Electrum - Why my confirmation is negative?

[artofwar]

{"status": "success", "status_code": 200, "message": "", "data": {"partial": false, "version": 1, "segwit_ser": false, "inputs": [{"prevout_hash": "9f36aa1d9e6c24b5570290766ad2ba402a31ad0e30fe62e0ad4b607b549ac63c", "prevout_n": 1, "scriptSig": "47304402200b900e57472ca6e0c081c17ffc65e96ef130346e7c8a6baaec71b2aa05a55b4402202 e2913d7cfc202896506630daf7d1fb2a6ffe54c8cde9b267290c4476747a2700121034af2b495a6 2750f5e0b7aa13badf858fe48bfa30c436debfae3dc206c062486e", "sequence": 4294967295, "type": "p2pkh", "address": "1MtCJ1uvApDcj9YkGSmnzQc2DPUBiiXjWD", "num_sig": 1, "x_pubkeys": ["034af2b495a62750f5e0b7aa13badf858fe48bfa30c436debfae3dc206c062486e"], "pubkeys": ["034af2b495a62750f5e0b7aa13badf858fe48bfa30c436debfae3dc206c062486e"], "signatures": ["304402200b900e57472ca6e0c081c17ffc65e96ef130346e7c8a6baaec71b2aa05a55b4402202e2 913d7cfc202896506630daf7d1fb2a6ffe54c8cde9b267290c4476747a27001"]}], "outputs": [{"value": 1000, "type": 0, "address": "18yYUxDEG4uEebiGcLVSPfxCFqeEa8X1Qq", "scriptPubKey": "76a914577a74426272ccf6299ebaa32965dc46171f5cec88ac", "prevout_n": 0}, {"value": 22659, "type": 0, "address": "1Luj34vrE8bRgv1ukeK5kSCJg9MrBykdqC", "scriptPubKey": "76a914da631c081cdbe466aa9a0d945d46ee82e3ea0e6f88ac", "prevout_n": 1}], "lockTime": 0, "input": "1MtCJ1uvApDcj9YkGSmnzQc2DPUBiiXjWD", "confirmations": -13}}

Hello there, Im using electrum server for my apps, im trying to notify user that their payment has been successful.

but why I get negative comfirmations everytime? can somone help me out? (was using blockchain.info as block comfirmation before, but they limit our data call)

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[khaled0111]

Try to restart/resync your server.

[artofwar]

Try to restart/resync your server.

so the problem is its not sync?

I use electrum, im not using my own nodes. why it not sync?

[artofwar]

Try to restart/resync your server.

To restart/resync electrum do I need to reboot the server? Electrum daemon was running all the time. Shouldn't it sync?

[Heisenberg_Hunter]

Seems like the transaction has been confirmed while checking through the block explorer. Negative confirmations is a well known bug present in the electrum software. Resyncing/re-connecting to a newer server will probably solve your issue I guess.

I use electrum, im not using my own nodes. why it not sync?

Electrum is a light wallet and it doesn't download the whole blockchain. Rather your wallet syncs to a server running a full node to broadcast transactions and update your balances. Servers can go down at times.

To restart/resync electrum do I need to reboot the server? Electrum daemon was running all the time. Shouldn't it sync?

Press the green button present on the bottom right of your client interface to resync with new server. When you click that, Press the server tab and select a new server from the list.

If that doesn't solve your issue and if it still persists you better need to delete the block headers. 

[artofwar]

Seems like the transaction has been confirmed while checking through the block explorer. Negative confirmations is a well known bug present in the electrum software. Resyncing/re-connecting to a newer server will probably solve your issue I guess.

I use electrum, im not using my own nodes. why it not sync?

Electrum is a light wallet and it doesn't download the whole blockchain. Rather your wallet syncs to a server running a full node to broadcast transactions and update your balances. Servers can go down at times.

To restart/resync electrum do I need to reboot the server? Electrum daemon was running all the time. Shouldn't it sync?

Press the green button present on the bottom right of your client interface to resync with new server. When you click that, Press the server tab and select a new server from the list.

If that doesn't solve your issue and if it still persists you better need to delete the block headers. 

are you a troll?

[BitMaxz]

Let me ask if the quoted from the OP is it in Electrum X python result? Where did you copy this logs?

Also, let me ask if you are using this electrum server from here https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum-server ? upgrade to electrum X might solve this issue.

[artofwar]

Let me ask if the quoted from the OP is it in Electrum X python result? Where did you copy this logs?

Also, let me ask if you are using this electrum server from here https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum-server ? upgrade to electrum X might solve this issue.

we are using electrum software, not server, using its json rpc apis in our app. and its an electrum python library

[Abdussamad]

What version of electrum are you using? If it's 3.3.2 then you should make an issue on github. Otherwise update to the latest and greatest first.

[artofwar]

Let me ask if the quoted from the OP is it in Electrum X python result? Where did you copy this logs?

Also, let me ask if you are using this electrum server from here https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum-server ? upgrade to electrum X might solve this issue.

version 3.3.2

[artofwar]

anyone, please help.

[Heisenberg_Hunter]

are you a troll?

What makes you say so? At first I thought your issue was on ElectrumX and I would have mistyped them considering it as a software. But now you are saying so, you are using software and not server. If your issue is negative confirmations and it is in electrum software/merchant wallet then what I have said is right.

So you are mentioning about this right? : http://docs.electrum.org/en/latest/merchant.html

[artofwar]

are you a troll?

What makes you say so? At first I thought your issue was on ElectrumX and I would have mistyped them considering it as a software. But now you are saying so, you are using software and not server. If your issue is negative confirmations and it is in electrum software/merchant wallet then what I have said is right.

So you are mentioning about this right? : http://docs.electrum.org/en/latest/merchant.html

im sorry for my rude comment earlier. but It dont have any gui. and yes we have tried changing network based on your suggestion, but it dont work.

[Abdussamad]

anyone, please help.

see post #9 above.

edit: i see you posted it on github. good.

[artofwar]

anyone, please help.

see post #9 above.

edit: i see you posted it on github. good.

I wonder why no one ever encounter with this. doesn't everybody use electrum to accept payment for their business? (no 3rd party option)

[Heisenberg_Hunter]

im sorry for my rude comment earlier. but It dont have any gui. and yes we have tried changing network based on your suggestion, but it dont work.

No issues dude. I do verify each and every time before I post anything in tech board. Most of my posts has somehow contributed to the topic or helped OP in solving his issue, helped them in understanding simple commands on smart contracts etc. Also I don't post what comes to my mind, I do verify with older posts and issues in github before posting.

Negative confirmations has been probably a common issue during server sync. Check out earlier issues raised in git and also if it doesn't solve your issue you better ought to delete the block headers. That might be one of the possible ways.  If that doesn't solve either, you better need to wait for an electrum dev to answer your issue in github.

Check this out buddy  

Deleting the block_headers in the .electrum directory to download it again does correct the unverified issue

P.S Is this issue raised by you?

[artofwar]

im sorry for my rude comment earlier. but It dont have any gui. and yes we have tried changing network based on your suggestion, but it dont work.

No issues dude. I do verify each and every time before I post anything in tech board. Most of my posts has somehow contributed to the topic or helped OP in solving his issue, helped them in understanding simple commands on smart contracts etc. Also I don't post what comes to my mind, I do verify with older posts and issues in github before posting.

Negative confirmations has been probably a common issue during server sync. Check out earlier issues raised in git and also if it doesn't solve your issue you better ought to delete the block headers. That might be one of the possible ways.  If that doesn't solve either, you better need to wait for an electrum dev to answer your issue in github.

Check this out buddy  

Deleting the block_headers in the .electrum directory to download it again does correct the unverified issue

P.S Is this issue raised by you?

yes correct. I have instructed my team to raise issue on github based on this thread suggestion.

anyway, how can we delete block headers?

[Lucius]

anyway, how can we delete block headers?

If you are on Windows the easiest way to delete blockchain_headers it to copy/paste %APPDATA%\Electrum in your windows explorer, and it will lead you to Electrum folder. There you can delete this file and then open Electrum again, depending on your internet speed it should be synchronized in minutes or even less then minute if you have fast internet (file is just 40 MB+).

In case you are on Mac or Linux :

On Mac:

- Open Finder
- Go to folder (shift+cmd+G) and type ~/.electrum

On Linux:

- Home Folder
- Go -> Location and type ~/.electrum

http://docs.electrum.org/en/latest/faq.html

[artofwar]

anyway, how can we delete block headers?

If you are on Windows the easiest way to delete blockchain_headers it to copy/paste %APPDATA%\Electrum in your windows explorer, and it will lead you to Electrum folder. There you can delete this file and then open Electrum again, depending on your internet speed it should be synchronized in minutes or even less then minute if you have fast internet (file is just 40 MB+).

In case you are on Mac or Linux :

On Mac:

- Open Finder
- Go to folder (shift+cmd+G) and type ~/.electrum

On Linux:

- Home Folder
- Go -> Location and type ~/.electrum

http://docs.electrum.org/en/latest/faq.html

We deleted block headers,restarted daemon with the following commands:

electrum daemon stop
electrum daemon start
electrum load_wallet

Confirmation amount is still negative

this is the detailed issue on github https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/issues/4990

[Abdussamad]

@artofwar Please lock this thread and continue this issue on github. On github you get the devs' attention. Over here we are just volunteers.