Broadcasting an OP_RETURN transaction

Question

I am facing two problems below,

First is that I am trying to broadcast transaction which have OP_RETURN but blockchain.info continuously rejecting it, though I have broadcast it using bitcoind.

Second is that what is the best way to insert an OP_RETURN data into the raw transaction. Currently I am following this method ---> What is a step by step way to insert data in OP_RETURN?

but i know this is not a standard way.

I am using php and bitcoind server!

Any help would be appreciated :)

Thanks

Blockchain.info doesn't know how to understand OP_RETURN outputs. Just because one website isn't showing it doesn't mean it hasn't made it around the network. — Claris, Jul 11 '15 at 22:21
I'm the guy who wrote the answer that you're linking to. I'm having trouble understanding your second question. Are you asking if it's still a good method? — Nick ODell, Jul 12 '15 at 00:07
@Bitcoin I think he means that blockchain.info/pushtx didn't work. — Nick ODell, Jul 12 '15 at 00:09
@NickODell Same response really, blockchain.info doesn't understand OP_RETURN transactions and won't relay them through that interface as a result. — Claris, Jul 12 '15 at 00:10
@NickODell Yup I know you wrote the answer, And yes I was asking that if it's a good method or not?. And is there any alternative to that method ? — Hassan Mehmood, Jul 12 '15 at 09:32

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 12 '15 at 01:35

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blockchain.info's pushtx feature will reject transactions with OP_RETURN in it.

You might want to try my tool https://github.com/kaykurokawa/pushtx

answered Jul 12 '15 at 01:35

k kurokawa

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 16 '15 at 10:41

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Blockchain.info does not display transactions with OP_RETURNs until they are confirmed on the blockchain.

You can view all recent OP_RETURN transactions on Coin Secrets, and there's a link from there to a simple PHP library for working with OP_RETURNs.

answered Jul 16 '15 at 10:41

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Broadcasting an OP_RETURN transaction

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