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Pending too long · Ethereum · Arbitrum · Polygon · Base

Transaction stuck in Pending?
Let's get it confirmed.

A transaction that won't confirm usually means the network fee was too low, a nonce is out of order, or the network is congested. Unpend pinpoints the cause and shows you exactly how to speed it up, cancel it, or rebroadcast — safely, in your own wallet.

~30s
typical speed-up
5
causes detected

Check a transaction

Awaiting hash
Network
Priority optional
Suggested fee 8 gwei ETA ~10 min

🔒 Unpend never asks for your seed phrase or private key.

Illustration

What a stuck transaction looks like

⛽ Gas now (example)
Example mempool · block — Confirming Pending
Diagnosis

Why transactions get stuck

Pending doesn't mean lost. It almost always comes down to one of these.

🪫

Fee too low

You paid less gas than the network currently demands, so miners/validators skip your transaction.

🔢

Nonce gap

An earlier transaction from your wallet is stuck, and this one is queued behind it and can't move.

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Network congestion

A spike in activity pushed fees up. Your transaction is valid but waiting for a cheaper block.

📡

Not broadcast

A flaky RPC node never relayed your transaction to the wider network, so it's stuck locally.

The fix

Three steps to confirmed

Every action happens in your own wallet — non-custodial, no secrets shared.

1

Diagnose

Paste your transaction hash. Unpend reads its public status and tells you precisely why it's stuck.

2

Pick a fix

Speed up (bump the fee), cancel (replace with a 0-value tx), or rebroadcast. You confirm it in your wallet.

3

Confirmed

The replacement uses the same nonce with a higher fee, so it overtakes the stuck one and lands on-chain.

Lifecycle

The life of a transaction

From signed to confirmed — and exactly where it can get stuck.

✍️

Signed

You approve it in your wallet.

📡

Broadcast

Sent to the network's mempool.

⏳

Pending

Waiting — this is where it can stall.

✓

Confirmed

Included in a block. Done.

Interactive

Watch a fee bump work

Drag your fee up and see your transaction jump the queue.

Est. confirmation: ~8 min
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FAQ

Stuck-transaction questions

Is my money lost if the transaction is pending?

No. While pending, the funds haven't moved — they're still controlled by your wallet. A pending transaction either eventually confirms, or you replace/cancel it. Nothing is lost just because it's slow.

What does "speed up" actually do?

It rebroadcasts the same transaction (same nonce) with a higher fee. Validators prefer the higher-fee version, so it confirms and the old one is dropped. This is called Replace-By-Fee (RBF).

Can you cancel a transaction that's already pending?

You can't delete it, but you can override it: send a 0-value transaction to yourself using the same nonce and a higher fee. It confirms first, which invalidates the stuck one.

Will Unpend ever ask for my seed phrase?

Never. No real service needs it. Every fix is signed in your own wallet. If a website asks for your recovery phrase or private key to "unstick" funds, it's phishing — leave immediately.

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