---
title: "GET /accounts/{pubkey}/next-nonce"
method: GET
path: "/accounts/{pubkey}/next-nonce"
tags: ["external", "account"]
---

# GET /accounts/{pubkey}/next-nonce

`GET /accounts/{pubkey}/next-nonce`

Get an account's next nonce; This is computed according to whatever is the current account nonce and what transactions are currently present in the transaction pool

## Path parameters

- `pubkey` string, required

## Query parameters

- `strategy` 'max' | 'continuity'

## Response `200`

Successful operation

- object
  - `next_nonce` integer

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid public key
- `404` — Account not found
- `503` — The node is temporarily unable to handle the request: either its request queues are saturated (overload protection) or it has not yet reached a stable mode. Overload protection is applied to every endpoint, so this response can be returned by any operation. The Retry-After header tells the client how long to back off before retrying.

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