From 1b0765815647b3095214787384dbe05490f066dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Frontz <jhf@blockstream.io>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 12:42:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] getrawtransaction: note confirmation/txindex non-atomicity

---
 reference/rpc/getrawtransaction.rst | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/reference/rpc/getrawtransaction.rst b/reference/rpc/getrawtransaction.rst
index 855f36e..fa33fda 100644
--- a/reference/rpc/getrawtransaction.rst
+++ b/reference/rpc/getrawtransaction.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ is in a block in the blockchain.
 
 Hint: Use gettransaction for wallet transactions.
 
+Note: A confirmed transaction *may* temporarily disappear, between leaving the mempool and entering
+the txindex; these operations do not happen atomically.
+
 If verbose is 'true', returns an Object with information about 'txid'.
 
 If verbose is 'false' or omitted, returns a string that is serialized, hex-encoded data for 'txid'.