rehuwvmlymechalx3l4ednt37ljw2qfmeg3wrlqzp6zuswfr65gunuugh8mf80naz28msdws93h

                           TxHash                                 TxIx        Amount
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Why is that?

**Tags:** cardano-cli
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Could you have sent the utxo query too soon? Sometimes it takes a second for them to show up.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2021-10-12. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

You're querying UTxOs and not transactions. In order to explore list of transactions you're best off using explorer for [testnet](https://explorer.cardano-testnet.iohkdev.io/en) or [mainnet](https://explorer.cardano.org/en).

If you you need to explore transactions from some app or script either use self-hosted cardano-graphql stack, gimbalabs hosted cardano-graphql and or blockfrost.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-10-11. Score: 1

You are querying if the specific address contains UTxOs, not past transactions.

`cardano-node` sees only the current state of the blockchain, not historical events. For that, you will need to use `cardano-db-sync` or a hosted alternative such as <https://blockfrost.io>.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I don't understand what the difference between the "current state of the blockchain" and "historical events" is. `cardano-node` has access to the full ledger, so it should be able to work out which transactions happened at a given address?  

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