# sendPrivateTransaction returns bad response

**URL:** https://collective.flashbots.net/t/sendprivatetransaction-returns-bad-response/1527
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**Created:** [March 31, 2023, 3:03am UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/sendprivatetransaction-returns-bad-response/1527 "2023-03-31T03:03:17Z")
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### Author: ![techlord](https://collective.flashbots.net/user_avatar/collective.flashbots.net/techlord/32/1177_2.png) [@techlord](https://collective.flashbots.net/u/techlord)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2023, 3:03am UTC](https://collective.flashbots.net/t/sendprivatetransaction-returns-bad-response/1527/1 "2023-03-31T03:03:18Z")

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Here is my error report for eth\_sendPrivateTransaction

Error: bad response (status=400, headers={“date”:“Fri, 31 Mar 2023 02:51:42 GMT”,“content-type”:“application/json”,“content-length”:“29”,“connection”:“close”,“x-amzn-requestid”:“49f29b3f-c768-4918-a7df-e6707a5823df”,“x-amz-apigw-id”:“CoCdzEnziYcFYsQ=”,“vary”:“Origin”,“x-amzn-trace-id”:“Root=1-64264abe-00b789723860943132730347;Sampled=0”}, body=“{"error":"incorrect request"}”, requestBody=“{"method":"eth\_sendPrivateTransaction","params":[{"tx":"0x02f87880808502540be400854bc0c16716827f319485ca7b1371c77671d2ccb8480a136ffd38b0c28588058d15e176280000841b9265b8c080a08401020ea16fd6f97ce9661d490f44060d0d829c18a8d6d3c1732844e46db19aa01acff88673e91e9a43440e9f227d3e80d71d9e3d96c979c05b55c9a2146558af","maxBlockNumber":8747331,"preferences":{"fast":true}}],"id":42,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}”, requestMethod=“POST”, url=“[https://relay-goerli.flashbots.net](https://relay-goerli.flashbots.net)”, code=SERVER\_ERROR, version=web/5.7.1)

And also for sending bundle transactions, the bundlereceipt returns null and no transaction happens on my address.

Not sure if it’s related to gas fee or some tips to the miner.