# Glassnode Ethereum External Contract Calls Count

> Glassnode Ethereum External Contract Calls Count is a paid API for AI agents from x402.glassnode.com, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns the total number of smart contract calls on Ethereum initiated by Externally Owned Addresses (EOAs) over 24-hour intervals

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402.glassnode.com/v1/metrics/transactions/contract_calls_external_count
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/glassnode-ethereum-external-contract-calls-count-8fe823b2
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_VITCgVdhxYK4p32TKSsPm

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability glassnode-ethereum-external-contract-calls-count-8fe823b2
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the latest daily count of external smart contract calls on Ethereum from Glassnode — I want to see how many EOA-initiated contract interactions occurred, returned as JSON?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need on-chain Ethereum network activity data specifically about smart contract interactions initiated by externally owned addresses (regular wallets), as opposed to internal contract-to-contract calls. Ideal for blockchain analysts, DeFi researchers, or AI agents monitoring Ethereum usage trends. Prefer over generic transaction count metrics when the distinction between EOA-initiated and internal contract calls matters.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'a' query parameter (ETH) returns a 400 bad request
- Invalid asset symbol (non-ETH) rejected due to enum constraint
- Payment not processed or insufficient USDC results in 402 Payment Required
- Network or upstream Glassnode data unavailability returns 5xx error
- Invalid format parameter returns validation error

## How this service works

Total Number of Contract Calls (External) — The total number of smart contract calls on the Ethereum network initiated by Externally Owned Addresses (EOAs), i.e. external transactions. Data by Glassnode.

## Output

An array of time-series data points, each containing a Unix timestamp ('t') and a numeric value ('v') representing the total number of external smart contract calls on Ethereum for that 24-hour period.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "a"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "a": {
       "enum": [
        "ETH"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Asset symbol, e.g. BTC, ETH"
      },
      "f": {
       "enum": [
        "csv",
        "json"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Response format: json or csv"
      },
      "i": {
       "enum": [
        "24h"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Time interval / resolution, e.g. 24h, 1w, 1month"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "array",
     "items": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
       "t": {
        "type": "number"
       },
       "v": {
        "type": "number"
       }
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

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